Dudenhofen
Dudenhofen is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated about 3 kilometers west of Speyer. Dudenhofen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Römerberg-Dudenhofen.
Notable people
- Jürgen Creutzmann, member of the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1989 to 2009, vice president of the state parliament from 2001 to 2006 and member of the Europaparlie from 2009 to 2014.
- Edward Duyker, Australian writer and historian. Wrote in his biography François Péron about the occupation of Dudenhofens in 1793.
- Jan van Eijden, former course cyclist, Olympic champion in Sydney 2000, coach of the British National Cycling Team.
- Olaf Schmäler, former Bundesliga footballer, was a youth coach at football club FV Dudenhofen.
- Martin Faustmann, chief forester of Dudenhofen, whose analysis of the optimal rotation problem helped establish the field of forest economics.
- Nikolaus von Weis, Catholic theologian, Bishop of Speyer, was pastor in Dudenhofen.