Kandel
Kandel is a town in the Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.
Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.
Kandel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Kandel.
Coat of arms meaning
Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.Sword: Justice and military honour.
Sky-Blue : Truth and loyalty.
Notable inhabitants
The following overview contains notable people associated with Kandel. The list does not claim to be complete.Honorary citizens
- 1980: Maria Wiesheu, a member of the Order of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer, a province of Palatinate, Esthal, a long time active as a nurse in Kandel
- 1991: Oskar Böhm, 1955-1989 Mayor of the city of Kandel, 1972-1981 Mayor of the Association of Kandel
Sons and daughters of the city
- Franz Michael Leuchsenring, author
- Horst Schütz, cyclist
- Ingrid Persohn, cyclist and three-time German champion
- Martin Brandl, politician
- Nadine Härdter, handball player
- Manuel Hornig, soccer player
- Pascal Ackermann, cyclist
- Petrissa Solja, table tennis player
People who have worked in Kandel
- Albert Hilger,, completed on the spot starting from 1854 a pharmacist teaching