Wörth am Rhein

Wörth am Rhein is a town in the southernmost part of the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is on the left bank of the Rhine approximately 10 km west of the city centre of Karlsruhe and is just north of the German-French border. Daimler AG's largest truck production plant has been located in the town since 1960.

Mayors

1960–1980: Karl-Josef Stöffler
1980–2016: Harald Seiter
2016–2024: Dennis Nitsche
since 2024: Steffen Weiß

Notable people

Ferdinand Brossart, 1915-1923 Bishop of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, United States.
Ludwig Damminger, footballer

Linked to town

Kevin Akpoguma, German footballer who played in his youth for FC Bavaria Wörth
Friedel Grützmacher, former Landtag deputy lived in Wörth
Tobias Lindner, Bundestag deputy who lives in Wörth
Petrissa Solja, table tennis player
Herbert Wetterauer, artist and author who lives in Wörth
Wynkyn de Worde, printer and publisher in London who was possibly born in Wörth am Rhein
Marlene Zapf, handball player who grew up in Wörth