Elmstein

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Elmstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Elmstein
Elmstein (Germany)
Elmstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Bad Dürkheim
Municipal assoc. Lambrecht (Pfalz)
Local subdivisions 10
Mayor Thomas L. Kratz (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 75.69 km² (29.2 sq mi)
Elevation 225 m  (738 ft)
Population 2,730  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 36 /km² (93 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DÜW
Postal code 67471
Area codes 06328, 06306
Website www.elmstein.de

Coordinates: 49°21′02″N 07°56′24″E / 49.35056, 7.94

Elmstein is a municipality in the district of Bad Dürkheim , in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.

Elmstein is approximately 12 kilometers from Neustadt an der Weinstrasse by rail. The railway is now a heritage railway operated by a steam train. Access is also possible by road, although the road is a small one and, following a spate of accidents, motor bikes are banned from using the road at weekends except where ridden by Elmstein valley residents.