Rockenhausen

Rockenhausen
market square
clock museum
half-timbered houses
Castle
courthouse
Location of Rockenhausen within Donnersbergkreis district
Rockenhausen
Rockenhausen
Coordinates: 49°37′42.91″N 7°49′13.84″E / 49.6285861°N 7.8205111°E / 49.6285861; 7.8205111
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictDonnersbergkreis
Municipal assoc.Nordpfälzer Land
Government
  Mayor (201924) Michael Vettermann (FDP)
Area
  Total
36.83 km2 (14.22 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
5,395
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67806
Dialling codes06361
Vehicle registrationROK, KIB
Websitewww.rockenhausen.de

Rockenhausen (German pronunciation: [ʁɔkn̩ˈhaʊzn̩] ) is a town in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Alsenz, approx. 30 km (19 mi) north of Kaiserslautern.

Rockenhausen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Nordpfälzer Land. The town consists the villages Marienthal, Dörnbach, and Rockenhausen itself.