The distribution of seats in the city council are: FWG = Free Voters City of Kirchheimbolanden e. V. (formerly voter group Schauß) In 2019, the town gained international attention after Lisel Heise, a 100-year old former physical education teacher, ran for the local council and was elected. City Mayor The previous mayors of Kirchheimbolanden: Coat of arms Blazon: “Divided; at the top of silver and black sheathed in three rows, at the bottom in green a black boar striding to the right.“ Justification of the coat of arms: The coat of arms was awarded by King Ludwig I of Bavaria on January 30, 1844 and was last confirmed on June 18, 1976 by the district government, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. It comes from a city seal from the 14th century. The chess (actually blue and gold) comes from the coat of arms of Count Heinrich II. Von Sponheim-Bolanden (Grafschaft Sponheim), who in 1368 obtained town rights from Emperor Charles IV in 1368. The boar is reminiscent of the Counts of Eberstein, former masters of Stauf Castle, who temporarily held local authority. Twin towns and sister cities Municipality Ritten, South Tyrol, Italy, since April 22, 1966 Louhans, Saône-et-Loire, France, since October 17, 1976 (A gift from the city is a stone pig (wild boar) from the coat of arms of Kirchheimbolanden which stands in front of the town hall.) Friendship treaty with Chernyakhovsk, Russia, Kaliningrad region, since March 2, 2002 Climate Kirchheimbolanden has a moderate climate. It is classified as a "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate) by the Köppen Climate Classification system. Sons and daughters of the city Year up to 1900 Johann II of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1423–1472), nobleman Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (1776–1841), Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780–1857), noblewoman Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau (1792–1839), Duke of Nassau from 1816 to 1839 Georg von Neumayer (1826–1909), geophysicist and polar explorer, founder and leader of the German naval reserve . Eugen Wolf (1850–1912), journalist and researcher 20th century David Hoffmann (* 1980), bodybuilder Sascha Kotysch (* 1988), soccer player Max Roser, economist and media critic Gallery See also Verbandsgemeinde Kirchheimbolanden Rhineland-Palatinate References External links www.kirchheimbolanden.de — Official site www.mkengel.de — Unofficial site with pictures Donnersbergkreis Palatinate (region)