. ▁Hem sh of ▁and ▁“ N orth ” ▁represent ▁the ▁“ old ▁town ” ▁of ▁Ludwig sh afen , ▁they ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁very ▁high ▁proportion ▁of ▁foreign ▁inhabitants , ▁making ▁them ▁cult ur ally ▁diverse . ▁” West ” ▁( also ▁called ▁Val entin - B auer - S ied lung ) ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁main ▁station ▁and ▁main ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁F ries en heim ▁ ▁F ries en heim ▁( ca . ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants ) ▁is ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁Hem sh of ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁( the ▁other ▁one ▁being ▁M unden heim ) ▁“ m other ▁villages ” ▁of ▁Ludwig sh afen , ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁independence . ▁Hel mut ▁K ohl ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁F ries en heim . ▁Its ▁western ▁district , ▁the ▁Fro sch la che , ▁bo asts ▁four ▁impress ive ▁tower ▁blocks . ▁ ▁O pp au ▁ ▁O pp au ▁( ca . ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants ) ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁nearby ▁B AS F ▁and ▁had ▁once ▁been ▁a ▁town ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁incorpor ation ▁into ▁Ludwig sh afen . ▁In ▁its ▁history , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁aff lic ted ▁by ▁several ▁cat ast roph es ▁like ▁the ▁explos ion ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁the ▁flo od ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 2 .