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Leimen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Leimen
is a
municipality
in the
district
of
Südwestpfalz
in the
European Union state
of
Germany
. It is located between the
cities
of
Kaiserslautern
and
Pirmasens
, and is
situated
in
the heart
of the
Pfaelzerwald
.
Leimen
belongs to
the
municipal association
of
Rodalben
.
Leimen was
founded
before
1152
under the
auspices
of the
Benedictine
cloister
of
Herbitzheim
.
Possession
of Leimen later
passed
to the
Counts of Leiningen
, who administered the
region
from their
seat
at
Gräfenstein Castle
.
