Silvester-Strassenlauf Kottweiler-Schwanden

Silvester-Strassenlauf Kottweiler-Schwanden is a 10 km street race held in Kottweiler-Schwanden, Germany, on New Year's Eve. It begins in the afternoon on Reichenbacherstrasse and is organized by SV Kottweiler-Schwanden. The race originated in 1973, establishing it as a long-standing local event. The setting is a small municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, part of the Verbandsgemeinde Ramstein-Miesenbach. Kottweiler-Schwanden is the smallest community within this union by population and area. The village is situated in the Nordpfalzer Bergland, with the Schwanderbach flowing through it and the Miesenbach originating in the eastern section. The 362-meter Hebelhuebel is also nearby. Although listed as an international street run, its size and location lend it a village-race atmosphere: a year-end 10K on local roads, closely connected to the organizing club and the community.