Kandel (German: [ˈkandl̩] ) is a town in the Germersheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France and approximately 18 km north-west of Karlsruhe, and 15 km south-east of Landau.

Kandel is twinned with the small Lancashire town of Whitworth.

Kandel is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Kandel.

Coat of arms meaning

Star: Celestial goodness, noble person, leadership, excellence.

Sword: Justice and military honour.

Sky-Blue (Azure): Truth and loyalty.

Notable inhabitants

The following overview contains notable people associated with Kandel. The list does not claim to be complete.

Honorary citizens

• 1980: Maria Wiesheu (Sister Himeria), a member of the Order of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer, a province of Palatinate, Esthal, a long time active as a nurse in Kandel
• 1991: Oskar Böhm († 2001), 1955-1989 Mayor of the city of Kandel, 1972-1981 Mayor of the Association of Kandel

Sons and daughters of the city

• Franz Michael Leuchsenring (1746-1827), author
• Horst Schütz (born 1951), cyclist
• Ingrid Persohn (born 1952), cyclist and three-time German champion
• Nadine Härdter (born 1981), handball player
• Manuel Hornig (born 1982), soccer player
• Pascal Ackermann (born 1994), cyclist
• Petrissa Solja (born 1994), table tennis player

People who have worked in Kandel

• Albert Hilger, (1839-1905), completed on the spot starting from 1854 a pharmacist teaching