Südliche Weinstraße is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südwestpfalz

Südwestpfalz

Südwestpfalz is a district in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saarpfalz, the district-free city Zweibrücken, the districts Kaiserslautern and Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Landau , Südliche Weinstraße, and the French département Bas-Rhin...

, Bad Dürkheim

Bad Dürkheim (district)

Bad Dürkheim is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kaiserslautern, Donnersbergkreis and Alzey-Worms, the city of Worms, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, the city of Neustadt/Weinstraße, the districts of Südliche Weinstraße, the city of Landau , the district...

, the district-free city Neustadt (Weinstraße), Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Neighboring districts are the district-free city Worms, the district Bergstraße, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe, Germersheim,...

, Germersheim

Germersheim (district)

Germersheim is a district in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Südliche Weinstraße, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, the district Karlsruhe as well as the district-free city of Karlsruhe, and the French département Bas-Rhin.-History:Most of the region was part of the...

, and the French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 département Bas-Rhin

Bas-Rhin

Bas-Rhin is a department of France. The name means "Lower Rhine". It is the more populous and densely populated of the two departments of the Alsace region, with 1,079,013 inhabitants in 2006.- History :...

. The district-free city Landau

Landau

Landau or Landau in der Pfalz is an autonomous city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town , a long-standing cultural centre, and a market and shopping town, surrounded by vineyards and wine-growing villages of the...

 is completely surrounded by the district.

History

On May 27, 1832 the Hambacher Fest

Hambacher Fest

The Hambacher Fest was a German national democratic festival—disguised as a non-political county fair—that was celebrated from 27 May to 30 May 1832 at Hambach Castle near Neustadt an der Weinstraße ....

 took place in the castle of Hambach

Hambach Castle

Hambach Castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, is considered to be the symbol of the German democracy movement because of the Hambacher Fest which occurred here in 1832.- Location :...

, an event which marks the beginning of the German democracy. The district was formed in 1969 by merging the districts Landau and Bergzabern. At first the name of the new district was Landau-Bad Bergzabern, it was renamed to Südliche Weinstraße in 1978.

Geography

The district is named after the first touristic route built in Germany in the 1930s, the German Wine Route (Deutsche Weinstraße). It starts in Bockenheim, goes through Bad Dürkheim

Bad Dürkheim

Bad Dürkheim is a spa town in the Rhine-Neckar urban agglomeration, and is the seat of the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...

, Deidesheim

Deidesheim

Deidesheim is a town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with some 3,700 inhabitants.The town lies in the northwest of the Rhine-Neckar urban agglomeration and since 1973 it has been the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Deidesheim. The most important industries are tourism...

, and after 85 kilometers ends in Schweigen-Rechtenbach (near Bad Bergzabern

Bad Bergzabern

Bad Bergzabern is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the south-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately southwest of Landau....

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The river Lauter forms part of the boundary with France in the south.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is very similar to the one of the previous district Landau. In the top-left is the lion of the Palatinate. The white bar in the middle symbolizes the Weinstraße, the touristic route which gave the district its name. The bottom-right show two bunches of grape Grape A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also... s, again symbolizing the route. The cross stands for Speyer Speyer Speyer is a city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities... , as the diocese of Speyer owned land in the district historically. The crown in the middle is taken from the coat of arms of the Bad Bergzabern district, symbolizing the Trifels and Annweiler areas.

Towns and municipalities

Verbandsgemeinde Verbandsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde is an administrative unit in the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt.-Rhineland-Palatinate:... n
1. Annweiler am Trifels Annweiler am Trifels (Verbandsgemeinde) Annweiler am Trifels is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany... Albersweiler Albersweiler Albersweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Annweiler am Trifels .-Middle Ages:The village was first mentioned in 1065... Annweiler am Trifels Annweiler am Trifels Annweiler am Trifels, or Annweiler is a town in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, 12 km west of Landau, and on the railway from Landau to Pirmasens.... 1, 2 Dernbach Dernbach, Südliche Weinstraße Dernbach is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Eußerthal Eußerthal Eußerthal is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Gossersweiler-Stein Gossersweiler-Stein Gossersweiler-Stein is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Münchweiler am Klingbach Münchweiler am Klingbach Münchweiler am Klingbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.-References:... Ramberg Ramberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Ramberg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Rinnthal Rinnthal Rinnthal is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.During the Revolution of 1848, the town was the setting for a battle between Prussian army troops and Palatinate revolutionary forces who were resisting the invasion.... Silz Silz, Rhineland-Palatinate Silz is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Völkersweiler Völkersweiler Völkersweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Waldhambach Waldrohrbach Waldrohrbach Waldrohrbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Wernersberg Wernersberg Wernersberg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... 2. Bad Bergzabern Bad Bergzabern (Verbandsgemeinde) Bad Bergzabern is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Bad Bergzabern.... Bad Bergzabern Bad Bergzabern Bad Bergzabern is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the south-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately southwest of Landau.... 1, 2 Barbelroth Barbelroth Barbelroth is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Birkenhördt Birkenhördt Birkenhördt is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Böllenborn Böllenborn Böllenborn is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Dierbach Dierbach Dierbach is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Dörrenbach Dörrenbach Dörrenbach is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is formed by the two villages of Gleiszellen and Gleishorbach, which, although they nowadays almost touch each other, retain distinct identities... Hergersweiler Hergersweiler Hergersweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Kapellen-Drusweiler Kapellen-Drusweiler Kapellen-Drusweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Kapsweyer Kapsweyer Kapsweyer is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Klingenmünster Klingenmünster Klingenmünster is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.Near Klingenmünster there is a castle called "Burg Landeck".It is the birthplace of Michael Hahn, the 19th governor of Louisiana.-References:... Niederhorbach Niederhorbach Niederhorbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Niederotterbach Niederotterbach Niederotterbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Oberhausen Oberhausen, Südliche Weinstraße Oberhausen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Oberotterbach Oberotterbach Oberotterbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Oberschlettenbach Oberschlettenbach Oberschlettenbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Pleisweiler-Oberhofen Pleisweiler-Oberhofen Pleisweiler-Oberhofen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Schweigen-Rechtenbach Schweigen-Rechtenbach Schweigen-Rechtenbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Schweighofen Schweighofen Schweighofen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Steinfeld Steinfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate Steinfeld is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Vorderweidenthal Vorderweidenthal Vorderweidenthal is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.-Religions:In 2007, 64.3 percent of the population were Protestant and 22.8 percent Catholic. The other belonged to a different religion or had no religion....	3. Edenkoben Edenkoben (Verbandsgemeinde) Edenkoben is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Edenkoben.- History :The Verbandsgemeinde was founded in 1972... Altdorf Altdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate Altdorf is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Böbingen Böbingen Böbingen is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Burrweiler Burrweiler Burrweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Edenkoben Edenkoben Edenkoben is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It lies approximately halfway between Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Edenkoben is one of the towns situated along the German Wine Route... 1, 2 Edesheim Edesheim Edesheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Paul Henri Thiry d’Holbach was born here.... Flemlingen Flemlingen Flemlingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Freimersheim Freimersheim, Südliche Weinstraße Freimersheim is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Gleisweiler Gleisweiler Gleisweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Gommersheim Gommersheim Gommersheim is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Großfischlingen Großfischlingen Großfischlingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Hainfeld Hainfeld, Germany Hainfeld is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Kleinfischlingen Kleinfischlingen Kleinfischlingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Rhodt unter Rietburg Rhodt unter Rietburg Rhodt unter Rietburg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Roschbach Roschbach Roschbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Venningen Venningen Venningen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Weyher in der Pfalz Weyher in der Pfalz Weyher in der Pfalz is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... 4. Herxheim Herxheim (Verbandsgemeinde) Herxheim is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Herxheim.... Herxheim Herxheim Herxheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south-east of Landau. Herxheim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Herxheim.... 1 Herxheimweyher Herxheimweyher Herxheimweyher is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Insheim Insheim Insheim is a town in the Verbandsgemeinde Herxheim in the Südliche Weinstraße district in Rhineland-Palatinate.-Geography:Insheim is a part of the Südpfalz. The township belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Herxheim. Next to Insheim are - clockwise - Landau in der Pfalz, Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz,... Rohrbach Rohrbach, Südliche Weinstraße Rohrbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....	5. Landau-Land Landau-Land Landau-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, around Landau... [seat: Landau in der Pfalz] Billigheim-Ingenheim Billigheim-Ingenheim Billigheim-Ingenheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Birkweiler Birkweiler Birkweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Böchingen Böchingen Böchingen is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Eschbach Eschbach, Südliche Weinstraße Eschbach is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Frankweiler Frankweiler Frankweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Its sister city is Cullman, Alabama.... Göcklingen Göcklingen Göcklingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Heuchelheim-Klingen Heuchelheim-Klingen Heuchelheim-Klingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Ilbesheim bei Landau in der Pfalz Ilbesheim bei Landau in der Pfalz Ilbesheim bei Landau in der Pfalz is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Impflingen Impflingen Impflingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Knöringen Knöringen Knöringen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Leinsweiler Leinsweiler Leinsweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. With other small villages, it forms the “Verbandsgemeinde” Landau-Land. .... Ranschbach Ranschbach Ranschbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Siebeldingen Siebeldingen Siebeldingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... Walsheim Walsheim Walsheim is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.pt;Walsheim... 6. Maikammer Maikammer (Verbandsgemeinde) Maikammer is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Maikammer.... Kirrweiler Kirrweiler Kirrweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Maikammer Maikammer Maikammer is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the German Wine Route, approx. 5 km south of Neustadt an der Weinstraße.... 1 Sankt Martin Sankt Martin, Germany Sankt Martin is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.-External links:*... 7. Offenbach an der Queich Offenbach an der Queich (Verbandsgemeinde) Offenbach an der Queich is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Offenbach an der Queich.... Bornheim Bornheim, Südliche Weinstraße Bornheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Essingen Essingen, Rhineland-Palatinate Essingen is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.... Hochstadt Hochstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate Hochstadt is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.It belongs, along with other municipalities, to the Verbandsgemeinde Offenbach an der Queich.... Offenbach an der Queich Offenbach an der Queich Offenbach an der Queich is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, approx. 6 km east of Landau.... 1
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

External links

• Official website (German)