Ramberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Explained

Ramberg
Image Coa:DEU Ramberg (Pfalz) COA.svg
Coordinates:49.2622°N 8.0094°W
Image Plan:Ramberg in SÜW.svg
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Südliche Weinstraße
Verbandsgemeinde:Annweiler am Trifels
Elevation:237
Area:7.75
Postal Code:76857
Area Code:06345
Licence:SÜW
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 3 37 064
Website:www.ramberg.de
Mayor:Jürgen Munz[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24

Ramberg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Location

Ramberg lies in the Palatine Forest Nature Park around 7 km (as the crow flies) north-northeast of Annweiler am Trifels. The Dernbach stream, a tributary of the Eisbach, flows through the village from north to south direction and the village itself is surrounded by forested hills. A few hundred metres north of the built-up area is the valley of Holpertal.

On the Schlossberg ("castle hill"), which rises above the village, are the ruins of the castle of Ramburg. Other ruins near Ramberg are: Frankenfelsen Castle, Meistersel Castle and Neuscharfeneck Castle. Prominent hills within the municipality include the Drenselberg (524 m), the Schindl Kopf (510 m) and the Hühnerkopf (477 m).The Brushmakers' Museum (German: Bürstenbindermuseum Ramberg) in Ramberg is a local history museum.

The neighbouring villages - clockwise - are Roschbach, Edesheim, Rhodt unter Rietburg, Weyher in der Pfalz, Edesheim, Hainfeld (Pfalz), Burrweiler, Flemlingen, Dernbach (Pfalz), Böchingen, Walsheim and Burrweiler.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3370000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße