Weingarten, Rhineland-Palatinate Explained

Weingarten
Image Coa:Wappen weingarten ger.jpg
Coordinates:49.2594°N 8.2867°W
Image Plan:Weingarten (Pfalz) in GER.svg
State:Rheinland-Pfalz
District:Germersheim
Verbandsgemeinde:Lingenfeld
Elevation:123
Area:6.67
Postal Code:67366
Area Code:06344
Licence:GER
Gemeindeschlüssel:07 3 34 032
Website:weingarten-pfalz.de
Mayor:Stefan Becker[1]
Leader Term:2019 - 24
Party:CDU

Weingarten (pronounced as /de/) is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Weingarten lies 12 km west of Germersheim, about 16 km northeast of Landau, and about 13 km southwest of Speyer.

History

Weingarten is one of the oldest settlements in Vorderpfalz (the eastern part of Pfalz that lies in the Rhine valley). It is mentioned in the records of Lorsch in 771. The nobles of Weingarten lived in the Schloßberg starting in 1226. It was destroyed in 1525. In 1536, Weingarten became Protestant, and the present Lutheran church dates from the first half of the 16th century. The west tower is somewhat older.

Archaeological findings date occupation of the site to the Bronze Age, with Roman remnants, as well.[2]

Economy

As its name implies, this is a wine-making area with extensive vineyards. Weingarten lies near the Deutsche Weinstraße, a well-known tourist route through the Pfalz vineyards and the Pfalzer Wald.

Twin towns

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/wahlen/kd/gebiete/3340000000000.html Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Germersheim
  2. https://weingarten-pfalz.de/ weingarten-pfalz.de