Weingarten, Rhineland-Palatinate

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Weingarten

Municipality

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Location of Weingarten within Germersheim district

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Coordinates: 49°15′34″N 08°17′12″E﻿ / ﻿49.25944°N 8.28667°E﻿ / 49.25944; 8.28667
Country| Germany
State| Rhineland-Palatinate
District| Germersheim
Municipal assoc.| Lingenfeld
Government

• Mayor (2019-24) | Stefan Becker[1] (CDU)
Area

• Total

| 6.67 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Elevation

| 123 m (404 ft)
Population

(2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 1,863
• Density| 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

67366

Dialling codes| 06344
Vehicle registration| GER
Website| weingarten-pfalz.de

Weingarten (German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪnˌɡaʁtn̩] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

## Geography

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

## History

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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.[3]

## Economy

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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

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* Vieillevigne, France

## References

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1. ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Germersheim, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 4 August 2021.
2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
3. ^ weingarten-pfalz.de Town website

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Towns and municipalities in Germersheim

* Bellheim
* Berg
* Erlenbach bei Kandel
* Freckenfeld
* Freisbach
* Germersheim
* Hagenbach
* Hatzenbühl
* Hördt
* Jockgrim
* Kandel
* Knittelsheim
* Kuhardt
* Leimersheim
* Lingenfeld
* Lustadt
* Minfeld
* Neuburg am Rhein
* Neupotz
* Ottersheim bei Landau
* Rheinzabern
* Rülzheim
* Scheibenhardt
* Schwegenheim
* Steinweiler
* Vollmersweiler
* Weingarten
* Westheim
* Winden
* Wörth am Rhein
* Zeiskam

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