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Speyerbach Basin
The Speyerbach is a left tributary of the Rhine in the Palatinate part of Rhineland-Palatinate. In Speyer, the river split into ''Gießhübelbach'' and ''Woogbach''. The Woogbach changes its name to ''Nonnenbach'', then flows into Gießhübelbach shortly before the latter flows into the Rhine. Importance Although only classified as a river of the third rank under German river classification system, the Speyerbach is the largest river of the Anterior Palatinate. It is long; its catchment area is ; its discharge varies between . In extreme weather conditions with heavy rain in a short time, the discharge may be much higher; the highest peak was on 25 May 1978. Course The nominal source of the Speyerbach is located near the hamlet of Speyerbrunn in the municipality of Elmstein, in the middle of the Palatinate Forest, east of the Palatine Watershed. It has an elevation of AMSL; the surrounding Frankenweide hills climbing up to in height ( Eschkopf). Soon after its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of . It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and Czechia to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in what is now Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudenhofen
Dudenhofen is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated about 3 kilometers west of Speyer. Dudenhofen is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Römerberg-Dudenhofen. Notable people * Jürgen Creutzmann (born 1945), member of the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1989 to 2009, vice president of the state parliament from 2001 to 2006 and member of the Europaparlie from 2009 to 2014. * Edward Duyker (born 1955), Australian writer and historian. Wrote in his biography François Péron about the occupation of Dudenhofens in 1793. * Jan van Eijden (born 1976), former course cyclist, Olympic champion in Sydney 2000, coach of the British National Cycling Team. * Olaf Schmäler (* 1969), former Bundesliga footballer, was a youth coach at football club FV Dudenhofen FV may stand for: Groups, organizations, companies * Rossiya (airline) (IATA code: FV) * Fachbuchverlag Leipzig, a German publishing house * Federal Vision, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spangenberg Castle (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Spangenberg Castle (german: Burg Spangenberg) is the partially rebuilt ruin of a rock castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein valley near the village of Erfenstein, but is actually on the forest estates belong to the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, or more precisely, the village of Lachen-Speyerdorf. Together with the neighbouring castle of Erfenstein, it is linked to the legend of the Leather Bridge. History Spangenberg Castle was probably built in the 11th century. In 1100 it came into the possession of the Prince-Bishopric of Speyer as a castle in fee (''Lehnsburg'') granted by the bishop. The knight, Diether of Zoller, was entrusted with the castle in 1317 as its castellan (''Burgmann''). In 1431, Eberhard of Sickingen became the vassal of the castle and Henry of Remchingen after him, in 1439. The historic background to the legend of the Leather Bridge is that both castles were always owned by diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erfenstein Castle
Erfenstein Castle (german: Burg Erfenstein) is a medieval spur castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein Valley at in the vicinity of the hamlet of Erfenstein in the municipality of Esthal (county of Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, Bad Dürkheim). Together with nearby Spangenberg Castle (Rhineland-Palatinate), Spangenberg Castle, it is linked to the legend of the Leather Bridge#Palatinate, legend of the Leather Bridge. History When and by whose instigation Erfenstein was founded is not known for certain; however its builders were the House of Leiningen, Leiningen counts on whose land Erfenstein lay. The castle was probably established to protect the extensive tracts of forest owned by the House of Leiningen in the surrounding area. In 1272 the first record of the castle mentions a ''ministerialis'', Bock of Erfenstein, who was a descendant of the lesser nobility in the Leiningen Land and who lived at the castle with his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
