Erfweiler is a municipality in
Südwestpfalz
Südwestpfalz is a district (''Kreis'' or more precise ''Landkreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Saarpfalz, the district-free city Zweibrücken, the districts Kaiserslautern and Ba ...
district, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
, western
Germany
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. It is a state-recognised resort.
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Geography
Location
Erfweiler lies in the German part of the Wasgau
The Wasgau (german: Wasgau, french: Vasgovie) is a Franco-German hill range in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the French departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle. It is formed from the southern part of the Palatine Forest and the north ...
, as the southern end of the Palatine Forest and northern part of the Vosges
The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a single ...
are also called, and belongs to the natural regional of the Dahn Rockland. 82.5% of the parish is forested.Hauenstein
Hauenstein is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau.
Hauenstein is the seat of the ''Ver ...
, Schwanheim, Busenberg
Busenberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
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Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
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, Schindhard and Dahn.
High points
In the east, at the tripoint with Schwanheim and Busenberg is the Wolfshorn, , and, to the southwest on the boundary with Busenberg is the ''Eichelberg''. On the boundary with Hauenstein is the Mitel-Schachen and the Winterberg () and, to the west of that, is the ''Trögenberg'' () and the ''Wölmersberg'' further south. On the boundary with Schindhard is the Kahlenberg
The Kahlenberg () is a mountain () located in the 19th District of Vienna, Austria (Döbling).
General
The Kahlenberg lies in the Vienna Woods and is one of the most popular destinations for day-trips from Vienna, offering a view over the entire ...
() and on the boundary with Dahn, the Schlossberg ().
Culture
Cultural monuments
In the municipality there are a total of 29 objects that are under monument protection, including the 'Winter Church'.
Nature
The municipality is located in the Palatine Forest Nature Park
The Palatinate Forest Nature Park (german: Naturpark Pfälzerwald) lies in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany and borders on France. The nature park covers an area of and some 76% of its area is under the woods of the Palatinate Fore ...
, which in turn belongs to the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve
The Franco-German Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve (german: Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Nordvogesen, french: Réserve de biosphère transfrontalière des Vosges du Nord-Forêt palatine) was created in 1998 as the first UNESCO t ...
. In Erfweiler district there are also around a dozen rock formations that are classified as natural monument
A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance.
Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, nat ...
s, including the ''Hegerturm''. The place is part of the Palatine Forest Climbing Area.
At the boundary of Hauenstein was once a 300-year-old oak, popularly known as the 'Fat Oak' (''Dicke Eiche''). After becoming a victim of vandalism in 1994, it she was cut down in 2011. It is the namesake for the ''Dicke Eiche'' hiking home, which was on the Hauenstein side.
Sport and leisure
Erfweiler is home to an unusual descendant of the traditional card game of German Schafkopf
German Schafkopf (german: Deutscher Schafkopf) is an old German card game and the forerunner of the popular modern games of Skat, Doppelkopf and Bavarian Schafkopf.
Today it is hardly ever played in its original form, but there are a number of reg ...
, known as Bauernstoss.''Bauernstoss''
at pagat.com Pagat.com is a website containing rules to hundreds of card games from all over the world. Maintained by John McLeod, it contains information for traditional, commercial, and newly invented card games from all over the world. It has been described ...
. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
South Palatinate
Südwestpfalz
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