Ramberg is a municipality in
Südliche Weinstraße district, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
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, western
Germany
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.
Location
Ramberg lies in the
Palatine Forest Nature Park around 7 km (
as the crow flies
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) north-northeast of
Annweiler am Trifels
Annweiler am Trifels (), or Annweiler is a town in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, 12 km west of Landau. Annweiler am Trifels station is on the Landau–Saarbrücken r ...
. The
Dernbach stream, a tributary of the
Eisbach, flows through the
village
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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
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.
The neighbouring villages - clockwise - are
Roschbach,
Edesheim,
Rhodt unter Rietburg,
Weyher in der Pfalz, Edesheim,
Hainfeld (Pfalz),
Burrweiler,
Flemlingen
Flemlingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany
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,
Dernbach (Pfalz),
Böchingen,
Walsheim and
Burrweiler.
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
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