Ramberg is a municipality in

Südliche Weinstraße Südliche Weinstraße ( pfl, Siedlischi Woischdrooß; en, "Southern Wine Route") is a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südwestpfalz, Bad Dürkheim, the district-f ...

district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Location

Ramberg lies 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 ...

around 7 km ( as the crow flies) north-northeast of Annweiler am Trifels. The Dernbach stream, a tributary of the Eisbach, flows through the village 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 The Holpertal is a valley, just one and a half kilometres long, in the central Palatine Forest of Germany. It lies within the municipality of Ramberg (Pfalz), Ramberg in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Its ...

. On the ''Schlossberg'' ("castle hill"), which rises above the village, are the ruins of the castle of

Ramburg The Ramburg is a ruined hill castle in the county of Südliche Weinstraße, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Geography The ruins of the Ramburg stand on the ''Schlossberg'' ("castle hill") at a height of above the village of Ramber ...

. Other ruins near Ramberg are: Frankenfelsen Castle,

Meistersel Castle Meistersel Castle is a ruined castle near Ramberg on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on a 492-metre-high hilltop that towers above the Modenbach valley near the Three Beeches pass ('' Drei ...

and

Neuscharfeneck Castle The castle of Neuscharfeneck is a ruin and a cultural monument above Ramberg and Dernbach on the territory of an exclave of Flemlingen in the district of Südliche Weinstraße in the west German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Location The ru ...

. Prominent hills within the municipality include the Drenselberg (524 m), the Schindl Kopf (510 m) and the Hühnerkopf (477 m). Ramberg-Buerstenbindermuseum-04-2019-gje

Ramberg-Buerstenbindermuseum-04-2019-gje

The '' Brushmakers' Museum'' (german: Bürstenbindermuseum Ramberg) in Ramberg is a

local history museum A local museum or local history museum is a type of museum that shows the historical development of a place/region (local history) using exhibits. These museums usually maintain a collection of historic three-dimensional objects which are exh ...

. The neighbouring villages - clockwise - are

Roschbach Roschbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ...

Edesheim Edesheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Euro ...

Rhodt unter Rietburg Rhodt unter Rietburg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Rietburg The Rietburg is a ruined hillside castle on the edge of the Palatinate Forest above the village of Rhodt in the coun ...

Weyher in der Pfalz Weyher in der Pfalz is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany with a stable population of around 500, populated for over 1200 years. It is situated in the foothills of a chestnut tree forest, ov ...

, Edesheim,

Hainfeld (Pfalz) Hainfeld is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in E ...

Burrweiler Burrweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. References

Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Südliche Weinstraße {{SüdlicheWeinstraße-geo-stub ...

, Flemlingen,

Dernbach (Pfalz) Dernbach may refer to: Places in the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse * Dernbach (Neuwied), a village in the county of Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate * Dernbach (Pfalz), a village in the county of Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Pa ...

Böchingen Böchingen is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eur ...

Walsheim Walsheim is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in E ...

and

Burrweiler Burrweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. References

Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Südliche Weinstraße {{SüdlicheWeinstraße-geo-stub ...

References

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