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Bad Kreuznach
Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in the world with buildings on it.Brückenhäuser, Alte Nahebrücke, Neustadt , Bad Kreuznach o www.romantic-germany.info (in English). Retrieved 14 June 2018 The town is located in the Nahe River wine region, renowned both nationally and internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altenbamberg
Altenbamberg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Kreuznach, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The recreational village of Altenbamberg lies in the Alsenz valley on the edge of the North Palatine Uplands at an elevation of 130 m above sea level. The municipal area measures 753 ha, of which 286.5 ha is wooded, 50 ha is used for winegrowing (vineyards) and 226 ha is used for agriculture. Neighbouring municipalities Altenbamberg borders in the north on the town of Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg, in the northeast on the town of Bad Kreuznach, in the east on the municipalities of Frei-Laubersheim and Fürfeld, in the south on the municipality of Hochstätten and in the west on the municipality of Feilbingert. History The narrow stretch of the Als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frei-Laubersheim
Frei-Laubersheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Kreuznach, whose seat is in the like-named town, although this lies outside the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. Frei-Laubersheim is a winegrowing village. Geography Location Frei-Laubersheim lies, like Fürfeld and Neu-Bamberg, in the ''Rheinhessische Schweiz'' – Rhenish-Hessian Switzerland – a recreational region. The village lies roughly 7 km from the gates of the spa town and district seat of Bad Kreuznach and is framed by some 125 ha of vineyards and 313 ha of wooded land bordering on Bad Kreuznach's municipal forest at Forsthaus (“forester’s house”) Spreitel. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Frei-Laubersheim's neighbours are the municipalities of Hackenheim, Volxheim, Wöllstein, Neu-Bambe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackenheim
Hackenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Kreuznach, whose seat is in the like-named town, although this lies outside the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. Hackenheim is a winegrowing village. Geography Location Hackenheim lies just outside the district seat of Bad Kreuznach, roughly 3 km east of the Nahe and 16 km south of the Rhine at Bingen. On the Kirchberg, , there is a good view of the Hunsrück, the Rhein-Nahe-Eck (the point of land at the mouth of the Nahe where it empties into the Rhine) and on into the cleared land around Rüdesheim am Rhein, whereon stands the ''Niederwalddenkmal''. Beyond that stretches the Rheingaugebirge, the westernmost part of the High Taunus, with the Kalte Herberge (which despite its name, which means “Cold Hostel”, is a mountain) and the Hohe Kanz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pfaffen-Schwabenheim
Pfaffen-Schwabenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Kreuznach, whose seat is in the like-named town, although this lies outside the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. Pfaffen-Schwabenheim is a winegrowing village. Geography Location Pfaffen-Schwabenheim lies on the Appelbach in the district's easternmost corner, just east of the district seat of Bad Kreuznach (and thus east of the Nahe) and 14 km directly south of the Rhine at Bingen's outlying centre of Kempten. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Pfaffen-Schwabenheim's neighbours are the municipalities of Biebelsheim, Zotzenheim, Sprendlingen, Badenheim, Pleitersheim and Volxheim and the town of Bad Kreuznach. Zotzenheim, Sprendlingen and Badenheim all lie in the neighbouring Mainz-Bingen district, whereas all the others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biebelsheim
Biebelsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Kreuznach, whose seat is in the like-named town, although this lies outside the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. Geography Location Biebelsheim lies in Rhenish Hesse just east of the river Nahe some 6 km northeast of Bad Kreuznach, some 11 km south-southeast of Bingen am Rhein and 28 km southwest of Mainz. The municipality is characterized by agriculture and winegrowing. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Biebelsheim's neighbours are the municipality of Gensingen, the municipality of Welgesheim, the municipality of Zotzenheim, the municipality of Pfaffen-Schwabenheim and the town of Bad Kreuznach. Only the last two also lie within the Bad Kreuznach district, whereas all the others lie in the neighbouring Mainz-Bingen d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenlonsheim
Langenlonsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Langenlonsheim-Stromberg, and is also its seat. Langenlonsheim is a state-recognized tourism community and a winegrowing village. Geography Location Langenlonsheim lies between the southern edge of the Hunsrück and the Nahe. Lying 7 km away is the district seat, Bad Kreuznach, while Bingen am Rhein lies just under 10 km away. On the municipality's western outskirts, the Guldenbach flows by, while the Nahe flows by to the south. Langenlonsheim is well known for its good vineyards and wineries and its ''Qualitätsweine''. Fertile loess soils and the region's warm climate have been defining factors for the village. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Langenlonsheim's neighbours are the municipalities of Laubenheim, Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bretzenheim
Bretzenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Langenlonsheim-Stromberg, whose seat is in Langenlonsheim. Bretzenheim is a state-recognized tourism community and a winegrowing centre. It is also one of the district's ten biggest municipalities. Geography Location Bretzenheim lies on the Nahe, 10 km up from its mouth where it empties into the Rhine at Bingen am Rhein to the north. The municipality lies just north of Bad Kreuznach. Neighbouring municipalities Clockwise from the north, Bretzenheim's neighbours are the municipality of Langenlonsheim, the town of Bad Kreuznach and the municipality of Guldental. History It was people of the Linear Pottery culture of the New Stone Age who, about 5000 BC, founded the first settlement of any great size at what is now Bretzenheim. A wealth of arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahe (Rhine)
The Nahe () is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine. It has also given name to the wine region Nahe (wine region), Nahe situated around it. The name Nahe is derived from the Latin word ''Nava'', which is supposed to be based upon the Celtic origin for ''the wild river''. The Nahe separates the northern part of the Palatinate (region), Palatinate from the Hunsrück. It rises in the area of Nohfelden (Saarland), flowing through Rhineland-Palatinate and joining the Rhine in Bingen am Rhein, Bingen. Its length is . Towns along the Nahe include Idar-Oberstein, Kirn, Bad Kreuznach and Bingen. Hydrology The drainage basin of the river covers an area of . Due to this relatively large area compared to the river's length high floods can occur along its middle and lower course within only a few hours, however flowing off also quickly. In 1993 and 1995 in Bad Kreuznach a flow of more than was measured and more than at its mouth into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volxheim
Volxheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Bad Kreuznach (district) {{BadKreuznach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainz-Bingen
Mainz-Bingen is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rheingau-Taunus, the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz, the districts Groß-Gerau, Alzey-Worms, Bad Kreuznach, and Rhein-Hunsrück. History During the French occupation under Napoleon the district was part of the departement Donnersberg (fr.:Mont-Tonnerre). After the Congress of Vienna, the area north of the Nahe river went to the Prussian Rhine province, the biggest part however became part of the Grand Duchy of Hesse and was called Rhenish Hesse. In 1835 the Mainz district was created when the province Rheinhessen was abolished. In 1852 the Oppenheim district was created, and took some of the area of the Mainz district; in 1938 this district was abolished again. The current area of the district was formed in 1969, when the districts of Mainz and Bingen were merged. Geography The main river in the district is the Rhine, which marks the bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badenheim
Badenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Sprendlingen-Gensingen, whose seat is in Sprendlingen. Geography The municipality lies west of ''Bundesstraße'' 50 at the northwest outliers of the Rhenish Hesse hills some 10 km east of the town of Bad Kreuznach. Culture and sightseeing Badenheim has a Catholic church from the Baroque period as well as an Evangelical church in the Classicist style. Also worth seeing are timber-frame Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ... houses and wineries. References External links Municipality’s official webpage Municipalities in Rhine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprendlingen
Sprendlingen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Sprendlingen lies in Rhenish Hesse between Mainz and Bad Kreuznach on the Wiesbach. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Sprendlingen-Gensingen. Neighbouring municipalities These are Badenheim, Pfaffen-Schwabenheim, Zotzenheim, Mainz-Bingen and Gau-Bickelheim. History In 767, Sprendlingen had its first documentary mention in a record from the Lorsch Abbey. King Charles the Bald donated the village in 877 to the Monastery of Saint Gertrude at Nivelles in Brabant. In later times, the place ended up in the ownership of the County of Sponheim. In 1707, Sprendlingen became a Badish holding and formed an ''Amt'' of the Margraviate of Baden. In the late 18th century, Sprendlingen was conquered by the French. At the Congress of Vienna, the whole region was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
