Rheinzabern is a small town in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany near the Rhine river. Currently, Rheinzabern, that belongs to the District of Germersheim has approx. 5000 inhabitants living on an area of 12,75 square kilometres.

''Rhenanae Tabernae''

The Latin term "Rhenanae Tabernae" literally means "tavern" and "Rhine". Hence Rheinzabern was founded as a place of rest for travellers on Roman roads. Founded some 1950 years ago as "Rhenanae Tabernae" along a Roman road, it is known for its

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production. Remnants of the production are still visible and there is a local museum dedicated to pottery and Roman culture.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

The village has a rural character and has been agricultural for a long time. Rheinzabern now presents itself as a residential community in the vicinity of the large economic areas of Rhine-Neckar and Karlsruhe. Rheinzabern has a solid infrastructure with many craft and agricultural businesses.

Traffic

The village can be reached from the east via the Bundesstraße 9 and from the west, the connection via the A 65 motorway is the "Kandel-Mitte" exit.

Rheinzabern station Rheinzabern station is the main station in the town of Rheinzabern in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Deutsche Bahn classifies it as a German railway station categories, category 6 station and it has two platform tracks. It is located on ...

is on Schifferstadt–Wörth railway and is served by the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.

Partnership of cities

A partnership is maintained with the five French communes of

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and

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(Communauté de communes entre Somme et Loire) in

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Notable citizens

* Paul Fagius (1504–1549), reformer * Philipp von Pfeiffer (1830–1908), capitular in Speyer * Maximilian Josef Pfeiffer (1875–1926), politician * Anton Pfeiffer (1888–1957), politician (BVP, CSU) and diplomat * Columba Baumgartner (1912–2007), abbess * Reiner Marz (born 1958), politician (GRÜNE) * Hans Kantereit (born 1959), author * Philipp Jakob Gillmann, priest *

Elisabeth Langgässer Elisabeth Langgässer (23 February 1899 – 25 July 1950) was a German author and teacher. She is known for lyrical poetry and novels. Her short story '' Saisonbeginn'', for example, provides a graphically human portrayal of a 1930s German Alpine ...

(1899–1950), author *

Manuel Hornig Manuel Hornig (born 18 December 1982 in Kandel) is a German former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...

(born 18 December 1982), soccer player * Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund (born 14 February 1959), politician * Florian Bauer (born 28 April 1982), musician * Thomas Gebhart (born 1971, politician)

References

External links

Rheinzabern online

Germersheim (district) {{Germersheim-geo-stub