Klingenmünster 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
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
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 ...
.
Near Klingenmünster there is a castle called
Landeck Castle
Landeck Castle (german: Burg Landeck) is a ruined hill castle southwest of Landau, near Klingenmünster in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinlan ...
.
It is the birthplace of
Michael Hahn
George Michael Decker Hahn (November 24, 1830 – March 15, 1886), was an attorney, politician, publisher and planter in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served twice in Congress during two widely separated periods, elected first as a Unionist Democr ...
, the 19th governor of Louisiana.
Photo gallery
Landeck-12-Klingenmuenster-2019-gje.jpg, View from Landeck Castle
Klingenmuenster-Kloster-10-2019-gje.jpg, Monastery
Klingenmuenster-August Becker-05-Denkmal-2019-gje.jpg, Memorial for August Becker
Klingenmuenster-St Michael-04-2019-gje.jpg, Saint Michael's church
Klingenmuenster-St Michael-60-Orgel-2019-gje.jpg, Organ in Saint Michael's church
Klingenmuenster-Nikolauskapelle-08-2019-gje.jpg, Nicholas Chapel
Landeck-02-von Klingenmuenster-2019-gje.jpg, View of Landeck Castle from Klingenmünster
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate Forest
Südliche Weinstraße
Palatinate (region)
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