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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] |
Bad Kreuznach (district)
Bad Kreuznach is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Rhein-Hunsrück, Mainz-Bingen, Alzey-Worms, Donnersbergkreis, Kusel and Birkenfeld. History The region is full of medieval castles, especially along the Nahe River. Best known is the Kyrburg of Kirn, built in the 12th century and sitting in state above the river. In 1815, the district of Kreuznach was established by the Prussian government. In 1932, it was merged with the district of Meisenheim. The name of the district officially changed from Kreuznach to Bad Kreuznach in 1969. Geography The district is located in the hilly country between the mountain chains of the Hunsrück in the north and the North Palatine Uplands in the south. The main axis of the district is the Nahe River, which enters the territory in the west, runs through Kirn, Bad Sobernheim and Bad Kreuznach, and leaves to the northeast. The region formed by this district and the adjoi ... [...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 other ... [...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 K ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alte Nahebrücke (Bad Kreuznach)
The Alte Nahebrücke (English: ''Old Nahe Bridge'') is a medieval stone arch bridge in Bad Kreuznach, in western Germany, dating from around 1300, that originally spanned the Nahe river and a neighbouring canal called the ''Mühlenteich'' (English: ''mill pond''). Only the section spanning the canal remains intact. With four houses on its piers, it is one of the few remaining bridges in the world that has buildings on it.Brückenhäuser, Alte Nahebrücke, Neustadt , Bad Kreuznach o www.romantic-germany.info (in English). Retrieved 14 June 2018 History [...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] |
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, Ne ... [...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-Bin ... [...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 Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahe (wine Region)
Nahe () is a region (''Anbaugebiet'') for quality wine in Germany,Wein.de (German Agricultural Society): Nahe , read on January 2, 2008 along the River Nahe in the of . On the region's of vineyards in 2008, white wine grapes dominate with 75% and is the most common variety with 27.2%. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Kreuznach (Verbandsgemeinde)
Bad Kreuznach is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in the town Bad Kreuznach, itself not part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. The municipalities lie south and east of the town of Bad Kreuznach. The entire ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is 73.7 square kilometers large and has about 9,000 inhabitants. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Bad Kreuznach consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): # Altenbamberg # Biebelsheim # Feilbingert # Frei-Laubersheim # Fürfeld # Hackenheim # Hallgarten # Hochstätten # Neu-Bamberg # Pfaffen-Schwabenheim # Pleitersheim # Tiefenthal # 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 ... External linksVerbandsge ... [...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 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 from the Hunsrück. It rises in the area of Nohfelden (Saarland), flowing through Rhineland-Palatinate and joining the Rhine in 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 the Rhine. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
