Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (German pronunciation:; meaning "Ludwig's Port upon the Rhine"; Palatine German: Ludwichshafe), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine (Upper Rhine), opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.

Known primarily as an industrial city, Ludwigshafen is home to BASF, the world's largest chemical producer, and other companies. Among its cultural facilities are the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.

It is the birthplace and death place of the former Chancellor of Germany, Helmut Kohl.

In 2012, Ludwigshafen was classified as a global city with "Sufficiency" status by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC).