Ramberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
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show Location of Ramberg within Südliche Weinstraße district | |
Ramberg | |
Coordinates: 49°15′44″N 8°00′34″E / 49.26222°N 8.00944°ECoordinates: 49°15′44″N 8°00′34″E / 49.26222°N 8.00944°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Südliche Weinstraße |
Municipal assoc. | Annweiler am Trifels |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Munz[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 938 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 76857 |
Dialling codes | 06345 |
Vehicle registration | SÜW |
Website | www.ramberg.de |
Ramberg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Location[]
Ramberg lies in the Palatine Forest Nature Park around 7 km (as the crow flies) north-northeast of Annweiler am Trifels. The Dernbach stream, a tributary of the Eisbach, flows through the village from north to south direction and the village itself is surrounded by forested hills. A few hundred metres north of the built-up area is the valley of Holpertal.
On the Schlossberg ("castle hill"), which rises above the village, are the ruins of the castle of Ramburg. Other ruins near Ramberg are: Frankenfelsen Castle, Meistersel Castle and Neuscharfeneck Castle. Prominent hills within the municipality include the (524 m), the Schindl Kopf (510 m) and the Hühnerkopf (477 m).
The Brushmakers' Museum (German: Bürstenbindermuseum Ramberg) in Ramberg is a local history museum.
The neighbouring villages - clockwise - are Roschbach, Edesheim, Rhodt unter Rietburg, Weyher in der Pfalz, Edesheim, Hainfeld (Pfalz), Burrweiler, Flemlingen, Dernbach (Pfalz), Böchingen, Walsheim and Burrweiler.
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Palatinate Forest
- Südliche Weinstraße geography stubs