- Südliche Weinstraße
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Südliche Weinstraße
state=Rhineland-Palatinate
former regierungsbezirk=Rheinhessen-Pfalz
capital=Landau
area=639.89
population=109,668
population_as_of=2001
density=171
carsign=SÜW
url= [http://www.suedliche-weinstrasse.de suedliche-weinstrasse.de]
Südliche Weinstraße is a district ("Kreis") in the south of
Rhineland-Palatinate ,Germany . Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise)Südwestpfalz , Bad Dürkheim, the district-free cityNeustadt (Weinstraße) ,Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis , Germersheim, and the French "département "Bas-Rhin . The district-free cityLandau is completely surrounded by the district.History
On
May 27 ,1832 theHambacher Fest took place in the castle of Hambach, an event which marks the beginning of the German democracy. The district was formed in 1969 by merging the districts Landau and Bergzabern. At first the name of the new district was "Landau-Bad Bergzabern", it was renamed to "Südliche Weinstraße" in 1978.Geography
The district is named after the first touristic route built in Germany in the 1930s, the
German Wine Route "(Deutsche Weinstraße)". It starts inBockenheim , goes throughBad Dürkheim ,Deidesheim , and after 85 kilometers ends in Schweigen-Rechtenbach (nearBad Bergzabern ).The river Lauter forms part of the boundary with France in the south.
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.suedliche-weinstrasse.de Official website] (German)
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