The German Wine Route is a tourist route at the transition from Front Palatinate and Palatinate Forest in the southwest Rhineland-Palatinate parallel to the Upper Rhine. It runs through the second largest wine-growing region in Germany, the Palatinate.
background
The German Wine Route was set up in 1935 to promote tourism and market wine. Geographically, the 85 km long panoramic road extends from the German Wine Gate on the French border Wissembourg in Schweigen-Rechtenbach to the north to the house of the German Wine Route in Bockenheim, which is north of Grünstadt lies.
German Wine Route is also the name of the transition region characterized by viticulture Upper Rhine Plain to the Palatinate Forest, mainly to the east of the actual panorama route. A district in this region is called the Southern Wine Route. To the north is the Bad Dürkheim district. These counties enclose the cities Landau and Neustadt.
places
The cities and municipalities are listed from north to south. Places with a "→" in front of them are not directly on the route, but are worth a detour.
- Bockenheim on the Wine Route: The touristic route officially begins here at the House of German Wine, which was built as a gate over the Wine Route.
→ Newcomers with castle ruins
- Kirchheim an der Weinstrasse
- Dackenheim
- Herxheim am Berg
→ Freinsheim - Old town with well-preserved city wall
- Kallstadt
- Bad Dürkheim with the district of Ungstein and the core city
- Deidesheim known for its historical billy goat auction every Tuesday after Whitsun
- Mußbach on the Wine Route
- Core town Neustadt
- Hambach on the Wine Route with the known Hambach Castle at the height.
- Diedesfeld
→ Saint Martin - historic town center
- Rhodt under Rietburg - Is worth seeing Palace Villa Ludwigshöhe.de. You shouldn't miss the exit by chairlift to the "Ruine Rietburg" viewpoint with the Rietburgbahn Edenkoben. Rhodt also has an idyllic town center, which invites you to stop.
- Hainfeld
- Birkweiler
- Ranschbach
- Landau in the Palatinate, Arzheim district (out of town)
- Leinsweiler
- Pleisweiler-Oberhofen
- Dörrenbach
- Oberotterbach
→ Wissembourg - is already over the border in France. Beautiful old town, which invites you to stop at the end of the tour.
Other goals
- Alzey · (Rheinhessen)
- Worms · (Rheinhessen)
- Kirchheimbolanden
- Kaiserslautern
- Hassloch with the Holiday Park
- Speyer
- Annweiler
- Karlsruhe · (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
- Dahn
season
The main season is August to October
language
- German in the Palatinate style. A well-known saying is: "In the Palz the parrer goes with the Peif into the Kerch" (In the Palatinate the pastor goes into the church with the pipe)
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
There are hiking trails and bike trails along the route.
Regular events
- Adventure day on the German Wine Route - Wine festival mile with blocking of motorized traffic on the last Sunday in August
Work
Help with the grape harvest is possible. The asparagus and fruit growing in the region also has temporary staff shortages.
kitchen
In addition to wine, the following are also available from the region: asparagus, fruit (plums), figs, chestnuts
nightlife
security
climate
literature
Web links
- Official website of the German Wine Route: www.deutsche-weinstrasse.de
