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| Pirmasens | ||
| federal state | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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| Residents | 40.403 (2019,2019) | |
| height | 387 m | |
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Pirmasens is a city on the southwestern edge of the Palatinate Forest, not far from the state border France.
background
Historically, Pirmasens is considered to be the center of the shoe industry in Germany. In the best of times, Pirmasens had 60,000 residents and almost full employment. With globalization and the relocation of shoe production to cheaper countries, the city began to decline. Today, Pirmasens is one of the structurally weakest regions in West Germany with over 10% unemployment and high vacancy rates, to which the withdrawal of US troops, formerly a not insignificant economic factor, also contributes.
The Pirmasens city center was completely destroyed in the Second World War, but there are still some sights here and there. Otherwise, the attraction of Pirmasens lies more in its location in the Palatinate Forest and its close proximity to the Wasgau with its numerous castles and sandstone cliffs. Pirmasens is one of the cities in Germany that is least visited by tourists.
getting there
By plane
Airports are located in Saarbrücken (50 km), Rooster (80 km), Strasbourg (80 km), Frankfurt (100 km) and Stuttgart (120 km).
By train
The 1 Pirmasens main station
is on the northern edge of the city center at the end of a branch line from the north. There are direct connections every hour Saarbrücken (above Zweibrücken), Kaiserslautern and Landau in the Palatinate.
The Pirmasens Nord station outside the city limits was once important as a crossing station, but today all trains to the main station are tied through without exception.
By bus
Out Bad Bergzabern there is a bus connection with change in Dahn.
Pirmasens is served by long-distance buses on the Munich - Saarbrücken route; Connections with one change are available from Berlin and Frankfurt Main, among others.
In the street
Pirmasens is on the 
with a direct connection to the city center via the exit 
15 Pirmasens. As a "Sparautobahn", the autobahn has only one lane and is therefore a hotspot for accidents.
The federal road leads to the east 
, which is to be expanded completely free of intersections in the next few years as a replacement for the section of the 
through the Palatinate Forest. Coming from Saarland, this motorway ends in Pirmasens.
The connection from the direction of France is traditionally very bad.
By bicycle
other accessible train stations
- Lie nearby Rodalben and Münchweiler, on the railway line to Landau in the Palatinate. However, there are gradients to be overcome.
- Bitche, and thus the network of the SNCF, is about 30 km away, also with inclines.
mobility
- There is a city bus network, the central bus stop is Parade ground.
- The city bus network is supplemented by regional buses.
- The railway enables the connection to cities with higher centrality, especially Kaiserslautern and Karlsruhe.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Church of St. Pirminius
- Chapel in Nardini house with the burial place of Paul Josef Nardini
- 2 Luther Church. with the grave of Landgrave Ludwig IX, who also ruled Pirmasens.
- 3 Johanneskirche
Buildings
- 4 Old Town Hall
- 5 new town hall
Museums
- 6 Westwall Museum Pirmasens
- 7 Forum Alte Post
Streets and squares
- Parade ground
- Palace Square
activities
- 1 Dynamic. Tel.: 49 (0)6331 23943-0, Email: [email protected].
The Science Center on the site of what was, at times, the largest German shoe factory in Rheinberger, has two floors of different hands-on exhibits focusing on exercise and energy. The permanent exhibition is mainly aimed at children and young people, which is also evident in the school classes that are often found on site, but it can also provide adults with an interesting approach to the physical principles behind the exhibits.Characteristic: 
.Open: Mon-Fri 9: 00-18: 00; Sat, Sun, public holidays 10: 00-18: 00.Price: Adults € 11, children from 5 years and reduced € 9.50, children under 5 free, from 4:00 p.m. admission is reduced; the wristband can be used throughout the day. - 8 Strecktalpark. The Bürgerpark near the city center is located directly on the Dynamikum. There are various (water) playgrounds, a skater rink and a Kneipp pool. There is also a DiscGolf-Parkour, which can be played with your own discs free of charge. If you don't have a disc, you can borrow this and other sports equipment from the Dynamikum.
- 2 Pirmasenser air and bathing paradise PLUB. Large indoor and outdoor swimming pool.
.shop
- Most of it is available locally. However, the choice is in Kaiserslautern significantly better.
- Weekly market
kitchen
Cheap
medium
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
Overview of accommodation options: <http://www.pirmasens.de/dante-cms/21244/Gastgeber.html>. Families can find good accommodation here in holiday apartments. Inquiries, especially about prices for several people with children, are worthwhile.
Cheap
medium
- 1 Hotel Alt Pirmasens, Wittelsbacher Strasse 26, 66954 Pirmasens. Tel.: (0)6331 55450, Fax: (0)6331 554599, Email: [email protected]. The restaurant Alt Bärmesens belongs to the hotel.Open: Restaurant: Mon - Sat from 5:30 p.m. (beer garden from 5:00 p.m.), closed on Sun (except public holidays).Price: Single from € 55, double from € 81, € 5 for breakfast per person.
Upscale
- 2 Hotel-Restaurant Kunz, Bottenbacher Strasse 74, 66954 Pirmasens OT Winzeln. Tel.: (0)6331 8750, Fax: (0)6331 875125, Email: [email protected]. Price: Single from € 82, double from € 92, suite from € 108.
security
health
Practical advice
trips
Pirmasens is so centrally located in the south-west Palatinate that it is a convenient starting point for excursions in all directions and for almost every taste, for families with children as well as for seniors, regardless of the means of transport. However, you should bring sturdy clothing and good shoes, do not expect great luxury, and enjoy discovering yourself. Only the winter season is more suitable for connoisseurs and lovers.
Within a radius of approx. 20 to 30 km you will find numerous castles in different state of preservation, plus the idiosyncratic sandstone formations of the Wasgau, leisure facilities, from the biosphere house with treetop path in Fischbach to the natural science interactive museum in Pirmasens, easily accessible, spacious parks for young and old (e.g. Dahn, Zweibrücken, Pirmasens); In addition, robust hikers and bikers looking for peace, nature and solitude: little cultivated, boggy valley meadows with many old fish and ice ponds and densely wooded hill country (Palatinate Forest). Art and culture can be found at one of the numerous local markets and festivals, but also at top-class theater performances, symphony concerts and art exhibitions - or at the open-air rock concert at Lemberg Castle. For detours to France, e.g. to Bitscher Land (approx. 20-30 km one way), you should be motorized or an experienced cyclist. In the direction of the Rhine valley, for example, you can also take the Queichtalbahn via Annweiler / Trifels to Landau (zoo, federal horticultural show).
For an overview of the region, see Palatinate Forest
On foot
- Waldfischbach castle albums with the place of pilgrimage Maria Rosenberg
- Hinterweidenthal with the Devil table (Natural monument)
By bicycle
The above-mentioned destinations can also be reached by bike. There are inclines to be expected, and some excursion destinations can be better combined with hikes.
- Hauenstein with the German shoe museum
- Dahn with the castles Altdahn, Neudahn i.a.
- Fischbach with the Biosphere house
- Lembach (F) with the castle ruins Fleckenstein
By train
Queichtalbahn: trips via Pirmasens-Nord to Zweibrücken (and further into Saarland) or in the direction of Hinterweidenthal - Annweiler - Landau seew: Landau-Rohrbach railway line
For railway romantics see also Wieslauterbahn / Felsenlandexpress: the historic railcar commutes between Bundenthal-Rumbach and Hinterweidenthal Ost on Sundays and public holidays (w: Wieslauterbahn or <http://ka.stadtwiki.net/Felsenland-Express> or <http://www.dahner-felsenland.net/willkommen/tourismus/felsenland-express-bundenthaler.html>) (Timetable from 2014: www.vrn.de/mam/vrn/service/dokumente/2014_dahner_felsenland.pdf).
Some destinations can only be reached in combination with a hike or by bike!
- Dahn : Can be reached regularly by bus from Pirmasens, on Sundays and public holidays with the historic Felsenlandexpress. For more details see also <http://www.dahner-felsenland.net/willkommen.html>
- Kaiserslautern with the garden show and the Japanese garden
- Zweibrücken with the rose Garden
- Rinnthal with a church in the style of classicism (1st half of the 19th century)
- Annweiler at the Trifels
- Erlenbach near Dahn with the Berwartstein, one of the best preserved castle ruins in the Palatinate. In Hauenstein or Wilgartswiesen switch to bike!
- In the vicinity of Landau in the Palatinate there are some sights that can be reached by bike: Peasant War Museum in the district Nussdorf, Stove museum with a unique collection of cast iron and steel stoves in Burrweiler. Landau itself is of course also worth seeing.
- Wallhalbe valley: Arrival by train to Thaleischweiler frogs, continue on foot or by bike (preferably MTB).
Neighboring communities
- in the Palatinate Forest: Petersberg (Palatinate), Rodalben, Münchweiler, Lemberg (Palatinate), Topsimps, Vinningen
- in the Westrich: Bottenbach, Nünschweiler, Höheischweiler
literature
Web links
- http://www.pirmasens.de - Official website of Pirmasens
