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Schifferstadt | ||
federal state | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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Residents | 20.193 (2019) | |
height | 104 m | |
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Schifferstadt is a city in the Palatinate, In the state Rhineland-Palatinate.
background
- Schifferstadt is an excellent starting point for excursions in the rest of the world Palatinate and in Rhine-Neckar area, especially for non-motorized people.
- Compare also articles from neighboring communities Mother city and Speyer because of information for cyclists.
getting there
Air travel
- The glider airfield is located near Schifferstadt Ludwigshafen-Dannstadt. For self-flyers there is also the airfield Speyer / Ludwigshafen (EDRY) into consideration.
- The Frankfurt am Main airport is over by train Mannheim reachable in less than an hour.
By train
- 1 SchifferstadtSchifferstadt will be out Ludwigshafen on the Rhine, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and Speyer served in regional traffic (RB, RE, S-Bahn).
- 2 Schifferstadt south is from the S-Bahn line Speyer and Ludwigshafen on the Rhine served.
- Limburgerhof, the northern end of Schifferstadt is 2 km away, is on the route towards Ludwigshafen.
- Ludwigshafen on the Rhine with the main train station and center is 15 km away; The tram is already in the Rheingönheim district, 8 km away (bicycles can only be taken on a limited basis).
- IC or ICE stop in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, 18 km, and Mannheim, 20 km
By bicycle
other accessible train stations
Speyer, 10 km, connection from Karlsruhe
mobility
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Tourist Attractions
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Schifferstadt is rich in half-timbered houses several hundred years old. This includes:
- 1 Local museum in the former brewery and restaurant "Zum Adler", Kirchenstrasse 17, with a copy of the Bronze Age "Golden Hat of Schifferstadt"
- 2 Half-timbered property Dr. Kaufmann, Marktplatz 6
- 3 Old town hall from 1558
- 4 Jagdhof, former chancellery of Limburg Abbey and Kurpfälzischer Jagdhof
- The golden hat of Schifferstadt , a Bronze Age cult object, was found in the 19th century in the Schifferstadt Gewann Reuschlache. The original is in the Historisches Museum der Pfalz in Speyer, a copy in the Heimatmuseum in Schifferstadt.
- 5 St. James
activities
- 6 German Wrestling Museum . Schifferstadt is famous for good wrestlers - you may still know the "crane of Schifferstadt", Wilfried Dietrich (1933–1992), who won several medals in wrestling at the Olympic Games. That is why there is also an Olympic base here.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
The people of the Palatinate like to celebrate, and so there are also some traditional festivals in Schifferstadt:
- the Radish festival, Late May / early June
- the Village festival around the Luther Church in Langgasse, September
accommodation
trips
By bicycle
- Speyer, 10 km, just
- Germersheim, 25 km, flat, at Lingenfeld slight inclines in both directions.
- Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. Moderate inclines in the urban area of Neustadt.
- Grünstadt 30 km, slight inclines to Grünstadt, sloping in the opposite direction.
- Landau in the Palatinate, 35 km, largely flat
- Mannheim, 20 km via the Rhine ferry at Altrip, flat
By train
can be reached with direct connections:
Neighboring communities
Limburgerhof (direct rail connection), Neuhofen (Public transport: to Limburgerhof by train, then by regional bus, 20 minutes travel time), Forest lake (Public transport: to Speyer by train, continue with regional bus, 40 minutes travel time), Speyer (direct rail connection), Dudenhofen (Public transport: to Speyer by train, continue with regional bus, 40 minutes travel time), Böhl-Iggelheim (direct rail connection), Dannstadt-Schauernheim (Call taxi, 15 minutes travel time), Mother city (Public transport: to Limburgerhof by train, then by regional bus, 40 minutes travel time).
Web links
https://www.schifferstadt.de - Official website of Schifferstadt