| Spire | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| Region | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Watercourse | Rhine |
| Altitude | Between 92 and113 m |
| Area | 42,71 km² |
| Population | 50 284 hab. (2015) |
| Postal code | 67346 |
| Telephone prefix | 49 (0) 62 32 |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
| Location | |
 49 ° 19 ′ 10 ″ N 8 ° 25 ′ 52 ″ E | |
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| Touristic site | |
Spire(in German: Speyer) is a town in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate with a population of 50,000 inhabitants. It is known for its cathedral and the technical museum.
Understand
- Speyer is a city on the Rhine near towns Ludwigshafen and Karlsruhe.
- Bordering municipalities:
- In Vorderpfalz
- on the Rhine: Romerberg, Otterstadt, Waldsee (Bus lines)
- countryside: Schifferstadt, Dudenhofen (Bus lines)
- In Baden-Württemberg: Hockenheim (known for Hockenheimring), Altflußheim, Oberhausen, Baden-Baden
- In Vorderpfalz
To go
By plane
- The nearest international airports are: Frankfurt airport, Stuttgart Airport, Hahn, Baden-Baden Airport and Strasbourg airport
- 1 Speyer Airport (IATA : ZQC, ICAO: EDRY, Flugplatz Speyer / Ludwigshafen) – For private pilots there is the Flugplatz Speyer / Ludwigshafen, very easy to access, to 10 min walk from the cathedral
By train
- 2 Hauptbahnhof Speyer – The central station is on the lines to Mannheim and Karlsruhe.
- Main line traffic - The nearest station for large linens is to the North at Mannheim.
By bus
- There are lines starting from Heidelberg, Neustadt an der Weinstraße and of Ludwigshafen
By car
We arrive at Speyer by the German Autobahn 
or by the Bundesstraße
.
On a boat
There is a port for pleasure boats and excursion boats.
By bike
- The North - South link is called "Veloroute Rhein" or Rhein-Radweg arriving from Ludwigshafen.
Circulate
- Shuttle bus: There are shuttles connecting the central station and the large car park Festplatz with the city center.
To see
Houses of God / Religion
Speyer is the seat of the Speyer Diocese and the Protestant Center of Pfalz
Imperial cathedral
Entrance
South side
Central nave
- 1 Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-et-Saint-Etienne Cathedral – The Cathedral of the Speyer Diocese is a Romanesque-style ecclesiastical building, the largest in the world that still exists and is on the list of World Heritage. - In the crypt there are the tombs of several kings / emperors of Holy Roman Empire.
Other houses of God
- 2 Gedächtniskirche (Protestant Church of the XIXe century) Bartholomäus-Weltz-Platz 5, 67346 Speyer – She recalls the Speyer diets where the name prostestantisch finds its origin.
- 3 Church of the Holy Trinity (Dreifaltigkeitskirche)
- 4 Mikveh (Judenbad) Kleine Pfaffengasse, 67346 Speyer
Museums
- 5 Historisches Museum der Pfalz Domplatz 4, 67346 Speyer,
49 6232 1325-0, fax : 49 6232 6202-23, e-mail : [email protected] 
Tue - Sun: 10 am-6pm. 
http://museum.speyer.de/informationen/besuch-service/eintrittspreise/. - 6 Technik Museum Speyer Am Technik Museum 1, D-67346 Speyer, 49 6232 6708-0, fax : 49 6232 6708-20 every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. http://speyer.technik-museum.de/fr/prix.
Tue - Sun: 10 am-6pm
Various
- Downtown (Maximilianstraße)
- Altpörtel - Old high gate 55 m at the end of the Maximilianstraße
- IMAX Dome Filmtheater
- Sea life
Activities
To buy
Lovers of shopping prefer it Maximilianstraße between the cathedral and the Altpörtel. Twice a week there is a market on the Konigsplatz. In bad weather, the Post-gallery is recommended.
Eat
- 1 Maximilian Korngasse 15, 67346 Speyer, 49 6232 1002500 – In the center of the pedestrian zone; café, bistro, restaurant; in summer terrace
- 2 Rentschlers Rheinallee 4, 67346 Speyer, 49 6232 70592 – On the bank of the Rhine with terrace; regional and mediterranean menu
Housing
Cheap
- 1 Jugendherberge Geibstraße 5, 67346 Speyer
- 2 Naturfreundehaus Speyer Geibstr. 1, 67346 Speyer, 49 6232 61555
Average price
- 3 Hotel am Wartturm Landwehrstr. 28, 67346 Speyer
Luxury
Camping
- 4 Camper-Speyer Am Rübsamenwühl 11, 67346 Speyer, 49 6232 42228
