Annweiler am Trifels Travel Guide
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Annweiler am Trifels Overview
Annweiler am Trifels, or Annweiler is a town in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, 12 km west of Landau (Landau vacation rentals | Landau travel guide), and on the railway from Landau to Pirmasens (Pirmasens vacation rentals | Pirmasens travel guide).
Annweiler is situated in the eastern part of the Palatinate forest called the Pfälzer Schweiz (Palatinate Switzerland), and is surrounded by high hills which yield a famous red sandstone. On the Sonnenberg (Sonnenberg vacation rentals | Sonnenberg travel guide) (493 m) lie the ruins of the castle of Trifels, in which Richard Coeur de Leon was imprisoned in 1193. Its main industry is tourism.
Annweiler is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Annweiler am Trifels.
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Things to See in Annweiler am Trifels
The historic center and mill town with Gerber quarters (including the passage "Schipkapass") is a landmark of Annweile
Reichenburg Trifels
Ambertpark
Kultursommer, featuring concerts in the town hall square and the park of the city
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Maps and Driving Directions to Annweiler am Trifels
Annweiler is accessible via the B 10 (Landau in the Palatinate - Pirmasens), at the Landau-Nord to the A 65 (Ludwigshafen am Rhein - Karlsruhe, Germany)
Annweiler
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Popular Points of Interest in and near Annweiler am Trifels
Trifels Castle
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Trifels Castle (German: Reichsburg Trifels) is a medieval castle at 1,640 ft. near Annweiler. It is located high above the Queich valley within the Palatinate Forest on one peak of a red sandstone mountain split into three. Trifels Castle is on the peak of the Sonnenberg, and on both of the other two rock elevations there are castle ruins: Anebos Castle and Scharfenberg Castle. Trifels Castle has been gradually restored since the 19th century and today replicas of the Imperial Regalia (Reichskleinodien) of the Holy Roman Empire are on display here. It is - together with Hambach Castle - one of the most popular tourist destinations in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Hours: April - September 9am - 6pm. October - November and January - March 9am - 5pm. Closed in December.
Admission: Adults 3 €, Concessions 1.50 €.
Related Sites
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- Homepage of Annweiler am Trifels: Annweiler am Trifels (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Annweiler am Trifels
- Wikipedia: Annweiler am Trifels
- Annweiler am Trifels city website
- Reichenburg Trifels
- Anebos Castle
- Castle hiking tour
- Munz Castle (Scharfenberg)
- Tripwolf: Annweiler am Trifels
- Richard the Lionheart Festival
- Museum under Trifels
- Annweiler castle information
More about the History of Annweiler am Trifels
The first mention of Annweiler goes back to 1086. Richard the Lionheart was a prisoner in the castle for a brief period of time. In 1219, Annweiler was finally awarded its city rights.
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