Rheinzabern is a small town in the south-east of

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near the

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river. Currently, Rheinzabern, that belongs to the District of Germersheim has approx. 5000 inhabitants living on an area of 12,75 square kilometres.

''Rhenanae Tabernae''

The

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term "Rhenanae Tabernae" literally means "tavern" and "Rhine". Hence Rheinzabern was founded as a place of rest for travellers on Roman roads. Founded some 1950 years ago as "Rhenanae Tabernae" along a Roman road, it is known for its

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production. Remnants of the production are still visible and there is a local museum dedicated to

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and Roman culture.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

The village has a rural character and has been agricultural for a long time. Rheinzabern now presents itself as a residential community in the vicinity of the large economic areas of Rhine-Neckar and Karlsruhe. Rheinzabern has a solid infrastructure with many craft and agricultural businesses.

Traffic

The village can be reached from the east via the

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and from the west, the connection via the A 65 motorway is the "Kandel-Mitte" exit.
Rheinzabern station is on

Schifferstadt–Wörth railway The Schifferstadt–Wörth railway or Speyer line is a uniformly double track and electrified main line in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Between Schifferstadt and Germersheim it is part of the network of the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn. Betwe ...

and is served by the

Karlsruhe Stadtbahn The Karlsruhe Stadtbahn is a German tram-train system combining tram lines in the city of Karlsruhe with railway lines in the surrounding countryside, serving the entire region of the middle upper Rhine valley and creating connections to neighbou ...

Partnership of cities

A partnership is maintained with the five French communes of

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, Cronat, Mont, Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire and Vitry-sur-Loire (Communauté de communes entre Somme et Loire) in

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Notable citizens

Paul Fagius Paul Fagius (1504 – 13 November 1549) was a Renaissance scholar of Biblical Hebrew and Protestant reformer. Life Fagius was born at Rheinzabern in 1504. His father was a teacher and council clerk. In 1515 he went to study at the University of H ...

(1504–1549), reformer * Philipp von Pfeiffer (1830–1908), capitular in Speyer * Maximilian Josef Pfeiffer (1875–1926), politician * Anton Pfeiffer (1888–1957), politician (BVP, CSU) and diplomat * Columba Baumgartner (1912–2007), abbess * Reiner Marz (born 1958), politician (GRÜNE) * Hans Kantereit (born 1959), author * Philipp Jakob Gillmann, priest * Elisabeth Langgässer (1899–1950), author *

Manuel Hornig Manuel Hornig (born 18 December 1982 in Kandel) is a German former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...

(born 18 December 1982), soccer player * Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund (born 14 February 1959), politician * Florian Bauer (born 28 April 1982), musician *

Thomas Gebhart Thomas Gebhart (born 20 December 1971) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2009. From 2018 until 2021, Gebhart served (alo ...

(born 1971, politician)

References

External links

Rheinzabern online

Germersheim (district) {{Germersheim-geo-stub