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Lautersheim
Lautersheim is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The village is located in the North Palatinate between Kaiserslautern and Worms. It is part of the Göllheim Hills, a subsection of the Alzey Hills. The south of the district makes up the northern slope of the Eisenberg basin. The ''Galgenberg'' (302,1 m) is situated north, the ''Esper'' (309 m) west of the village proper, along the border with Kerzenheim. The Rodenbach stream flows 1 km south of Lautersheim. Neighbouring municipalities are Göllheim, Biedesheim, Quirnheim, Ebertsheim and Kerzenheim. History Early documents mention a village called "liutmersheim" or "liutresheim", that was given to Lorsch Abbey. It is unclear if the documents are about Lautersheim or Laumersheim, which is located just 10 km (6 mi) east. In the 13th century the village belonged to Höningen Abbey near Altleiningen. In the 15th century Rosenthal Abbey, west of neighbouring Kerzenhei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnersbergkreis
The Donnersbergkreis is a district (''Kreis'') in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bad Kreuznach, Alzey-Worms, Bad Dürkheim, Kaiserslautern, Kusel. History The district was created in 1969 by merging the districts Kirchheimbolanden and Rockenhausen. Geography The district is located around the highest mountain of the Palatinate, the ''Donnersberg'' with 687 m above sea level. Coat of arms Both of the districts merged into the Donnersbergkreis had a wheel in their coat of arms, which are now also shown in the coat of arms of the new district. On the left is the red wheel of the Lords of Bolanden, taken from the Kirchheim coat of arms. The blue wheel on the right is the wheel of the Lords of Falkenstein, taken from the Rockenhausen coat of arms. The green field on the bottom with the peak symbolizes the Donnersberg, the highest elevation in the district, and the sun the importance of the sunny plains for viticulture Viticulture (, "vine-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
