Rheinzabern

Municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Rheinzabern within Germersheim district

(2020–25) Alexandra Hirsch^[1] (Ind.)Elevation

113 m (371 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total5,018Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

76764

Dialling codes07272Vehicle registrationGERWebsiterheinzabern.com

Rheinzabern is a small town in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany near the Rhine 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 Latin 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 Samian ware production. Remnants of the production are still visible and there is a local museum dedicated to pottery and Roman culture.

Impressions of Rheinzabern

Historic village centre with parish church of St. Michael
Terra Sigillata Museum

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 Bundesstraße 9 and from the west, the connection via the A 65 motorway is the "Kandel-Mitte" exit.
Rheinzabern station is on Schifferstadt–Wörth railway and is served by the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.

Partnership of cities

A partnership is maintained with the five French communes of Chalmoux, Cronat, Mont, Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire and Vitry-sur-Loire (Communauté de communes entre Somme et Loire) in Burgundy.^[3]

Notable citizens

Paul Fagius (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 (born 18 December 1982), soccer player
Barbara Schleicher-Rothmund (born 14 February 1959), politician
Florian Bauer (born 28 April 1982), musician
Thomas Gebhart (born 1971, politician)

References

^ Rheinzabern hat gewählt: Neue Ortsbürgermeisterin wird Alexandra Hirsch, Pfalz-Express, 25 October 2020.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
^ rheinzabern.com Retrieved 9 March 2019, 15:30