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State: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Adm. Region: | Rheinhessen-Pfalz |
Capital: | Landau |
Area: | 639.89 km² |
Inhabitants: | 109,668 (2001) |
pop. density: | 171 inh./km² |
Car identification: | SÜW |
Homepage: | http://www.suedliche-weinstrasse.de | Map |
Südliche Weinstraße is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südwestpfalz, Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Neustadt (Weinstraße)[?], Ludwigshafen, Germersheim, and the French departement Bas-Rhin. The district-free city Landau is completely sorrounded by the district.
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The river Lauter forms part of the boundary with France in the south.
The coat of arms is very similar to the one of the previous district Landau. In the top-left is the lion of the Palatinate. The white bar in the middle symbolizes the Weinstraße, the touristic route which gave the district its name. The bottom-right show two grapes, again symbolizing the route. The cross stands for Speyer, as the monastery of Speyer owned land in the district historically. The crown in the middle is taken from the coat of arms of the Bad Bergzabern district, symbolizing the Trifels and Ahrweiler areas. |
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