Bad Dürkheim Travel Guide
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Bad Dürkheim Overview
Bad Dürkheim is a town on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the eponymous district. It is located on the eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately 25km to the west of Ludwigshafen (Ludwigshafen vacation rentals | Ludwigshafen travel guide).
The Wurstmarkt held annually each September for ten days over two weeks is the biggest winefest in the world. The first Wurstmarkt was held - however not yet under this name - in 1417.
The main industry of Bad Dürkheim is viticulture. Tourism and health also play a large role in the towns economy, and Bad Dürkheim is one of the few places in Germany in which a graduation tower was in use until it was burnt down by Arson in April 2007 by a misguided and bored youth. According to politicians it is going to be rebuilt. There is also some paper and wood industry in the surrounding area, as well as various technology enterprises.
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Things to See
- Limburg Abbey, built around 1030
- Kriemhildenstuhl, roman quarry
- Heidenmauer, celtic fortification
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Maps and Driving Directions to Bad Dürkheim
Travel Insider Tips for Bad Dürkheim
There is a beautiful town called Bad Duerkheim, and it has a weinfest right now going on its called the duerkemer wurstmarkt, great times to be had there good food good wine and good beer. lots of fun.there is also a great hotel there in Bad Duerkheim it is called GARTENHOTEL HEUSSER, its very nice atmosphere to stay there... go there and have fun its great anytime.
Shared by Maggie Korpi, Sep 2010
Bad Duerkheim was wonderful and it stayed open past midninght! All that wonderful wine!!!!
Shared by Jacqueline Begtrup Ayers, Jul 2010
Ah Bad Duerkheim, good memories there as for Bier Eichbaum Mannhemer Brauerei:)
Shared by Sue Nosack, Jul 2010
Here is a good article with some travel tips for the wine festival: http://www.live-like-a-german.com/germany_related_articles/show/Bad-Duerkheims-Wurstmarkt-wine-festival
Shared by Live Like A German , Sep 2010
how about das weinfest in Bad Duerkheim in September now that is awesome too.
Shared by Maggie Korpi, Aug 2010
Bad Duerkheim brings back a lot of good memories. As a Teenager we would always go to the Wine Fest there. So much fun!!
Shared by Alexandra Muesel Bailey, Jul 2010
I love the Bad Durkheim Festival. For wines i love a Ferweisser or a Rieslaner Auslese by Julius Spital/Wurzburg.
Shared by Ramzy Earle, Oct 2010
Bad Dürkheim
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Related Sites
We collected some useful links related to Bad Dürkheim. If you know a few more sites not listed here, or also know some insider tips or point of interests for this destination? Please share and submit your Germany travel tip. If approved it will be shown on this page!
- Homepage of Bad Dürkheim: Bad Dürkheim (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Bad Dürkheim
- Wikipedia: Bad Durkheim
- Durkheimer Wurstmarkt
- Durkheim festival
- Durkheim shopping center
- Children's map
- Saline graduation tower
- Drachenfels Club
- Klosterruine Limburg
- Haus Catoir Arts Center
- Bad Dürkheim (official home page)
More about the History of Bad Dürkheim
On 1 June 778, Bad Dürkheim was first mentioned in the Lorsch (Lorsch vacation rentals | Lorsch travel guide) Codex as "Turnesheim". The city was given its rights in 1360 and then withdrawn in 1471 after the Palatinate was conquered. The city was renamed to Bad Dürkheim because of the seven natural springs found in the city.
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