ZWINGENBERG

'Zwingenberg' is the oldest city in the Bergstraße district of Germany, south of Frankfurt and Darmstadt. It has a population of c. 7,000 inhabitants.

Contents

History

Main sights

Economy

References

External links

History

Zwingenberg's earliest documentation dates from 1012 with a reference to the ''Getwinc'' area. A city wall is mentioned in 1258 and Zwingenberg was chartered in 1274.

Main sights

★ The white ''Bergkirche'' mountain church

★ Alsbach castle

★ Auerbach castle (Schloss Auerbach)

★ Melibokus mountain (515 meters).

★ City walls

★ ''Schlösschen'' town hall

★ ''Altes Amtsgericht'' courthouse.

★ ''Bergkirche'' is often used for postcards.

Economy

There are two wine growing areas nearby, the ''Zwingenberger Alte Burg'' (''old Castle'') and ''Zwingenberger Steingeröll'' (''stone gravel''). White grape varieties grown there include Sylvaner, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau and Morio Muscat. Zwingenberg is part of a larger wine growing area called Hessische Bergstrasse which is known for herb wines.^[1]

References

1. Deutschland- Landpartien: Landpartien zum genießen, Dietmar Scherf, , , Mair Dumont Dumont, 2006, ISBN 3770171500

External links

★ The official homepage of the city