Ramberg, Rhineland-Palatinate

Ramberg
Coat of arms
Ramberg
Location of Ramberg within Südliche Weinstraße district
Coordinates: 49°15′44″N 8°00′34″E / 49.26222°N 8.00944°E / 49.26222; 8.00944Coordinates: 49°15′44″N 8°00′34″E / 49.26222°N 8.00944°E / 49.26222; 8.00944
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Südliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.	Annweiler am Trifels
Government
• Mayor	Dieter Schwarzmann
Area
• Total	7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	978
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	76857
Dialling codes	06345
Vehicle registration	SÜW
Website	www.ramberg.de

Ramberg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Location

Ramberg lies in the Palatine Forest Nature Park around 7 km (as the crow flies) north-northeast of Annweiler am Trifels. The Dernbach stream, a tributary of the Eisbach, flows through the village from north to south direction and the village itself is surrounded by forested hills. A few hundred metres north of the built-up area is the valley of Holpertal.

On the Schlossberg ("castle hill"), which rises above the village, are the ruins of the castle of Ramburg. Other ruins near Ramberg are: Frankenfelsen Castle, Meistersel Castle and Neuscharfeneck Castle. Prominent hills within the municipality include the Drenselberg (524 m), the Schindl Kopf (510 m) and the Hühnerkopf (477 m).

Its neighbouring villages - clockwise - are Roschbach, Edesheim, Rhodt unter Rietburg, Weyher in der Pfalz, Edesheim, Hainfeld (Pfalz), Burrweiler, Flemlingen, Dernbach (Pfalz), Böchingen, Walsheim and Burrweiler.

Towns and municipalities in Südliche Weinstraße Albersweiler Altdorf Annweiler am Trifels Bad Bergzabern Barbelroth Billigheim-Ingenheim Birkenhördt Birkweiler Böbingen Böchingen Böllenborn Bornheim Burrweiler Dernbach Dierbach Dörrenbach Edenkoben Edesheim Eschbach Essingen Eußerthal Flemlingen Frankweiler Freimersheim Gleisweiler Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach Göcklingen Gommersheim Gossersweiler-Stein Großfischlingen Hainfeld Hergersweiler Herxheim Herxheimweyher Heuchelheim-Klingen Hochstadt Ilbesheim bei Landau in der Pfalz Impflingen Insheim Kapellen-Drusweiler Kapsweyer Kirrweiler Kleinfischlingen Klingenmünster Knöringen Leinsweiler Maikammer Münchweiler am Klingbach Niederhorbach Niederotterbach Oberhausen Oberotterbach Oberschlettenbach Offenbach an der Queich Pleisweiler-Oberhofen Ramberg Ranschbach Rhodt unter Rietburg Rinnthal Rohrbach Roschbach Sankt Martin Schweigen-Rechtenbach Schweighofen Siebeldingen Silz Steinfeld Venningen Völkersweiler Vorderweidenthal Waldhambach Waldrohrbach Walsheim Wernersberg Weyher in der Pfalz

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