Landau
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Landau is a historic fortified town in southwestern Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate, long valued for its strategic military position in Europe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Landau in der Pfalz | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
town
ⓘ
urban district ⓘ |
| area | 82.94 square kilometres ⓘ |
| cededTo |
Bavaria in 1816
ⓘ
France in 1648 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 49.198°N 8.116°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialingCode | +49 6341 ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
services ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| elevation | 139 metres ⓘ |
| federalState | Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortificationsDesignedBy | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTownRights | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Arzheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dammheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Godramstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Mörlheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Mörzheim ⓘ Nußdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ Queichheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Wollmesheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
fortified town
ⓘ
strategic military stronghold ⓘ |
| joined | Décapole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic old town
ⓘ
remnants of fortifications ⓘ wine festival ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Palatinate wine region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Rhine Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Palatinate Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Karlsruhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Ludwigshafen am Rhein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ten Imperial Cities of Alsace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rheinland-Pfalz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 47,000 ⓘ |
| populationAsOf | 2023 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 76829 ⓘ |
| river | Queich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedSiege |
during War of the Austrian Succession
ⓘ
during War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| university | Landau campus of University of Koblenz-Landau (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | LD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImperialCityOf | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Alsace-Lorraine at times in history
ⓘ
French fortress system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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