Oppenheim 883749 199697308 2008-03-20T22:39:14Z DoriSmith 398051 Revert to revision 195191536 dated 2008-03-01 21:38:17 by MalafayaBot using [[:en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation_popups|popups]] {{otheruses}} {{Infobox German Location |Name = Oppenheim |Art = Stadt |Wappen = Oppenheim coat of arms.png |lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 51 |lat_sec = 20 |lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 21 |lon_sec = 37 |Lageplan = |Bundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz |Landkreis = Mainz-Bingen |Verbandsgemeinde = Nierstein-Oppenheim |Höhe = 100 |Fläche = 7.09 |Einwohner = 6854<!-- Bitte nicht per Hand aktualisieren: [[Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Kommunen_und_Landkreise_in_Deutschland/Einwohnerzahlen]] --> |Stand = 2006-12-31 |PLZ = 55276 |Vorwahl = 06133 |Kfz = MZ |Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 39 049 |Adresse-Verband = Sant' -Ambrogio-Ring 33<br />55276 Oppenheim |Website = [http://www.stadt-oppenheim.de/ www.stadt-oppenheim.de] |Bürgermeister = Markus Held |Partei = SPD }} '''Oppenheim''' is a small town (about 7000 inhabitants) on the [[Upper Rhine]] ([[Rheinhessen]]), between [[Mainz]] and [[Worms, Germany|Worms]]. It is in the county of [[Mainz-Bingen]] in [[Rheinland-Pfalz]] and belongs to the [[Nierstein-Oppenheim]] ''[[Verbandsgemeinde]]'' (an administrative unit). ==History== Oppenheim became prominent during the [[Hohenstaufen]] period because of its regional castle and its governors. It only became an [[Imperial Free City]] in the [[13th century]]; in the [[14th century]], the town was pledged to the [[Mainz]] palatinate (''Kurmainz''). From [[1398]] Oppenheim belonged to the palatinate of [[Kurpfalz]]. This lasted until [[1797]]. After belonging to [[France]], in [[1816]] Oppenheim became part of the Landgraviate of [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt|Hesse-Darmstadt]]. The town remain part of [[Hesse]] until [[1945]]. In March [[1945]] American troops succeeded in crossing the [[Rhein]] near Oppenheim. ===Sister cities=== *{{flagicon|France}} '''[[Givry]]''', [[France]] *{{flagicon|Austria}} '''[[Adnet]]''', [[Austria]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Werder (Havel)]]''', [[Germany]] *{{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Calpe]]''', [[Spain]] *{{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella]]''', [[Italy]] ==Culture and Attractions== Some popular landmarks are the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] ''Katharinenkirche'' (St. Katherine's Church) with its stained-glass windows, including the famous "Oppenheim Rose"; the Landskron ruins with their lovely view of the [[Rhine rift]] and a summer festival; the old town and its clocktower; the German Viticultural Museum (''Weinbaumuseum''), and the marketplace. The unusual Oppenheim medieval underground labyrinth is one of the largest systems in the world. It is only accessible by guided tour; informational literature is located on the [[market square]]. *[http://www.mainz-bingen-foto.de/pages/Oppenheim Photographs of Oppenheim at mainz-bingen-foto.de] ==People from Oppenheim== * [[Matthäus Merian]] ([[engraver]]) * [[Anton Praetorius]] [[priest]] in Oppenheim (1589-1592), fought against [[witch trial]]s and [[torture]] * [[Friedrich Koch]] ([[pharmacist]], inventor of factory-produced [[quinine]]) * [[Paul Wallot]], German [[architect]] and the designer of the [[Reichstag (building)|Reichstag]] in [[Berlin]] * [[Johanna Senfter]], [[composer]] ==References== * Much of this article was translated from the [[:de:Oppenheim|German language article]] of the same name, Feb. 2006 version. ==External links== * [http://www.stadt-oppenheim.de/ Town homepage] * [http://www.wein-wg.de/wwg/rheinhessen/oppenheim/ Vineyards in Oppenheim] * [http://www.dwb-museum.de/ German Viticultural Museum] * [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=86&letter=O Jewish Encyclopedia] [[Category:Historic Jewish communities|Oppenheim]] {{Cities and towns in Mainz-Bingen (district)}} [[de:Oppenheim]] [[eo:Oppenheim]] [[fr:Oppenheim]] [[nl:Oppenheim (Duitsland)]] [[pl:Oppenheim]] [[ro:Oppenheim]] [[ru:Оппенхайм]] [[vo:Oppenheim]] [[zh:奧本海姆]]