Speyer, Medieval river port town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The city extends along the western bank of the Rhine River and contains a historic center with narrow streets and preserved medieval structures.
Founded in 150 AD as Noviomagus, Speyer developed from a Roman military settlement into a significant administrative center of the Holy Roman Empire.
The Romanesque Cathedral, constructed in 1030 by Emperor Conrad II, houses the tombs of eight German emperors and three empresses beneath its high altar.
The city maintains direct rail connections to Mannheim and Karlsruhe, with an airfield located south of the urban center for general aviation purposes.
The term Protestant originated at the Diet of Speyer in 1529, where Lutheran states presented their formal objection against Catholic Church decrees.
Location: Rhineland-Palatinate
Inception: 150
Elevation above the sea: 108 m
Shares border with: Rhein-Pfalz, Rhein-Neckar, Landkreis Karlsruhe
Website: https://speyer.de
GPS coordinates: 49.31656,8.43361
Latest update: May 27, 2025 22:14
Speyer Cathedral
649 m
Technik Museum Speyer
1 km
Gedächtniskirche
322 m
Historical Museum of the Palatinate
580 m
U-9
1 km
Old Gate
143 m
Mariä Himmelfahrt
6.4 km
Jewish courtyard
446 m
Trinity Church
453 m
Salierbrücke Speyer
1.4 km
Josephskirche Speyer
323 m
Rheinbrücke Speyer
4 km
Domnapf
558 m
St. Magdalena
770 m
Rheinhäuser Fähre
4.5 km
Bademaxx
1.3 km
Heiliggeistkirche (Speyer)
330 m
St. Konrad
3.5 km
St. Guido
640 m
Stadthaus
512 m
St. Ludwig (Speyer)
253 m
Purrmann house
233 m
St. Bernhard (Speyer)
735 m
Retscher
457 m
Feuerbachhaus
264 m
All Saints Abbey
429 m
Domnapf
556 m
Heiliges Grab
1.2 kmReviews
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