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Speyer (, older spelling ; ; ), historically known in English as Spires, is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in the western part of the Federal Republic of Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer lies south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, and south-west of Heidelberg. Founded by the ancient Romans as a fortified town on the northeast frontiers of their Roman Empire, it is one of Germany's oldest cities. Speyer Cathedral, a number of other churches, and the ("old gate") dominate the Speyer landscape. In the cathedral, beneath the high altar
Speyer is a historic city in western Germany with about 50,000 residents, originally founded by the Romans as a fortified outpost on the Rhine River. The city is notable for its ancient origins as one of Germany's oldest settlements and its impressive architectural landmarks, particularly Speyer Cathedral and other historic churches.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_flag
- Flag of Speyer.svg
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Speyer COA.svg
- German location.state
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- German location.district
- Kreisfreie Stadt
- German location.elevation
- 92
- German location.area
- 42.58
- German location.postal_code
- 67346
- German location.area_code
- 06232
- German location.licence
- SP
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 07 3 18 000
- German location.divisions
- 4 Stadtteile
- German location.mayor
- Stefanie Seiler
- German location.leader_term
- 2018–26
- German location.Bürgermeistertitel
- Oberbürgermeister
- German location.party
- SPD
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- Instance of
- free imperial city
- Demonym
- Speyerer
- Country
- Francia
- Located in
- Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 51203
- Area
- 42.71
- Elevation
- 108
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Rhine
- Capital of
- Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
- Shares border with
- Rhein-Neckar
- Official website
- www.speyer.de
- Image
- Speyerer Dom Dach.jpg
- Dialing code
- 06232
- Licence plate code
- SP
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- twinned administrative body
- Ningde
- Commons category
- Speyer
- postal code
- 6720
- Commons gallery
- Speyer
- topic's main category
- Category:Speyer
- inception
- 0150-00-00
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Speyer
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Speyer
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Speyer
- member of
- Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
- short name
- Sp
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- female population
- 26015
- P8168
- Pyxis
- P11012
- John the Oxite
- different from
- Spira
- P12749
- Stephen Booth
- hashtag
- Speyer
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