Why visit Contwig
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 46 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Wahlbacherhof - Naturkost Hofladen Nafziger, Himmelsberg, Auf der Pottschütthöhe and Ice Arena.
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About Contwig
Contwig (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔntvɪç]) is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It has slightly over 5.000 inhabitants, and is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Zweibrücken-Land. Its current mayor is Nadine Brinette, elected in 2021.
From the Wikipedia article Contwig (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do8
Wahlbacherhof - Naturkost Hofladen Nafziger
Farm and orchard · 3.3 km
1 Wahlbacherhof, Contwig
We 14:00-18:00, Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa 09:00-13:00
Museums and landmarks10
WH 114a/119a
Monument and historic site · 2.0 km
Wehrmachtsstollen, spätere US-Nutzung
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Freibad Zweibrücken
Sports field and stadium · 4.0 km
111 Landauer Straße, Zweibrücken
Restaurants and cafes46
Alter Bahnhof
Restaurant · German · 2.7 km
2 Tschifflick, Zweibrücken
Mo-Tu off, We-Sa 17:30-22:30; Su,PH 11:00-14:30,17:00-22:00
Trattoria la Calabria
Restaurant · Italian, Pizza, Pasta · 3.7 km
21 Straßburger Ring, Zweibrücken
Mo off; Tu 17:30-22:00; We-Fr 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00; Sa...
Valentins Wirtshaus
Restaurant · Regional · 4.1 km
11 Geschwister-Scholl-Allee, Zweibrücken
12:00-23:00
Cockpit
Restaurant · 4.3 km
1 Pottschütthöhe, Rieschweiler-Mühlbach
Tu-Su 10:00-22:00
Naturfreundehaus Harzbornhaus
Restaurant · 4.0 km
299 Gersbergerhofstraße, Zweibrücken
Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Valentins-Biergarten
Restaurant · German · 4.0 km
Mo-Sa 12:00+ "nach Wetterlage"; Su,PH 11:00+ "nach Wetterlage"
34 more on the map.
Notable people from Contwig
Max SefrinGerman politician (1913-2000)Photo: Peter Heinz Junge, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Born in Contwig, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship10
Maria Königin der Engel
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.2 km
25 Dellfelder Straße, Contwig
Freie-evangelische Baptistengemeinde
Church · Baptist · 3.6 km
20 Max-Planck-Straße, Zweibrücken
Freievangelische Christengemeinde
Church · Evangelical · 3.7 km
21 Max-Planck-Straße, Zweibrücken
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare1
Map of Contwig
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Getting there and nearby towns
Zweibruecken Airport (ZQW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
- Zweibrücken 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Homburg 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- Blieskastel 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Pirmasens 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Kirkel 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Rodalben 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Bexbach 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Waldmohr 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Waldfischbach-Burgalben 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Neunkirchen 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- LaurentiusKircheContwig, Ramessos, Public domain
- Freibad Contwig - panoramio, Immanuel Giel, CC BY 3.0
- Freibad Contwig - panoramio (2), Immanuel Giel, CC BY 3.0
- Freibad Contwig - panoramio (1), Immanuel Giel, CC BY 3.0
- Karlskirche Zweibruecken 01, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Kletterrose Rosengarten ZW, Akinom, Public domain
- Stambach Katholische Kirche, atreyu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Contwig-St Laurentius-16-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Outlet Center Zweibrücken pic1, Alf van Beem, Public domain
- Wildrosengarten Zweibrücken, Wilrooij, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dellfeld Protestantische Kirche 02, atreyu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirche in Zweibruecken 01, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Niederauerbach-Kirche-01, Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG Pottschütthöhe Nordhang, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schwarzbachtalbahn-24, Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schwarzbachtalbahn-25, Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aerial image of the Zweibrücken airfield, Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tschifflicker Burg Grundriss, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lustschloss Tschifflik, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tschifflicker Burg, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rosa 'Oeillet Parfait' 01, Wilrooij, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rosa 'Oeillet Parfait' 02, Wilrooij, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rosa 'Miranda' 02, Wilrooij, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rosa 'Minnehaha' 03, Wilrooij, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wildrosengarten Zweibrücken 01, Wilrooij, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ma_rt_in, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
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