Landstuhl, Germany
Landstuhl is a town of 8,989 people in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, founded in 1326.
Why visit Landstuhl
Townapedia lists 22 museums and landmarks, 12 parks and trails, 110 places to eat, 22 places to stay and 14 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kahlenberg, Hörnchenberg, Museum im Westrich and West Palatine Musicians Museum.
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About Landstuhl
Landstuhl (German pronunciation: [ˈlantʃtuːl] ), officially the Sickingen Town of Landstuhl (German: Sickingenstadt Landstuhl), is a town in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the Municipal Association of Landstuhl. Situated on the north-west edge of the Palatinate Forest, 11 miles (18 km) west of the city of Kaiserslautern, the town is located near Ramstein Air Base.
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Things to do14
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Museums and landmarks22
Ramstein Flightcatastrophe Memorial
Monument and historic site · 2.3 km
Behauener roter Sandstein als Denkmal. Auf der flachen Seite des Steines drei bronzene Gedenktafeln mit der o.g. Inschrift. Am Boden des...
Schlageter Gedenkstein
Monument and historic site · 2.6 km
In Fels gemeiselt
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Parks, trails and playgrounds12
Freizeitbad Azur
Sports field and stadium · 3.6 km
Mo 13:00-22:00; Tu-Fr 10:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 09:00-19:00
Restaurants and cafes110
9Chan
Restaurant · Thai
40 Kaiserstraße, Landstuhl
Su-Mo 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00; We-Sa 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00
Big Emma
Restaurant · Burger, Steak House · 3.3 km
1C Reichswaldstraße, Ramstein-Miesenbach
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Cafe Konditorei Hotel Goldinger
Cafe
18 Von-Richthofen-Straße, Landstuhl
Mo,We,Th,Fr,Sa 06:30-18:30; Su,PH 08:30-18:30
Pfeffermühle
Restaurant · Regional · 1.7 km
40 Beethovenstraße, Landstuhl
We-Mo 08:00-14:00,17:00-22:00
Romano's Macaroni Grill
Restaurant · Italian · 3.7 km
3336
Su 10:30-21:00; Mo-Fr 11:00-21:00; Sa 10:30-21:00
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History
The earliest traces of human settlement in Landstuhl date from around 500 BC. The "heathen rock" (Heidenfels) from the Celtic period was a holy site until Roman times, and a Roman settlement dates from the 1st century. About 1152, Emperor Frederick I had Nanstein Castle built on the mountain south of town.
During the 15th century, the lords of Sickingen assumed responsibility for Landstuhl and the surrounding area. The most famous member of this dynasty was Franz von Sickingen. He converted the castle – Nanstein Castle (German: Burg Nanstein), the most visible landmark in Landstuhl and the surrounding area – into a dominating fortress. In August 1522, Sickingen moved to further expand his feudal domains by capturing Trier. After several unsuccessful attempts to lay siege to the city, he withdrew to Nanstein Castle and was subsequently besieged by a coalition of Richard, Archbishop of Trier; Louis V, Elector Palatine; and Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. During the 1523 siege of Nanstein Castle, Sickingen fell mortally wounded. His sons rebuilt the castle in Renaissance style, but it was largely destroyed by Louis XIV's army during the Rhine campaign of the Nine Years' War.
From the History section of Landstuhl on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Economy
Landstuhl is home to Landstuhl Hospital, also known as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a U.S. Army installation atop the Kirchberg.
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Where to stay22
Churches and places of worship17
Evangelische Kirche
Church · Protestant · 3.5 km
1 Gutenbergstraße, Ramstein-Miesenbach
St. Nikolaus
Church · Catholic · 3.8 km
8 Landstuhler Straße, Ramstein-Miesenbach
Shopping20
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries13
BBS Landstuhl, Berufsbildende Schule des Landkreises Kaiserslautern
School
6 Vordere Fröhnstraße, Landstuhl
Healthcare6
Map of Landstuhl
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ramstein Air Base (RMS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- Ramstein-Miesenbach 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Kaiserslautern 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Waldfischbach-Burgalben 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Waldmohr 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Otterberg 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Homburg 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Rodalben 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Pirmasens 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Zweibrücken 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Bexbach 24 km west, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Burg Nanstein "von oben" - panoramio, gesoe62, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Landstuhl Alte Kapelle von Nordosten, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Ludwigstraße 2-Maria mit Kind, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Ludwigstraße 4-Grabsteine, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Kaiserstraße 36-Portal, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Alte Kapelle - Evangelisten, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Alte Kapelle - Nordwand, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Alte Kapelle - Innenraum, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Alte Kapelle - Katharina und Erasmus, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Alte Kapelle - Südwand mit Nische und Glockenseil, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Ludwigstraße 4-Ehrenfriedhof, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Infotafel Denkmalzone Alter Friedhof Landstuhl, Marcus Leister, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Alte Kapelle von Südwesten, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmalzone Alter Friedhof Landstuhl, Marcus Leister, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Katasteramt Landstuhl, Marcus Leister, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl 2016 05 05 4, Klaus Graf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Landstuhl Heilig-Geist-Kirche, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Apotheke Am Alten Markt 9, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl Hauptstraße 19, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl, Am Alten Markt, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Landstuhl 2016 05 05 2, Klaus Graf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Landstuhl Hauptstraße 21, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl, Blick zur Stadtkirche, Villa Benzino, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Landstuhl Villa Marx, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Die Rentei in Landstuhl - panoramio, gesoe62, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rentei in Landstuhl - panoramio, gesoe62, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Landstuhl, die Kirche St. Andreas, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Moorbad Landstuhl, Marco Tuerr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Landstuhl 2016 05 05 1, Klaus Graf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burg Nanstein, Landstuhl - panoramio, gesoe62, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Landstuhl Kirchenstraße 53, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burg Nahnstein Landstuhl - panoramio, gesoe62, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Westpfälzer Musikantenmuseum - Exponate, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RamstMemorial3s, No machine-readable author provided. Wikiped~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (2008), Photo Courtesy of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Public domain
- Burg Nanstein Kernburg, Anaconda74, CC0
- Stadtpfarrkirche Landstuhl Ludwigstraße 10-1, Leiflive, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kindsbach, die evangelische Kirche, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Mariä Heimsuchung, Katholische Pfarrkirche Kindsbach, Rosalie44, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramstein air show disaster memorial, U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Wilson, Public domain
- Museum im Westrich, TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BismarckturmLandstuhl, Ramessos, Public domain
- OBS aus Upcyclingmaterialien 04 DD, DeaVenationis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niveaustein Kahlenberg Landstuhl, Pfalz39, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bismarckturm (Landstuhl)-01, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, b166er, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, b166er, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, b166er, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Bulld0z3r, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edddy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, b166er, 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, heetENkoel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Bulld0z3r, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Bulld0z3r, CC BY-SA 4.0
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