Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a city of 163,196 people in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
Why visit Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Townapedia lists 321 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 152 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 11 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Pfalzbau, Prinzregenten Theater, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum and Ernst-Bloch-Zentrum.
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About Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (German pronunciation: [ˈluːtvɪçsˌhaːfn̩ ʔam ˈʁaɪn] ; meaning "Ludwig's Port upon the Rhine"; Palatine German: Ludwichshafe), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine (Upper Rhine), opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.
From the Wikipedia article Ludwigshafen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do11
Pfalzbau
Cinema and theater
Theatre in Ludwigshafen, Germany
30 Berliner Straße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Fernmeldeturm Mannheim
Monument and historic site · 3.4 km
Building in Mannheim, Electorate of Baden, Germany
Klapsmühl’ am Rathaus
Cinema and theater · 1.4 km
Building in Mannheim, Margraviate of Baden, Germany
Konrad Adenauer Bridge
Bridge · 0.7 km
Rhine crossing between Mannheim and Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Theaterhaus G7
Cinema and theater · 1.6 km
Theatre in Mannheim, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany
Museums and landmarks321
Wilhelm-Hack-Museum
Museum
Art museum in Ludwigshafen, Germany
23 Berliner Straße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Tu-We,Fr 11:00-18:00; Th 11:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00
Angel of Peace (Mannheim)
Monument and historic site · 1.5 km
Memorial for the victims of Nazi Germany and the Second World War with a bronze sculpture by Gerhard Marcks (1951-1952)
Reiss-Engelhorn Museums
Museum · 1.4 km
Public institution for museums and cultural institutions in Mannheim, Germany
309 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
4 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes152
Dong Que
Restaurant · Vietnamese, Sushi
Restaurant für vietnamesische Küche und Grillspezialitäten. Überdachter Aussenbereich.
73 Ludwigstraße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00, 17:00-23:00; Sa, Su 15:00-23:00
Agra Mahal
Restaurant · Indian
75-79 Ludwigstraße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
PH,Mo-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:30
Asia-Bistro Mekong
Restaurant · Asian
1 Berliner Platz, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Mo-Fr 11:00-21:00; Su,PH 12:00-21:00
La Torre da Angelo / Turm 33
Restaurant · Italian
33 Maxstraße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Mo, Tu, Th-Su 11:30-14:30, 17:00-22:30
Restaurant Sigma
Restaurant · Greek
39 Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:00,Su 11:30-22:30
Suki
Restaurant · Sushi, Asian · 0.9 km
178 Lisztstraße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Tu-Sa 11:30-15:00; Tu-Th,Su 17:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 12:00-15:00
140 more on the map.
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship21
St. Ludwig
Church · Catholic
37 Bismarckstraße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Evangelische Stadtmission Ludwigshafen
Church · Evangelical · 1.2 km
3 Rheinallee, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Shopping29
Gas and EV charging4
Freie Tankstelle Andre Urban
Gas station
6-8 Zollhofstraße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Schools, colleges and libraries27
Healthcare12
Hausarztzentrum Ludwigshafen
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 km
23 Gräfenaustraße, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Map of Ludwigshafen am Rhein
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Getting there and nearby towns
City-Airport Mannheim (MHG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
- Mannheim 2 km northeast, about 2 min by car
- Heidelberg 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Darmstadt 46 km north, about 46 min by car
- Karlsruhe 53 km south, about 53 min by car
- Mainz 57 km north, about 57 min by car
- Heilbronn 68 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Wiesbaden 69 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pforzheim 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Frankfurt am Main 73 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Offenbach 73 km north, about 1 h 15 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
- Ludwigshafenmitte ausderluft, Dominik Lott ( Dolo280 ), CC BY-SA 2.5
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Lutherkirche Dm IMG 1119 2024-05-22 09.41, Michielverbeek, CC BY 4.0
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein Maxstraße 33 001 2020 09 01, Friedrich Haag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pfalzbau, Fam.illo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2026-06-06 D500-97565M Achim-Lammerts Mannheim-Neckarufer-Fernmeldeturm, Achim Lammerts (Syntaxys), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mannheim Kleinkunst Klapsmuehl, MSeses, CC BY-SA 3.0
- MannheimKAbruecke5500-10, Hubert Berberich ( HubiB ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- TiG7, Graf Foto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2026-04-08 Achim-Lammerts D500-97379M Theodor-Heuss-Brücke, Achim Lammerts (Syntaxys), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- FriedensEngelMA, Hubert Berberich ( HubiB ), Public domain
- Kunsthalle Mannheim Eingangsportal, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Barockschloss Mannheim, Quadratestadt Mannheim Bernhard Kunz / Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Reiss-Museum Mannheim Portal, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Technoseum Mannheim Eingangsseite 2026-05-18, Hubert Berberich ( HubiB ), CC BY 4.0
- Der Friedrichsplatz und der Wasserturm, Quadratestadt Mannheim Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Luisenpark Mannheim Gondolettas, Andromeda Altair, Public domain
- Mannheim-jesuitenkirche, Frank, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mannheim Altes Rathaus St Sebastian 3600, Hubert Berberich ( HubiB ), CC BY 3.0
- Hochschule Mannheim-04, Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Universitaet Mannheim Schloss Ehrenhof, Stefanie Eichler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mannheim Schlosskirche v O, Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz in Ludwigshafen, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Bosch-Gymnasium Ludwigshafen, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Rheingalerie 28.09.2010, Ralf Engelberger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Geschwister Scholl Schule in Ludwigshafen Sued, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Prinz aussen, Karl Napp, Attribution
- Ludwigskirche in Ludwigshafen 1, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Stadtbibliothek und Kunstverein in Ludwigshafen, Graf Foto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lukaskirche in Ludwigshafen, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Melanchthonkirche Ludwigshafen 02, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Herz Jesu Ludwigshafen 04, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Friedenspark Ludwigshafen 01, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- DSPRP Gebaeude 22-05 rz-7783 (c) Francesco Futterer, ÖA Staatsphilharmonie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Musikhochschule in Mannheim, Immanuel Giel, Public domain
- Melanchthonkirche in Ludwigshafen (1), Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0
- Die protestantische Melanchthonkirche gehört zu den etwa 50 Bartingschen Notkirchen, die zwischen 1948 und 1950 in Deutschland gebaut wurden. - panoramio, Immanuel Giel, CC BY 3.0
- Ludwigshafen-Lutherkirche-04-Turm-2026-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- O T, Magdalena Roeseler, CC BY 3.0
- Ludwigshafen-Lutherkirche-14-Portal-2026-gje, Gerd Eichmann, CC BY 4.0
- Ludwigshafen Neubau Danziger Platz 33 20100918, Rudolf Stricker, Attribution
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bitnapper, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wegavision, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, knistertoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tatico, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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