Ramberg, Rhineland-Palatinate

Ramberg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Ramberg within Südliche Weinstraße district
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Coordinates: 49°15′44″N 8°00′34″E / 49.26222°N 8.00944°E / 49.26222; 8.00944
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Südliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.	Annweiler am Trifels
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Jürgen Munz[1]
Area
• Total	7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Elevation	237 m (778 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	986
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76857
Dialling codes	06345
Vehicle registration	SÜW
Website	www.ramberg.de

Ramberg is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Ramberg lies in the Palatine Forest Nature Park around 7 km (as the crow flies) north-northeast of Annweiler am Trifels. The Dernbach stream, a tributary of the Eisbach, flows through the village from north to south direction and the village itself is surrounded by forested hills. A few hundred metres north of the built-up area is the valley of Holpertal.

On the Schlossberg ("castle hill"), which rises above the village, are the ruins of the castle of Ramburg. Other ruins near Ramberg are: Frankenfelsen Castle, Meistersel Castle and Neuscharfeneck Castle. Prominent hills within the municipality include the Drenselberg (524 m), the Schindl Kopf (510 m) and the Hühnerkopf (477 m).

The Brushmakers' Museum (German: Bürstenbindermuseum Ramberg) in Ramberg is a local history museum.

The neighbouring villages - clockwise - are Roschbach, Edesheim, Rhodt unter Rietburg, Weyher in der Pfalz, Edesheim, Hainfeld (Pfalz), Burrweiler, Flemlingen, Dernbach (Pfalz), Böchingen, Walsheim and Burrweiler.

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