Speyer

Speyer is a city in the region of . It is one of the oldest German cities and has a beautiful old town. Speyer has been a diocesan town since 346; its first churches and monasteries were built in the 6th and 7th century.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Speyer Cathedral and Technik Museum Speyer.

Church
, officially the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin: Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae in , Germany, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer and is suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg.

Museum
The is a technology museum in , .

Protected area
The Jewish courtyard in Speyer, is an historic and archeological site located in the inner city of , . Built in stages between 1104 and the 14th century, the courtyard contains some of the oldest and best-preserved Jewish community buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Römerberg and Altlußheim.

Village
is a municipality in the , in , . It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approximately 5 kilometres southwest of . is situated 5 km southwest of Speyer.

Village
is a municipality in and belongs to . sits in the Rhine rift directly on the right bank of a meandering of the Rhine, where the flows into the Rhine. is situated 6 km southeast of Speyer.

Village
is a municipality in the , in , . The almost 980-year-old village was once a pure agricultural and fishing village. is situated 6 km north of Speyer.

Speyer

Latitude
49.3228° or 49° 19′ 22″ north
Longitude
8.4279° or 8° 25′ 41″ east
Population
49,600
Elevation
106 metres (348 feet)
Open location code
8FXC8CFH+45
Geo­Names ID
6554821
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