Worms

Worms is a city in the region of . You can still see many vestiges of the old city walls, particularly the Torturmplatz and the Karolingerstraße.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand” and Worms Cathedral.

Protected area
Photo: PanchoS, Public domain.
The Jewish Cemetery in Worms or Heiliger Sand, in , is usually called the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Europe, although the Jewish burials in the Jewish sections of the Roman catacombs predate it by a millennium.

Church
St Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in , southern . The cathedral is located on the highest point of the inner city of Worms and is the most important building of the Romanesque style in Worms.

Railway station
is, along with Worms Pfeddersheim station, one of two operational passenger stations in the city of . The station with its pedestrian underpass is also an essential link between the eastern and the western parts of central Worms.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bobenheim-Roxheim and Horchheim.

Village
is a municipality in the , in , . It is situated approximately 5 km south of , and 13 km northwest of . is situated 6 km south of Worms.

Suburb
Photo: PMScigne, Public domain.
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Worms.

Locality
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
The Holy Trinity Church, full name Reformation Memorial Church of the Holy Trinity is the largest Protestant church in . The baroque hall building is centrally located on the market square of the city and is now under conservation.

Worms

Latitude
49.6327° or 49° 37′ 58″ north
Longitude
8.3619° or 8° 21′ 43″ east
Population
86,800
Elevation
105 metres (344 feet)
Open location code
8FXCJ9M6+3Q
Geo­Names ID
6554822
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Yiddish—“Worms” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: ቩርምዝ
  • Arabic: فورمس
  • Belarusian: Горад Вормс
  • Bulgarian: Вормс
  • Chinese: 沃尔姆斯
  • Greek: Βορμς
  • Hebrew: וורמס
  • Japanese: ヴォルムス
  • Kazakh: Вормс
  • Korean: 보름스
  • Latin: Wormatia
  • Latvian: Vormsa
  • Lithuanian: Vormsas
  • Persian: ورمز، آلمان
  • Pfaelzisch: Woʳms
  • Polish: Wormacja
  • Russian: Вормс
  • Serbian: Вормс
  • Ukrainian: Вормс
  • Yiddish: ווארמז

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