Coordinates: 49°32′N 8°21′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...

Frankenthal
Federal state	Rhineland-Palatinate
Administrative region
District	urban district
Population	47,357 NA (2005)
Area	43.78 km²
Population density	1,082/km²
Elevation	96 m
Coordinates	49°32′ N 8°21′ E
Postal code	67227
Area code	06233
Licence plate code	FT
Mayor	Theo Wieder (CDU)
Website	frankenthal.de

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History

First mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustian seminary was build, the ruin still stands today in the center of the town.

In the second half of the 16th century, people from the Netherlands persecuted for their religious belief settled in Frankenthal. They were industrious and art loving people who brought economic prosperity to the town. Some of them were important carpet weavers, jewellers and artists whose "Frankenthaler Malerschule" (Frankenthal school of painting) acquired some fame. In 1577 the settlement was raised to the status as a town by the count palatine Johann Casimir. Johann Casimir, (March 7, 1543 – January 16, 1592), born in Simmern, Germany, the third son of Frederic III (Friedrich), Count Palatine of the Rhine, and was a member of the Simmern middle electoral line of The House of Wittelsbach. ...

In 1600 Frankenthal was converted to a fortress. 1621 Spanish siege during the Thirty Years' War, occupation by troops of different alliances, the crafts and the trade are ruined. 1682 reconstruction. The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631). ...

1689: the town is burnt to the ground by French troops in the war of the Palatinate and Orleans.

1750: Under the rule of elector (Kurfürst) Karl Theodor becomes a town of factories. Even mulberry trees are planted for silk production. 1755 - 1800 Frankenthal porcelain factory. Karl Theodor (born in 1724) reigned as Duke of Bavaria from 1777 until his death in 1799. ...

1797 under French patronage; from 1816 onwards under Bavarian rule. 1859 beginning of rapid industrial expansion.

1938: The jewish synagogue, built in 1884, is burnt to the ground during the so called Kristallnacht. Die Kristallnacht, also known as die Reichskristallnacht (literally Imperial Crystal Night), die Pogromnacht and in English as the Night of Broken Glass, was a massive nationwide pogrom in Germany and Austria on the night of November 9, 1938 (including the early hours of the following day). ...

1943: In a bomb raid the centre of the town is destroyed almost completely.

1945: first American, then French occupation; dismantling of the industry; rebuilding of the town.

1946: Part of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, one of the German "Bundesländer". Today Frankenthal again is seat of some medium sized industries.

Gallery

ruins of the monastery ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2346x1367, 634 KB) Summary Description: monastery ruines in Frankenthal in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) Source: own photography Date: October 2005 Author: --Immanuel Giel 07:22, 18 October 2005 (UTC) Other versions: none Licensing File links The following pages link to this file...	churches ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1814x2188, 610 KB) Summary Description: churches in Frankenthal in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) Source: own photography Date: Oktober 2005 Author: --Immanuel Giel 07:21, 18 October 2005 (UTC) Other versions: none Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Frankenthal...	Wormser Tor ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1384x1496, 332 KB) Summary Description: city gate of Frankenthal in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) Source: own photography Date: October 2005 Author: --Immanuel Giel 07:24, 18 October 2005 (UTC) Other versions: none Licensing File links The following pages link to this file...	outskirts ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1580x1968, 508 KB) Summary Description: Frankenthal in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) Source: own photography Date: October 2005 Author: --Immanuel Giel 07:25, 18 October 2005 (UTC) Other versions: none Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Frankenthal ...
position in Germany

	Cities and rural districts in the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany
Cities Image File history File links Flag_of_Rhineland-Palatinate. ... The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ...	Frankenthal | Kaiserslautern | Koblenz | Landau | Ludwigshafen | Mainz | Neustadt (Weinstraße) Pirmasens | Speyer | Trier | Worms | Zweibrücken Kaiserslautern, Germany lies 80 miles southwest of Frankfurt, 295 miles northeast of Paris, France. ... Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German spellings; French Coblence; from ) is situated on the left bank of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) and its monument are situated. ... Map of Germany showing Landau Coat of Arms of Landau, 1291 – 1955 Landau or Landau in der Pfalz is an autonomous (Kreisfrei) city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße (southern wineroute) district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Ludwigshafen am Rhein Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a city in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with about 166,000 inhabitants. ... Mainz (French: Mayence) is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... Neustadt an der Weinstraße, otherwise known as Neustadt a. ... Pirmasens is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. ... Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a city in Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx. ... Trier (French: Trèves, Spanish: Treveris, Italian: Treviri) is Germanys oldest city. ... // Worms (pronounced ) is a city in the southwest of Germany. ... Zweibrücken is a city of Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Schwarzbach river at the border of the Palatine Forest. ...
Rural districts	Ahrweiler | Altenkirchen | Alzey-Worms | Bad Dürkheim | Bad Kreuznach | Bernkastel-Wittlich | Birkenfeld | Bitburg-Prüm Cochem-Zell | Daun | Donnersbergkreis | Germersheim | Kaiserslautern | Kusel | Mainz-Bingen Mayen-Koblenz | Neuwied | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Südliche Weinstraße | Südwestpfalz | Trier-Saarburg | Westerwaldkreis Categories: Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate ... Categories: Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate ... Categories: Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate ... Bad Dürkheim is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Categories: Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate ... Bernkastel-Wittlich is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Birkenfeld is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Bitburg-Prüm is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Categories: Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate ... Daun is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... The Donnersbergkreis is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Germersheim is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Kaiserslautern is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Kusel is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Mainz-Bingen is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Mayen-Koblenz is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Neuwied is a district (Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Rhein-Hunsrück is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Rhein-Lahn is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Südliche Weinstraße is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Südwestpfalz is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Trier-Saarburg is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... The Westerwaldkreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ...