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Freinsheim’s town wall fest is surrounded by Baroque buildings. The festival begins at 5 p.m. today, noon Saturday and Sunday, and 4 p.m. Monday.
The historical wine-growing village of Freinsheim will celebrate its annual “Stadtmauerfest,” or town wall fest, today through Monday.
A medieval curtain wall and Baroque buildings will set the stage for this traditional wine fest. Food and wine booths will be placed along both sides of the historical town wall on a length of 1.3 kilometers. Local vintners, restaurant owners and associations will serve Palatinate culinary specialties and regional wines.
The fest will open with the pop and rock band Robin Sun at 5 p.m. at Altstadtterrasse. The Jam Gang will perform rock, pop, blues and reggae at 6 p.m. in the Altstadthof, and the cover band Washhouse will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Kirchner winery.
The Stadtmauerfest will begin at noon Saturday and Sunday, and at 4 p.m. Monday and continue until midnight.
Throughout the fest days, numerous bands and artists will present various music styles in different locations. Performers include The Acoustis Five with beat and rock ‘n’ roll; Paul Held with the best of Motown, soul and rhythm and blues; and 2ofUs with classic rock music.
On Sunday, stores will be open for shopping from 1 to 6 p.m.
The old part of town will be closed to motorized traffic. Visitors are asked to park at the edge of town. From there, visitors only have to walk a few steps to get to the city center.
Freinsheim’s historical town wall was built in the 15th century. After the town came under the domination of the electoral palatinate in 1471, the new authorities enforced the current walls. With the Iron Gate, construction of the fortification came to an end in 1514. Until the beginning of the 19th century only two gates led out of town. Besides the two town gates, the Iron Gate in the east and the Hain Gate in the southwest, about 20 towers were put up within the wall. Today, five towers are left. Freinsheim is known as one of the nicest and most complete town fortification facilities in the Pfalz. For visitors, it’s worthwhile to take a tour around the town wall, which takes about one hour.
To get to Freinsheim, travel on autobahn A6 direction Mannheim; take the Grünstadt exit; follow the signs to Kirchheim, Dackenheim and Freinsheim.
For more information on Freinsheim and the town wall fest, visit www.stadt-freinsheim.de.
