Freinsheim hosts town wall fest today through Sunday

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.

Twenty 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 Freinsheim Wine Princess Carolin fest will officially open the fest at
7 p.m. today on the historical Markt-platz. Several bands will then perform in different locations.

The Stadtmauerfest will continue at noon Saturday and Monday, and at
11:30 a.m. Sunday. Each day the celebration will go on until 1 a.m. the following morning. The old part of town is closed for 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 center of town.

The 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 were leading 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. It is known as one of the nicest and most complete town fortification facilities in the Pfalz. For visitors it’s worth it to explore Freinsheim with 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, and follow the signs to Kirchheim, Dackenheim and Freinsheim.
For more information, visit www.stadt-freinsheim.de.