Gimmeldingen

Gimmeldingen is a village of 2636 inhabitants (as of 2004[update]) and part of the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

The beginnings of Gimmeldingen and the neighbouring village of Lobloch (which used to be connected) can be traced back to Roman settlements as early as the year 325.

The first instance of the festival is documented as taking place on the 15th of April in 1934.

The village lends its name to the collective vineyard site (Großlage) Gimmeldinger Meerspinne, covering vineyards in several surrounding villages.

Gimmeldingen has one vineyard classified as Große Lage, the highest level, by the grower organisation VDP, Mandelgarten.

Silhouette of Gimmeldingen as seen from Neuberg.