Hambach an der Weinstraße

Hambach is located in the Anterior Palatinate on the eastern slope of the Haardt and on the west side of the Upper Rhine Plain, approximately 150 to 300 m above NHN;[3] the old townhall has an altitude of 182 m.[3] The central city of Neustadt an der Weinstraße joins in the North-East and the Diedesfeld district is located in the South.

Cold airmasses, which appear during spring nights and cause late frosts, float down the slopes into the valley and flow into the level country.

The Römerweg (the lower part of which is called Dammstraße) was falsely believed to be the old Roman connection between Straßburg and Mainz.

The name "Hambach" derives from the Rhine Franconian word "Haganbach", which was first mentioned in a document in 865 and refers to a stream ("Bach"), which has its source in a sparse forest ("Hag").

The "Hambach", a stream originating at the northern foot of the 379.2 m high[4] Schlossberg and flowing east through "Mittelhambach", is most likely responsible for the naming of the village.

[5] The former coat of arms depicts a downfacing silver horseshoe with a toe cap and seven rectangular nail holes on a green background.

The old town hall was built in 1739 by the prince-bishop Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn, cardinal and knight of the Teutonic Order, in 1739.

The Andergasser Fest begins with the setting up of the maypole in the Obergasse as well as the so-called "Küfer" dance by the local winegrowers.

Hambach is connected to the A 65 (interchange 13/Neustadt-Süd), which goes to Ludwigshafen and Karlsruhe as well as to the former B 38 (L 516 today) and the German wine route(also called "Weinstraße"), which crosses the village and leads North to Neustadt.