Annweiler am Trifels

Also known as Sarnstall, Annweiler, Anweiler, Annweiler am Trifels (Germany)

town in Germany

Key facts

Country: Germany
State: Rhineland-Palatinate
District: Südliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc: Annweiler am Trifels
Mayor 2024 29: Carmen Winter
Total: 39.87 km (15.39 sq mi)
Elevation: 179 m (587 ft)
Density: 181.8/km (470.9/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Dialling codes: 06346
Vehicle registration: SÜW
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Annweiler am Trifels ( German: [ˈanvaɪlɐ ʔam ˈtʁiːfɛls] ), or Annweiler is a town in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, 12 km west of Landau. Annweiler am Trifels station is on the Landau–Saarbrücken railway.

Annweiler is situated in the Southern part of the Palatinate forest called the Wasgau, and is surrounded by high hills which yield a famous red sandstone. The town's main industry is tourism. On the Sonnenberg (493 m) lie the ruins of the castle of Trifels, in which Richard Coeur de Lion was imprisoned from 31 March to 19 April 1193.