Ramberg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Ramberg can then continue searching for accommodation. The Brushmakers' Museum presents the craft of brushmaking, the development of the brush industry, and family life in Ramberg from 1780 to 1970.

Culture and History

The permanent exhibition “The Castles of the Ramburg Valley” at the Brushmakers' Museum covers Ramburg, Neuscharfeneck Castle, and Meistersel Castle around Ramberg. How closely brushmaking was once connected with the village is demonstrated by a figure from 1889: 225 of the 255 resident families depended on brush production or brush sales.

The name Ramberg first appears in records in 1349. St. Laurentius was built in 1833 on the site of the former Church of the Holy Spirit and preserves altar figures from the mid-18th century. The castle that gave Ramberg its name is documented as early as 1163; Ramburg was probably founded as a Hohenstaufen imperial castle in the 12th century.

Ramburg stands on the 444-metre-high Schlossberg, about 1.5 kilometres northwest of Ramberg. Neuscharfeneck was built at the beginning of the 13th century and has a 58-metre-long, 12-metre-thick shield wall.

Hiking

The Ramberg town-centre hiking car park at Konrad-Adenauer-Platz can be reached by car via L506/Hauptstraße or by bus routes 521 and 522. The public car park is accessible at all times and serves as the starting point for the Bürstenbinderweg, Drei Burgen Weg, Museumsweg, Marktweg, and Ramburgweg trails. It is also located directly on the Ramberg–Dernbach Nordic Walking Route 2 and the Ramberg–Dernbach Nordic Walking Route 3.

The Museumsweg is an approximately 8-kilometre hike from the Brushmakers' Museum to Drei Buchen. The Drei Burgen Weg is an approximately 17-kilometre, moderately difficult circular trail to the ruins of Neuscharfeneck, Meistersel, and Ramburg, with viewing points along the way. The long-distance hiking trail Pfälzer Weinsteig passes directly by Ramberg and is connected via an access trail.

The Marktweg is a 13-kilometre one-way hike along historic paths associated with the residents of Ramberg and Dernbach who carried goods to the market in Landau. The Pälzer Keschdeweg can be hiked in several directions from Ramberg.

The Bürstenbinderweg is an approximately 11-kilometre circular trail around Ramberg and Dernbach that begins at the Brushmakers' Museum in Ramberg. It reaches the Keschdebusch natural monument and continues through the forest to the Lourdes Grotto near Dernbach.

The Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve offers opportunities for hiking and mountain biking among sandstone formations, castles, and forest huts.

Regional Cuisine

In the Southern Wine Route, the autumnal chestnut season shapes the regional cuisine: the menu includes chestnut soup and chestnut Saumagen, roasted chestnuts are offered at festivals, and chestnuts are enjoyed with new wine.

Geographical Setting

In the Southern Wine Route holiday region, public transportation is available for excursions such as cycling through the vineyards and hiking in the Palatinate Forest. Bus route 521 connects forest valleys, wine hikes, and historical experiences along the edge of the Palatinate Forest.

Other town pages can be accessed directly: Waldrohrbach, Weyher in der Pfalz, Leinsweiler, Heuchelheim-Klingen, Albersweiler, Edesheim, Billigheim-Ingenheim, Schweigen-Rechtenbach.

For the higher-level travel overview: Southern Wine Route.