Worms, Germany

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Worms (pronounced /voɐms/) is a city in southwestern Germany in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). It lies on the River Rhine. Worms is famous for its local Liebfraumilch wine. It is an industrial center, producing chemicals and metal goods. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.

Along with Cologne and Trier, Worms is one the oldest cities in Germany. But, there is a disagreement which of the three is actually the oldest. The town is mentioned in the Nibelungenlied, an old Germanic saga. The town was also very important because of Martin Luther who defended his case against the emperor Charles V in Worms.

The Cathedral of Saint Peter is a very large church in the town. It is one of only three Romanesque cathedrals in Germany. The other two are in Mainz and Speyer. The Worms cathedral is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Germany.

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The medieval Cathedral of Worms
Der Turm des Wormser Rathauses im August 2009.
Heylshof Garden on the location of the former Bischofshof palace
Martinskirche Worms Portal
Map of Worms in 1630: The Jewish ghetto is marked in yellow.
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The Gothic Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Lady). Wine from the adjacent vineyard gave its name to the (now more generic) Liebfraumilch style.
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Ludwig Edinger painted by Lovis Corinth
Johann Nikolaus Götz 1755

References

Other websites

Media related to Worms at Wikimedia Commons

The Official website Archived 2005-10-30 at the Wayback Machine of the town of Worms (in English)
Nibelungenmuseum website (in English)
wormser-dom.de, website of the Worms Cathedral with pictures (in German; click on the "Bilder" link in the left pane)