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Germersheim , also called the city of the lilac and the nightingale, lies on the Rhine, south of Speyer and has about 20,000 inhabitants.. In history, it gained importance as a military city.. <9> <9> <994/1156305> <994/1156306> <994/1156308> <9> <9> Historical <9> <9> * The region was already inhabited during the reign of Julius Caesar (Wangionen) The Romans built here a fortified camp that was maintained until 405.. <9> * 405 Ostrogoths invade Italy, therefore the Romans withdraw their troops <9> * 1090 first mention of the name Germersheim (´home of the spearman) <9> * 1276 city rights by King Rudolf of Habsburg <9> * 1325 Emperor Louis IV pledges the city to the Counts Palatine at the Rhine, it succeeds no release and Count Palatine Rudolf II, thus adding the city to its dominion. <9> * 1298 The Order of the Servites founded the monastery <9> * 1556 Introduction of the Reformation, Closure of the catholic monastery <9> * After times of the plague and the 30 years war only a few families lived here, furthermore the places and the royal palace built by Konrad II were destroyed by French troops under Marschal Turenne 1674. <9> * 1697 Peace of Rijswijk <9> * 1767 to 1814 Germersheim is French, part of the department of Mont-Tonnerre, comes after the Congress of Vienna to Bavaria <9> * 1831 construction of a fortress, but until it was finally finished, already outdated was, there n. No one had expected how fast armament technology would develop in terms of range.. <9> * 1921/22 the fortress is demolished as stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles.. <9> * Germersheim was always a garrison town and is now home to the 3rd Battalion of the Air Force Training Regiment with the ´Training Center for the Basic Training of the Air Force´.. The battalion consists of the 10th, 11th and 12th companies, which are basic training companies and three inspections, which prepare staff for the foreign assignment.. (May 9, 1972, a rock festival rips the little town out of slumber and 70,000 visitors sniff the air of the wide rock world at the festival, where Pink Floyd, Status Quo, Spencer Davis Group , Uriah Heep, Kinks, Wind and others were heard.. <9> <9> <994/1335677> <994/1335681> <994/1195181> <9> <9> Attractions <9> <9> * Stadt- und Festungsmuseum Germersheim, History of the town of Germersheim.. In addition to the history of the military in Germersheim but also civil activities are shown, such.. As brick industry, Rheinfischerei, tobacco processing, distilleries, shoemaking, printing and bookbinding, and enamel signs fabrication.. <9> * Parts of the old fortress <9> * Fortress ´Fronte Lamotte´ <9> * Weißenburger Tor, unofficial landmark of the city <9> * Ludwigstor with city and fortress museum Germersheim <9> * Armory with the German road museum and the ´Carnot´s Wall´ <9> * St. James´s Church, seat of the cath.. Stadtpfarrei <9> * Reconciliation Church in Marktstraße, seat of the prot.. Kirchengemeinde <9> * Stadthaus, one of the oldest intact buildings in the city, today Rathaus <9> * Ludwigspark with Schwanenweiher and small island <9> * Festungspark Fronte Lamotte <9> <9> <994/25570> <994/1335682> <994/1335678>