Location and landscape
Dierbach lies around 6 km east of Bad Bergzabern in the southern Oberhaardt, the foothill zone of the Palatinate Forest. The Dierbach runs through the municipal area in a meandering course from west to east.
Vine growing and wine-growing site
Dierbach is a wine-growing municipality with around 183 hectares of vineyard area. The Kirchhöh wine-growing site is classified as a sloping site at about 160 to 180 metres above sea level. Its soils consist of loamy and clayey sand. The official wine-growing sites register lists 193.7 hectares of planted vineyard area for Kirchhöh; the single site belongs to the Großlage Guttenberg in the wine-growing region Südliche Weinstraße.
Palatinate climate
The Palatinate wine-growing region has an average annual temperature of about 10 °C and a mean temperature during the growing season of 14.7 °C. Annual rainfall is around 655 mm, of which about 390 mm falls in the growing season. During this period, direct sunshine reaches approximately 665,000 Wh/m².
Historical note
According to a historical report from the municipality, in 1219 Dierbach had to deliver candles to the imperial crypt in Speyer.
