Location and landscape
Kleinfischlingen is located in the Vorderpfälzer lowlands of the Upper Rhine Plain in the district of Südliche Weinstraße and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Edenkoben in Rhineland-Palatinate. The municipality lies between the Haardt to the west and the Rhine lowland to the east, in the triangle between Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Landau and Speyer.
Relief and natural region
The landscape, which is predominantly level, lies at an altitude of around 125 to 140 metres. Kleinfischlingen is situated on the Schwegenheim loess plateau between the alluvial fans of the Speyerbach and the Queich. The soils include loess plateau areas, deposited alluvium at Kaltenbach and Modenbach, as well as moist areas along the waterways. Average annual precipitation is approximately 550 millimetres.
Winegrowing
Kleinfischlingen is a winegrowing municipality, in which vineyards are located alongside arable land. Winegrowing has been practised here for many centuries. The municipality belongs to the wine-growing region Pfalz. The single vineyard site Kirchberg extends over the cadastral areas of Kleinfischlingen and Großfischlingen; for Kleinfischlingen, the vineyard register 2024 lists a planted vineyard area of 70.5 hectares.
Historical reference
The place name Fischlingen is first documented in the year 772. The distinction between Großfischlingen and Kleinfischlingen has also been documented since the late 13th century. Historical records of the parish of Kleinfischlingen further attest to a wine tithe.
