Location and landscape
Lingenfeld is a municipality in the district of Germersheim in Rhineland-Palatinate and belongs to the Palatinate. The municipal area covers about 1,531 hectares, or 15 km². It borders Römerberg to the north, Schwegenheim and Westheim to the west, and Germersheim to the south. The lowest point lies on the Altrhein at about 93.1 metres above sea level, the highest point on the roughly 130-metre-high Bründelsberg between Lingenfeld and Schwegenheim.
Waterways and geology
The waterways Drußlach and Gnadenbach run through the municipal area. The Drußlach reaches the Rhine in the southern part of the municipality. In the area locally known as Brünnelsberg, Roman clay extraction has been documented. Archaeological investigations found there an approximately six-metre-deep, funnel-shaped shaft. The clay was associated with the production of tiles and heating pipes for hypocaust heating systems.
History and wine-growing sites
Lingenfeld was first mentioned in 1063 under the name “Lengenveld” in a document. Archaeological finds south of Obergartenstraße indicate settlement during the Hallstatt to La Tène period, from about 1200 to 500 BC. In addition, a Roman settlement and remains of roads have been handed down. In the wine-growing sites register of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Bründelsberg is listed as a single site that extends across municipal boundaries and is assigned to the larger site Trappenberg.
