Location and landscape
Worms is situated in Rheinhessen on the left bank of the Rhine in the northern Upper Rhine Plain. The western part of the city area forms part of the Wonnegau. Elevation ranges from 86.5 to 167.0 metres above sea level; the highest point is located on the boundary of the cadastral district with Worms-Pfeddersheim.
Climate
Worms lies in the Upper Rhine Graben, one of the warmest and driest areas of Germany. For the period 1981 to 2010, less than 600 millimetres of average annual precipitation were recorded in the region; at the measuring station in Worms, the figure was 593 millimetres.
Viticulture and Liebfrauenmilch
The traditional viticulture in and around Worms is internationally linked to Worms’ Liebfrauenmilch. The Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück is regarded as the origin of the name. Pilgrims spread the wine designation in the 17th century; the earliest documented use of “Lieben Frauen Milch” is recorded for 1744.
Worms wine sites
The Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück has medium-deep, stony sand and loam, as well as sand and gravel deposits from former river courses. A walled enclosure protects the site from wind. Riesling is the classified and predominantly cultivated grape variety there. The Affenberg in Worms-Heppenheim is also historically attested: the name “under dem affenberge” appears in 1309. The Klausenberg in Worms-Abenheim was first mentioned at around 1286.
