Kirchheimbolanden

A small wine-country town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Kirchheimbolanden has a café and restaurant scene that holds a surprising number of options for its size, with vineyards in the surrounding area and scenic viewpoints nearby. The town's history stretches back to 774, and it was fortified with towers and walls by the Sponheim family after receiving town status in 1368. William, Duke of Nassau — ancestor of the royal families of Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, and of the grand-ducal family of Luxembourg — was born here.

• Population8,006
• Nearest water from center0.6 km
• Nearest mountain from center2.1 km
• UNESCO within 50 km7