Speyer facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Speyer
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Speyer: Maximilianstraße with cathedral in the background
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| District | Urban district | |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | |
| Population
(2021-12-31)
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| • Total | 50,565 | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes |
67346
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| Dialling codes | 06232 | |
| Vehicle registration | SP | |
| Website | www.speyer.de | |
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Imperial City of Speyer
Reichsstadt Speyer
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| 1294–1792 | |||||||||
| Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Speyer | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
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• Founded
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ca 10 BC | ||||||||
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• Gained Reichsfreiheit
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1294 | ||||||||
| April 19, 1529 |
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• Protestation at Speyer
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April 20, 1529 | ||||||||
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• City razed
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1688 | ||||||||
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• Annexed by France
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1792 | ||||||||
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• Annexed to Bavaria
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1816 | ||||||||
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Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a city in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate with about 50,000 inhabitants on the Rhine river. It lies 25 km (15.5 mi) south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Around the year 500 the town gets the name Spira, named after the stream Speyerbach which flows into the Rhine river here.
The center of Speyer is dominated by the cathedral. Here are the tombs of several of the Salian emperors: the bodies, however, are believed to have gone missing during one of the French invasions during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Images for kids
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Main street in Speyer with the Speyer Cathedral in the background
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View of the river Rhine from the top of the Speyer Cathedral
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View of Speyer from its cathedral
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Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt
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Wilhelm Meyer around 1895
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Anselm Feuerbach Self-portrait 1873
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Hermann Detzner, 1921
See also
In Spanish: Espira para niños
