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Frankenthal
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
Frankenthal is a city in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Its population was 47,357 as per the 2005 census. Its area is 43.78 square kilometers and population density is 1,082 per square kilometers. The city is elevated 96 meters above the mean sea level. It was first mentioned in 772 and in 1119, Augustian seminary was built. The ruins still stand in the present day in the center of the town. In 1600, it was converted to a fortress. Some of the major tourist attractions include ruins of the monastery, churches, Wormser Tor and other outskirts.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, luxurious hotels and cottages, Frankenthal is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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