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Pirmasens ( German pronunciation: [ˈpɪʁmazɛns] ⓘ; Palatine German: Bärmesens (also Bermesens or Bärmasens )) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It was famous for the manufacture of shoes.
May 26, 2023 · In fact, the city was founded by the passion for the military by Landgrave Ludwig IX who chose Pirmasens as his residence in 1741 because he was not allowed to keep grenadier guards in the French town Bouxville. Within a few years the first Pirmasens Garrison grew from 37 to several thousand grenadiers.
Pirmasens (pĬrmäzĕns´), city (1994 pop. 48,619), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, near the French border. It is a leading German shoe and boot manufacturing center. Other products of the city include chemicals, plastics, and machines. Founded in the 8th cent., Pirmasens belonged to the counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg until 1736.
Pirmasens pĭrmäzĕnsˈ , city (1994 pop. 48,619), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, near the French border. It is a leading German shoe and boot manufacturing center. Other products of the city include chemicals, plastics, and machines. Founded in the 8th cent., Pirmasens belonged to the counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg until 1736.
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Pirmasens, located right next to the wilderness of the Palatinate Forest (Pfälzerwald), has an untouched beauty that borders on the mysterious. It takes you right back to the 8th century where it has its origins and even now refuses to entirely shed its medieval veneer. The Schlossplatz would easily be the most visited spot in Pirmasens. It is ...
Pirmasens owes its name to a St Pirmin, who is said to have preached Christianity here in the 8th century. It originally belonged to the count of Hanau-Lichtenberg, but passed to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1736. In September 1793 the Prussians gained a victory here over a body of French troops. See T. Weiss, Pirmasens in der Franzosenzeit (Pirmasens ...
The majority of the people are Roman Catholic, and the remainder are Protestant. The most important cities are Mainz, Ludwigshafen, Koblenz, Trier, Kaiserslautern, Worms, Pirmasens, and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. For much of the post-World War II period, Rhineland-Palatinate was one of the poorest states of West Germany.
