The city of Speyer or Stadt Speyer, is both a beautiful, as well as enchanting place. It's quiet German town or Dorf. It's located along the west bank of the Rhein. It has a lot of Haptberg's history and it's worth a visit if you're in the area. We came here, along with about hundred others from out Viking Gersemi long boat. We thought it was one of must see cities on our trip, along with Köln and Coblenz. I remember watching the TV footage of former Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl, the "Chancellor of Unity" funeral. Historical Note: The German town of Speyer features a Romanesque imperial cathedral, Kaiserdom in Speyer, or the "Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen." It is the burial place of eight emperors including some of the most famous Holy Roman Emperors. Speyer was once a major Celtic center that traded hands several times between the Romans and the Huns. The term Protestant originated here at the Diet of Speyer in 1529, when 14 free cities of Germany and six Lutheran princes protested the Edict of Worms that had banned the writings of Martin Luther and labeled him a heretic and enemy of the state. read more

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