Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad
Reiterpfad is the name of a vineyard in the municipality of Ruppertsberg ( Rhineland-Palatinate ). Their vineyards cover 77.4 hectares .
Location, climate, soils
The equestrian path belongs to the Palatinate wine-growing region and here to the Mittelhaardt-German Wine Route area . It is a single site that belongs to the Deidesheimer Hofstück large site . It is located entirely within the Ruppertsberg district. The area is at a height of 130 to 190 m above sea level. NHN , it's 100% pending. It rises towards the Palatinate Forest in the west, which protects the equestrian path from precipitation in its lee .
The grounds of the equestrian trail consist of sand and loamy sand interspersed with stones; particularly along the Haardt edge it these are red sandstone .
Surname
The first mention of the name was in the 15th century "in the Rutterpfade". Possibly the name can be derived from the Latin rutarius , the soldier of a gang ; with “Reiterpfad” originally an army path would have been meant.
Another vineyard called "Reiterpfad" can be found in the neighboring municipality of Königsbach an der Weinstrasse .
See also
Web links
- Geoportal WEIN of the Chamber of Agriculture Rhineland-Palatinate - offers the possibility to display the location and outline of the vineyard on a map.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Search for vineyards. Chamber of Agriculture Rhineland-Palatinate, accessed on December 31, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Carina Zweck, Manfred Halfer: From the Musehelde to the Mäushöhle. The Palatinate's vineyards - origin and interpretation of their names . Ed .: Museum für Weinkultur e. V. Deidesheim 1992, p. 63 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 24 '7.9 " N , 8 ° 10' 47.6" E