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| Coordinates: 49°19′10″N 8°25′52″E / 49.31944°N 8.43111°ECoordinates: 49°19′10″N 8°25′52″E / 49.31944°N 8.43111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Urban district |
| Subdivisions | 4 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Hansjörg Eger (CDU) |
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| • Total | 42.58 km2 (16.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31) | |
| • Total | 50,648 |
| • Density | 1,189.48/km2 (3,080.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67346 |
| Vehicle registration | SP |
| Website | www |
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 | ||||||||
• Founded | ca 10 BC | ||||||||
• | 1294 | ||||||||
| April 19, 1529 | |||||||||
• Protestation at Speyer | April 20, 1529 | ||||||||
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• | 1792 | ||||||||
• Annexed to Bavaria | 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 kilometres (15.5 miles) 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.
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