Worms, Germany

Worms
Town
Cathedral of Saint Peter
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Worms
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Coordinates: 49°37′55″N 08°21′55″E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor	Michael Kissel (SPD)
Area
• Total	108.73 km2 (41.98 sq mi)
Elevation	86 m (282 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	83,850
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	67501–67551
Dialling codes	06241, 06242, 06246, 06247
Vehicle registration	WO
Website	www.worms.de

Worms (pronounced /voɐms/) is a city in southwestern Germany in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). It lies on the River Rhine. Worms is famous for its local Liebfraumilch wine. It is an industrial center, producing chemicals and metal goods. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.

Along with Cologne and Trier, Worms is one the oldest cities in Germany. But, there is a disagreement which of the three is actually the oldest. The town is mentioned in the Nibelungenlied, an old Germanic saga. The town was also very important because of Martin Luther who defended his case against the emperor Charles V in Worms.

The Cathedral of Saint Peter is a very large church in the town. It is one of only three Romanesque cathedrals in Germany. The other two are in Mainz and Speyer. The Worms cathedral is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Germany.

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Other websites

Media related to Worms at Wikimedia Commons

• The Official website Archived 2005-10-30 at the Wayback Machine of the town of Worms (in English)
• Nibelungenmuseum website (in English)
• wormser-dom.de, website of the Worms Cathedral with pictures (in German; click on the "Bilder" link in the left pane)