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Speyer (formerly known as Spires in English) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities. The first known names were Noviomagus and Civitas Nemetum, after the Teutonic tribe, Nemetes, settled in the area. Around the year 500 the name Spira first appeared in written documents. Spire, Spira, and Espira are still names used for Speyer in the French, Italian, and Spanish languages.
Speyer is dominated by the Speyer Cathedral, a number of churches and the Altpörtel (old gate). In the cathedral, beneath the high altar, are the tombs of eight Holy Roman emperors and German kings.
Speyer is twinned with:[2]
Germany, Mainz, Berlin, States of Germany, Bavaria
Berlin, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hamburg, France, United Kingdom
Netherlands, Switzerland, Danube, North Sea, Lake Constance
Germany, Heidelberg, France, Turkey, Speyer
Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Julius Caesar, Nero
Speyer, Regensburg, Augsburg, Nuremberg, Frankfurt
Germany, Martin Luther, Holy Roman Empire, United Kingdom, Rhineland-Palatinate
Holy Roman Empire, Speyer, Margraviate of Baden, Upper Rhenish Circle, Bruchsal
Speyer, United and uniting churches, Rhineland-Palatinate, Palatinate (region), Saarland