Pirmasenser

Pirmasens,Geschichte/History
First mention of "pirminiseusna" in 860 as a colony of the cloister Hornbach. The name belongs to holy Pirminius, the founder of the cloister.
1763 Pirmasens is chartered by landgrave Ludwig IX. (Hessen-Darmstadt)
1790 Death of Ludwig IX. (Hessen-Darmstadt) and annulment of the garrison
1793 battle of Pirmasens; Prussia and Braunschweig fight against the french Moselle Army
1793 - 1815 affiliation to France
1923/24 tests of palatinate separatists to settle down in Pirmasens failed on 12 February 1924: occupation of the district town hall, home of the separatistic administration; many deaths on both sides
9 November 1938 destruction of the synagogue during the so called "Novemberpogrome"
15 March 1945 invasion of US-troops, World War II is over for the civilization
1946 Pirmasens becomes part of the newly founded Bundesland Rhineland-Palatinate
1989 Foundation of the FH Kaiserslautern which will be located in Pirmasens
Incorporation
1969: Erlenbrunn, Fehrbach, Hengsberg, Niedersimten, Winzeln
1972: Gersbach, Windsberg
Evolution of population: Einwohner:
1875 - 10.136
1939 - 50.560
1950 - 49.676
2002 - 44.367
2003 - 43.971
Museums
Collected works of Hugo Ball
Picture-gallery of the painter Heinrich Bürkel ( wichtig).
Museum of shoes
Silhouettes from Elisabeth Emmler
Westwallmuseum
Performances at the festival hall
Sport
FK Pirmasens
TV 1863 Pirmasens
VFB Pirmasens
GW Pirmasens
SG Pirmasens
Rot-Weiß Pirmasens
Blau-Weiß Pirmasens
ASV Pirmasens
TTC Pirmasens
TUS/DJK Pirmasens
SV 1907 Ruhbank
RC Pirmasens
1. Boule Verein Pirmasens
MTV 1873 Pirmasens
Aero-Club Pirmasens
First carnival club of Pirmasens, CVP
"Knubbe un Knode" - club of old manual work practices (e.g. knitting)
Events
the "Landgrafen-Tage" (days of the landgraves) - every second weekend in April
Open-Air Highlights at the parade-ground (e.g. musicals, opera)
"Schlabbeflicker-Fest", a parade of uniformed musicians Parade-ground festival -Euroclassic festival (Festival of the cities: Pirmasens, Bitche, Zweibrücken, Blieskastel and of the Verbandsgemeinde Zweibrücken-Land)
"Grenadiermarkt" (infantryman market) - in Autumn
"Novembermarkt" - last weekend of October or first weekend of November
Christmas market in the Advent
Firmen:
Carl Zeiss Meditec Systems GmbH
Ergo-Fit - manufacturer of cardiology equipment
Kennel&Schmenger Schuhfabrik - manufacturer of shoes
Koch Maschinenbau GmbH - engineering
Peter Kaiser GmbH - Germany's oldest shoe-factory
Park&Bellheimer AG - brewery
Profine GmbH, Kömmerling - manufacturer of synthetic material;
SympaTel Telemarketing GmbH
WAFO GmbH - specialist in the abrasion technique
WAWI Euro GmbH - chocolate factory
"Pirmasenser Zeitung" local newspaper
"Die Rheinpfalz" national newspaper
Schulen
Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern located in Pirmasens
Deutsche Schuhfachschule
Pirmasens is ...
the only international location in Rhineland-Palatinate for exhibitions
the world's biggest trade center of shoes
the location of Germany's oldest shoe-factory (Peter Kaiser, founded 1838 (verwandte) ).
the city with the most millionairs in Rhineland-Palatinate
built, like Rome, on seven hills
highest number of private insolvency in Germany (bankrottgehen wird zum hobby)
location of the US-channel "Pirmasens-Husterhöhe", which transfers the signals of the Apollo 11 Mission to Houston,Texas in 1969.
Literature
Birthplace of Lars Jane Dahn, Dichter,Denker und Spinner, Schreibnetz.de
J.B.Lehnung, Geliebtes Pirmasens, 12 Bände, Pirmasens (Komet), 1978 ff. [with a lot of photos]
Gräber/Spindler, Die Pfalzbefreier, Ludwigshafen/Rhein, 2005 [discussed separatism]
External links
Pirmasenser.blogspot.com
Westwallmuseum (de) Westwall und Siegfriedline...bemerkenswert.