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Kallstadt

, Kallstadt, Germany
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Kallstadt is an Ortsgemeinde in the Bad Dürkheim district of Rhineland-Palatinate state, Germany. Kallstadt has a long-standing background as a Edelweinort, a place where noble wines are being produced, dealt and consumed and is part of the touristic destinations at the Weinstraße.It has gained international media attention for being the ancestral home of the related families Trump and Heinz, two of the most prominent business and political families of the United States.GeographyKallstadt is located on the German Wine Route.It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde of Freinsheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.Its wine production brought Kallstadt a good reputation early on, as an Edelweinort (place of noble wine) and several wine houses. Unlike other places, those who emigrated from Kallstadt were more often the ambitious than the poor.The village of 1,200 inhabitants is currently in a booming region. It has restaurants that can accommodate about 2,000 guests and hotels with about 400 beds. Tourists include e.g. Americans from Ramstein Air Base.The historical local nickname of Kallstadt and its inhabitants is Brulljesmacher (Palatine German for "loudmouth" respectively via French "brouilles", "troublemaker"). The id is humorously referring to the inhabitants as big mouthed braggarts.

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