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Villa Denis

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Villa Denis

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  • Location: Frankenstein, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    January 25, 2021

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    This villa was built in 1835 by the French railway pioneer Paul Denis, later Paul von Denis (pronounced De-ni; emphasis on the 2nd syllable).

    It was bought at the end of 2006 by the Foundation for the Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau. It is primarily available to the university, research institutions and donors as a conference venue.”

    The conference rooms (groups of up to 60 people) can also be booked externally. Source and further information:

    rptu.de/ueber-die-rptu/stiften-und-foerdern/tagungszentrum-villa-denis

    The villa includes (right) a large park with sculptures and (left) a neighboring guest house.
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    April 22, 2019

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    Paul Camille Denis built the villa at the foot of the ruins of the castle Diemerstein in Diemerstein, a district of Frankenstein in the Palatinate Forest, less than a kilometer from Frankenstein (Palatinate) station, at the Pfälzischen Ludwigsbahn built by him. In 2001, the villa was sold to a private individual, who in turn sold it to the Foundation for the University of Kaiserslautern in 2007. This uses them as a conference center.
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    Elevation 270 m

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    Location: Frankenstein, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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