Hochstätten

Hochstätten is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Kreuznach, whose seat is in the like-named town. Hochstätten is a winegrowing village. The municipality also markets itself as a recreational destination with the self-given nickname das Tor zur Pfalz im Erholungsgebiet Rheingrafenstein (“The Gateway to the Palatinate in the Rheingrafenstein Recreational Area”).GeographyLocationHochstätten lies in the Alsenz valley on the German Avenue Road. Being a winegrowing village, it is surrounded by vineyards. Hochstätten’s elevation is 140 m above sea level.Neighbouring municipalitiesClockwise from the north, Hochstätten’s neighbours are the municipalities of Altenbamberg, Fürfeld, Winterborn, Alsenz (these last two lying in the neighbouring Donnersbergkreis), Hallgarten and Feilbingert.