Editing Ludwigshafen (section)

===Early history===
In [[ancient history|antiquity]], [[Celt]]ic and [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] tribes settled in the Rhine Neckar area. During the 1st century B.C. the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] conquered the region, and a Roman [[Auxiliaries (Roman military)|auxiliary]] fort was constructed near the present suburb of Rheingönheim.

The [[Middle Ages]] saw the foundation of some of Ludwigshafen's future suburbs, including [[Oggersheim]], Maudach, [[Ludwigshafen-Oppau|Oppau]], and Mundenheim. Most of the area, however, remained swampland, with its development hindered by seasonal flooding of the Rhine.