Latwerchfest Feilbingert

Latwerch – Plum Butter from the Nahe Region

Latwerch (also called "Latwerge" or "Lattwerk") refers to the traditional dark plum butter made from damsons in the Palatinate-Nahe region. Unlike industrial plum jam, Latwerch is cooked for many hours in large copper or iron pots over an open fire. Through the long simmering, the natural sugar caramelizes, making the butter dark, thick, and intensely sweet. It is classically eaten on bread, in a "Latwerch-Tasche" (a type of plum butter pancake), or with game and cheese.

Demonstration Cooking and Participation

The highlight of the Latwerchfest is the live cooking. The plum butter is cooked in large cauldrons over an open fire, requiring hours of stirring to prevent burning. Visitors can watch, taste, and sometimes even help stir. Fresh Latwerch is sold in small jars – a popular souvenir from the festival.

Market, Catering, and Program

Alongside the Latwerch cooking, a small market is set up with direct marketers, beekeepers, bakers, wine and liqueur producers, and craftspeople. Local clubs provide catering with hearty dishes, coffee and cake (often featuring plum cake as a highlight), non-alcoholic drinks, and Nahe wines. Live music accompanies the festival. There are also activities for children.

Feilbingert and the Lemberg

Feilbingert is a municipality with around 1,800 inhabitants in the Bad Kreuznach collective municipality. The Lemberg, a 422-meter-high volcanic cone with a castle ruin, is a striking feature that shapes the village's appearance. Feilbingert lies on the western edge of the Hunsrück, nestled in a landscape of meadows, forests, orchards, and small vineyard sites – ideal conditions for a harvest festival like the Latwerchfest.