▁▁ ▁Category : R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁Perm ▁K rai <0x0A> </s> ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁am ▁Rhein ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate , ▁Germany , ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁Rh ine , ▁opposite ▁Mann heim . ▁With ▁Mann heim , ▁Heidel berg , ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁region , ▁it ▁forms ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁Ne ck ar ▁Area . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁primarily ▁as ▁an ▁industrial ▁city , ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁chemical ▁giant ▁B AS F ▁and ▁other ▁companies . ▁Among ▁its ▁cultural ▁facilities ▁are ▁the ▁Staats ph il harm onie ▁Rhein land - P fal z . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁German ▁ch an cell or ▁Hel mut ▁K ohl ▁and ▁the ▁phil os opher ▁Ernst ▁Blo ch . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁a ▁global ▁city ▁with ▁' su ffic iency ' ▁status . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁In ▁anti qu ity , ▁C elt ic ▁and ▁German ic ▁tribes ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁Ne ck ar ▁area . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁B . C . ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁a ▁Roman ▁auxili ary ▁fort ▁was ▁constructed ▁near ▁the ▁present ▁sub urb ▁of ▁R he ing ön heim . ▁ ▁The ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁saw ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁Ludwig sh afen ' s ▁future ▁sub ur bs , ▁including ▁O gg ers heim , ▁Ma ud ach , ▁O pp au , ▁and ▁M unden heim