FRANKENTHAL, a town of Germany, in the Bavarian Palatinate, on the Isenach, connected with the Rhine by a canal 3 m. in length, 6 m. N.W. from Mannheim. Pop. (1933) 26,183. Frankenthal (Franconodal) is mentioned as a village in the 8th century. A house of Augustinian canons established here in '119 was suppressed in 1562 by the elector palatine, who gave its possessions to Protestant refugees from the Netherlands. In 1577 this colony received town rights from the elector John Casimir, whose successor fortified the place, and under the elector Charles Theodore it became the capital of the Palatinate. It has a fine mediaeval town-hall, two interesting old gates and remains of its former environing walls. Its industries include the manu facture of machinery, casks, corks, soap, dolls and furniture, sugar-refining, iron-founding and bell-founding—the famous "Kaiserglocke" of the Cologne cathedral was cast here. Franken thal was formerly famous for its porcelain factory, making figures and groups, established here in 1755. In 1795 the factory was removed to Griinstadt.