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Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has a population of four million. The city of Mainz is the state capital.

Located in western Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate borders North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, and Baden-Württemberg. It is Germany's leading producer of wine in terms of grape cultivation and wine export. This page collates DW content on the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Deutschland Karneval in Köln

Germans celebrate start of carnival season in Rhineland 11.11.2018

As the carnival season opens in western Germany, tens of thousands of residents take to the streets to party. The season of beer, colorful costumes and silliness is set to last until Ash Wednesday in March next year.
Daily Drone

#DailyDrone: Rhodt under Rietburg 09.11.2018

You can fly with our drone to the idyllic village of Rhodt under Rietburg on the Southern Wine Route.
Daily Drone

#DailyDrone: St. Martin Spa 09.11.2018

Wine-growing has a long tradition in the rustic village of St. Martin in the Palatinate. The historic town center attracts visitors with its vineyards and half-timbered houses.
Daily Drone

#DailyDrone: Villa Ludwigshöhe 08.11.2018

The Bavarian king already liked this view: The Villa Ludwigshöhe near Edenkoben enchants tourists with a panoramic view over the Rhine river plain of the Wine Route.
DW Check-in

Intoxicating - the German Wine Route 02.11.2018

Nicole Frölich wanted to know how the Palatinate tastes. She sampled local delicacies at a wine-tasting picnic, stopped in at a wine tavern and talked shop with a vintner - of course, with another tasting included.
Deutschland Weinstraße Weinberg mit Riesling Trauben

Along the German Wine Route 02.11.2018

Autumn is the ideal time for a trip along the Wine Route. The world's oldest wine tourism route leads over 85 kilometers through a sea of vines in the Palatinate region - from Schweigen-Rechtenbach to Bockenheim.
Symbolbild Polizei-Einsatz

Germany: Two dead as police respond to Kirchheim domestic incident 19.10.2018

Police have issued further information on an incident in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Officers were responding to a case of domestic violence and killed a suspect who was threatening a family member.
09.2015 Best of Bundesländer Teaser Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany's 16 States: Rhineland-Palatinate 03.10.2018

Monumental structures from the Roman Empire in Trier, vineyards on the slopes of the Moselle and Rhine: the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is ideal for culture buffs and epicures.

Bildergalerie - Zehn Gründe für Rheinland-Pfalz

10 reasons to love Rhineland-Palatinate 03.10.2018

Created by nature and cultivated by humans - on the rivers Rhine, Moselle, Nahe and Ahr nature is a real experience and culture a guaranteed pleasure. Rhineland-Palatinate is wine, woods and walking country.
Weinberg Mosel im Herbst in Piesport

Thieves steal entire vineyard of grapes in Germany 02.10.2018

Using professional harvesting equipment, the criminals stole €8,000 of grapes. Police are calling for witnesses to come forward after the crime was committed in broad daylight.
Sehenswürdigkeiten in Deutschland

Rhineland-Palatinate Quiz 20.09.2018

Where is most of Germany's wine produced? Who began cultivating the vineyards? What extinct volcanoes make the Eifel a natural attraction? Test your knowledge of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Deutsche Wespe

German teachers fined for treating wasp sting with heated fork 16.09.2018

Two teachers in Germany landed themselves in hot water with their method for treating a student's wasp sting. Instead of grabbing an ice pack, the teachers heated a fork with a lighter and pressed it to the sting site.
historische Ansicht von Bonn um 1790

Beethoven: Made in the Rhineland 06.09.2018

A composer like Ludwig van Beethoven towers over others, but even that singular genius didn't come out of the blue. A look at the musical environment that brought forth the iconic musician — and cherished his memory.
Symbolbild - Bier - Deutschland

Inside Europe: Germany's craft beer producers thirst for change 16.08.2018

Germany is famous for its beers — there are around 5,000 brands in the country; many of them brewed according to a 500-year-old beer purity law called the Reinheitsgebot. Recently, Germany’s beer market has been opening up to new brewing methods, and because of that, craft beers have been trending. In the Rhineland, however, old tastes die hard, as Shay Meinecke has been finding out.

Kretzhaus - Little Britain im Siebengebirge: Freilichtausstellung Little Britain

'Little Britain' brings Union Jack to Rhineland 02.08.2018

Nestled along a hiking trail in the forests above the river Rhine sits "Little Britain." Englishman Gary Blackburn started his quirky exhibition after the Brexit vote to foster good relations between Germans and Brits.
Screenshots - Website des Bundesamts für Immigration und Flüchtlinge

Germany's BAMF migration office warns against fake employees 30.07.2018

Germany's migration office has warned that people are posing as employees and questioning refugees at their homes. BAMF officials have said they intend to file criminal charges against at least one of the perpetrators.
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