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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.

Vorstellung Motive zum Rosenmontagszug in Köln

Cologne Carnival: Float designs revealed 15.02.2019

Carnival is fast approaching in the Rhineland, with its traditional Rose Monday parade featuring often satirical floats. DW shows you the designs that can be expected.
Deutschland - Muslimische Kita in Mainz

Germany closes Muslim kindergarten over Islamist links 11.02.2019

The youth welfare office for the German state of Rhineland Palatinate has revoked the operating license of a Muslim kindergarten. The day nursery was accused of promoting Salafist ideology.
Deutschland Wohnhausbrand in Lambrecht

5 die in apartment blaze in southwestern Germany 08.02.2019

Five adults have died in a nighttime attic fire in southwestern Germany. Residents of three other apartments were able to escape. Police say the victims have not all been identified.

Deutschland Unkel Am Rhein - Güterwaggons mit Spraydosen in Flammen

Germany: Train carrying hygiene products catches fire 07.02.2019

Spray cans exploded aboard a train headed towards Bonn after freight cars caught fire. Around 60 people needed to be removed from nearby homes as firefighters put out the flames.
09.2015 Best of Bundesländer Teaser Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany's 16 states: Rhineland-Palatinate 06.02.2019

Vineyards on the slopes of the Moselle and Rhine, monumental structures from the Roman Empire in Germany's oldest city Trier: the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is ideal for culture buffs and epicures.

USA Vorwahlen New Hampshire Donald Trump

What Trump's ancestral village in Germany has to say about him 06.02.2019

Donald Trump's ancestors came from a tiny German wine village. We asked locals what they think of the US presidential candidate - and found out that the "Drumpfs" are long gone.
DW Check-in

Intoxicating - the German Wine Route 04.02.2019

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.
Daily Drone

#DailyDrone: Villa Ludwigshöhe 04.02.2019

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.
Garzweiler Schaufelradbagger im Tagebau Garzweiler Braunkohletagebau Garzweiler I 06 05 2016 Copy

Living Planet: Breaking up with coal in Germany 17.01.2019

Germany recently closed its last black coal mines, but continues to extract and burn lignite. Although the country has pledged to move away from coal-power, how long will it take? The government is planning a phaseout, but how will it affect people in the Rhineland region in the west of Germany, who live and work in one of the country’s key coal-producing areas?
Miriam Goebbels RWE

How workers prepare ahead of Germany's brown coal phaseout 16.01.2019

As Germany's coal commission and Chancellor Angela Merkel mull over a strategy for the country's exit from coal, DW's Gero Rueter visits the Rhineland region to meet those whose livelihoods could be on the line.
Daily Drone

#DailyDrone: Southern Wine Route 22.11.2018

A bird's eye view of the Palatinate: with our drone we fly you today to the Southern Wine Route.
Daily Drone

#DailyDrone: Winery Vögeli 15.11.2018

En route on the Southern Wine Route: Our drone flies you today to the Vögeli Winery in Landau in the 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.
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.
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