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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.

Jüdische Synagoge in Köln

Opinion: Judaism has belonged in Germany since the beginning 21.02.2021

Jews have lived in the Rhine region since the days of the Roman Empire. Germany's Jewish history must be remembered and shared by all Germans, not just those in the Jewish community, DW's Christoph Strack writes.
Deutschland nach der Amokfahrt von Trier | Gedenken

Trier mourns victims of car rampage with minute's silence 03.12.2020

People in the western German city of Trier have been remembering the five people killed after a car tore through a busy shopping street on Tuesday. While the suspect is in custody, a motive remains unclear.
Deutschland | Cannabis-Plantage und Waffen bei Durchsuchung in Euskirchen entdeckt

Germany: Police find cannabis plantations, weapons caches in Rhineland 18.11.2020

Police in Aachen have found three professionally run cannabis plantations and masses of weapons in a large operation. It took authorities several days to transport some 1,000 weapons out of the site.
Deutschland Weinstraße Weinberg mit Riesling Trauben

Along the German Wine Route 21.10.2020

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.
Deutschland Milchbauern protestieren in Koblenz

Civil society groups in Germany's Koblenz demand 'radical' EU farm policy reform 30.08.2020

A drastic shift in EU agriculture policy to ensure survival of family farms and ecologically grown foodstuffs has been urged by protesters in Koblenz. The city is hosting EU farm ministers until Tuesday.
Donald Trump in Ramstein

German state leaders urge US lawmakers to stop troop pullout 19.07.2020

As the US military prepares to cut its presence in Germany, the leaders of four German states have urged US lawmakers to oppose the move. In a letter, the state leaders asked them "not to sever the bond of friendship."
09.2015 Best of Bundesländer Teaser Rheinland-Pfalz

Germany's 16 states: Rhineland-Palatinate 15.07.2020

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.

Deutschland Vorstellung des Motivwagens Ode an die Freu(n)de

Sparks of divinity — Beethoven goes Carnival 21.02.2020

For the first time, the four big Rose Monday Carnival parades in the Rhineland will all have the same float. It celebrates Ludwig van Beethoven in the year of the world-famous composer's 250th birthday.

Ein Toter nach Messerstichen in Berliner Privatklinik Festnahme

What we know about the killing of former German president's son 21.11.2019

A 57-year-old man is in psychiatric detention after the killing of a Berlin doctor — a son of late German President Richard von Weizsäcker. Prosecutors have revealed the motive behind the attack.
Bildkombo Hertha BSC 1. FC Union

Local derbies and top Bundesliga clashes: 4 questions for Matchday 10 31.10.2019

With the table tight from top to bottom and local derbies on the menu in Berlin and the Rhineland, the Bundesliga is currently one of the best shows in town. Here are four questions entering Matchday 10.
DW Check-in

Intoxicating – the German Wine Route 18.09.2019

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.
Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. 1. FC Köln

Capture the flag: Cologne and Gladbach set to renew Rhineland rivalry 12.09.2019

Following Cologne's promotion back to the Bundesliga, hostilities are set to be resumed in the Rhineland Derby when Borussia Mönchengladbach come to town. The rivalry between the two clubs goes back a long way.

Mülheim-Kärlich AKW-Turm ist planmäßig eingesturzt

Germany demolishes cooling tower of former nuclear power plant 09.08.2019

A cooling tower emblematic of Germany's nuclear aversion has been toppled near Koblenz. Seven reactors are still operational in Germany, with the last due to be phased out in late 2022 amid a drive to renewables.
Daily Drone

#DailyDrone: Villa Ludwigshöhe 08.07.2019

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.
Kolkrabe

Spectrum: Buzzing and flapping 25.06.2019

On this week’s show, it’s all about bugs and birds. Is it end times for entomology, the study of insects? Can high-frequency, loud electronic music be used as mosquito spray? And, are European crows racist?
Deutschland | Proteste für mehr Klimaschutz | Braunkohle Tagebau Garzweiler

Coal protests in Germany: Climate activists storm Garzweiler mine 22.06.2019

Protesters here, police there — one group wants to stop coal mining, the other is trying to stop them. Protests, a ritual in the Rhineland, are getting help from the Fridays for Future movement, as Peter Hille reports.
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