Rheinland-Pfalz Rhineland-Palatinate
Flag	Coat of arms
Details
Location
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
Country	Germany
NUTS Region	DEB
Capital	Mainz
Minister-President	Kurt Beck (SPD)
Governing party	SPD
Votes in Bundesrat	4 (of 69)
Basic statistics
Area	19,847 km² (7,663 sq mi)
Population	4,049,000 (09/2007)[1]
- Density	204 /km² (528 /sq mi)
Other information
GDP/ Nominal	€ 97 billion (2005)
Website	rlp.de

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Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Politics 3.1 List of Minister-presidents of Rhineland-Palatinate 3.2 26 March 2006 state election 4 Administration 5 Economy 5.1 Agriculture and viticulture 5.2 Industry 6 Emigration 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

History

The federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate was established on 30 August 1946. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was formed from the northern part of the French Occupation Zone, which included parts of Bavaria (the Rhenish Palatinate), the southern parts of the Prussian Rhine Province (including the District of Birkenfeld which formerly belonged to Oldenburg), parts of the Prussian Province of Nassau (see Hesse-Nassau), and parts of Hesse-Darmstadt (Rhinehessen on the western banks of the Rhine); the new state was legally confirmed by referendum on 18 May 1947. The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The Palatinate (Pfalz Pfälzer dialect Palz) historically also Rhenish Palatinate (palatinatum Renensis Rheinpfalz is a region in south-western Germany Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Rhine Province (Rheinprovinz also known as Rhenish Prussia ( Rheinpreußen) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free Birkenfeld is a district ( Landkreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Oldenburg ( Low German: Ollnborg) is a historical state in today's Germany named for its capital Oldenburg. The Province of Hesse-Nassau (Provinz Hessen-Nassau was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1868-1918 then a province of the Free State of Prussia The People's State of Hesse (Volksstaat Hessen was the name of the German state of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1918 until 1945 Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Geography

Rhineland-Palatinate borders (from the north and clockwise) North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, France, Saarland, Luxembourg and Belgium. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Saarland (ˈzaːɐ̯lant in German; French: Sarre) is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those

The biggest river of the state is the Rhine river, which forms the border with Baden-Württemberg and Hesse in the southeast before running through the northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge The Rhine Valley is bounded by mountain chains and forms a fascinating landscape containing some of the most historically significant places in Germany.

The Eifel and Hunsrück mountain chains are found on the west bank of the Rhine in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, while the Westerwald and Taunus mountains are found on the east bank. The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia and northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate The Hunsrück is a low Mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Westerwald (ˈvɛstɐvalt is a low Mountain range on the right bank of the river Rhine in the German federal states of Rhineland-Palatinate The Taunus is a low mountain range in Hesse, Germany that composes part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. The hilly lands in the southernmost region of the state are covered by the Palatinate forest and the Palatinate. The Palatinate Forest (Pfälzerwald is a low-mountain region in southwestern Germany, located in Palatinate in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Palatinate (Pfalz Pfälzer dialect Palz) historically also Rhenish Palatinate (palatinatum Renensis Rheinpfalz is a region in south-western Germany

These mountain chains are separated from each other by the following tributaries of the Rhine: the Moselle (Mosel), the Lahn and the Nahe. The Moselle (Moselle Mosel Musel is a River flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany. The Lahn is a River in Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine. The Nahe is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, Germany, a left tributary to the Rhine.

See also List of places in Rhineland-Palatinate. This is a list of geographical features in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Politics

Main article: Politics of Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is a parliamentary democracy. The Politics of Rhineland-Palatinate takes place within a framework of a Federal Parliamentary Representative democratic Republic, where the Every five years, all Germans residing in the State over the age of 18 elect the members of the Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag. The Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. This regional parliament or legislature then elects the premier and confirms the cabinet members. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Rhineland-Palatinate is the only German Bundesland to have a cabinet minister for winegrowing (ministry of economy, traffic, agriculture and winegrowing)

List of Minister-presidents of Rhineland-Palatinate

• June 13, 1947 - July 9, 1947: Wilhelm Boden, CDU
• 1947 - 1969: Peter Altmeier, CDU
• 1969 - 1976: Helmut Kohl, CDU
• 1976 - 1988: Bernhard Vogel, CDU
• 1988 - 1991: Carl-Ludwig Wagner, CDU
• 1991 - 1994: Rudolf Scharping, SPD
• since 1994: Kurt Beck, SPD

See also: List of Rhineland-Palatinate Cabinet Members. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Kurt Beck (born February 5, 1949) is a German Politician ( SPD) serving as the Minister President of the German federal Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Altmeier ( August 12 1899 &ndash August 28 1977) was a German Politician ( Zentrum, later of the CDU The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Bernhard Vogel (born December 19 1932 is a German Politician ( CDU) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Carl-Ludwig Wagner (* January 9 1930 in Düsseldorf) is a German politician of the ( CDU) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Rudolf Scharping ( December 2 1947 in Niederelbert) is a German Politician ( SPD) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Kurt Beck (born February 5, 1949) is a German Politician ( SPD) serving as the Minister President of the German federal This is a list of cabinet members from the Rhineland-Palatinate Bundesland of Germany, and their positions

26 March 2006 state election

See also:Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 2006

Kurt Beck (SPD) remained Minister-President, winning an outright majority. The Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2006, was conducted on March 26, 2006, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature of Rhineland-Palatinate Kurt Beck (born February 5, 1949) is a German Politician ( SPD) serving as the Minister President of the German federal Beck offered the FDP to continue the coalition ("red-yellow"). The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. The FDP, however, declined and will be an opposition party. The Alliance '90/The Greens lost their representation in the State Parliament. The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional A Landtag ( Diet) is a representative assembly or Parliament in German-speaking countries with some legislative authority

Party	Party List votes	Vote percentage	Total Seats	Seat percentage
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	750,390	45. 2%	53	52. 5%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	668,610	32. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. 8%	38	37. 6%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	134,709	8. The Free Democratic Party ( Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP is a liberal Political party in Germany. 0%	10	9. 9%
Alliance '90/The Greens	86,255	4. The Alliance '90/The Greens ( Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) the German Green party, is a Political party in Germany whose regional 98%	0	0. 0%
Electoral Alternative for Labor and Social Justice (WASG)	47,352	2. Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (Arbeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit – Die Wahlalternative WASG) was a German political party founded 7%	0	0. 0%
All Others	45,010	2. 6%	0	0. 0%
Totals	1,732,326	100. 0%	101	100. 0%

Administration

Rhineland-Palatinate is divided into 24 districts, formerly grouped into the three administrative regions: Koblenz, Trier and Rheinhessen-Pfalz. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Koblenz was one of the three Regierungsbezirke ' of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located in the north-east of the state Trier was one of the three Regierungsbezirke ' of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located in the west of the state Rheinhessen-Pfalz (rarely Anglicized as "Rhine-Hesse-Palatinate" was one of the three Regierungsbezirke ' of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Since 2000, the employees and assets of the Bezirksregierungen form the Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier (Supervisory and Service Directorate Trier) and the Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektionen (Structural and Approval Directorates) Nord in Koblenz and Süd in Neustadt (Weinstraße). 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German Spellings French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine Neustadt an der Weinstraße is a city located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. These administrations execute their authority over the whole state, i. e. the ADD Trier oversees all schools.

Map of the districts of Rhineland-Palatinate:

Ahrweiler Altenkirchen Alzey-Worms Bad Dürkheim Bad Kreuznach Bernkastel-Wittlich Birkenfeld Bitburg-Prüm

Cochem-Zell Vulkaneifel Donnersbergkreis Germersheim Kaiserslautern Kusel Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Mainz-Bingen

Mayen-Koblenz Neuwied Rhein-Hunsrück Rhein-Lahn Südliche Weinstraße Südwestpfalz Trier-Saarburg Westerwaldkreis

Every district is composed of numerous municipalities, which can consist of cities, villages, or groups of villages known as Verbandsgemeinden. List of coats of arms of the 24 Districts and the 12 Urban districts in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Districts Ahrweiler is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Altenkirchen is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise the North Rhine-Westphalian districts Rhein-Sieg Alzey-Worms (ˈaltsaɪˈvɔʁms is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Bad Dürkheim is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Bad Kreuznach is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Bernkastel-Wittlich is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Birkenfeld is a district ( Landkreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Cochem-Zell is a district ( Kreis) in the north-west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Vulkaneifel is a region in the northwest of Rhineland-Palatinate covering an area which goes from the Rhein between Andernach and Koblenz to the area around Manderscheid The Donnersbergkreis is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Germersheim is a district ( Kreis) in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kaiserslautern is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kusel is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz-Bingen is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mayen-Koblenz is a district ( Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neuwied is a district ( Kreis) in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Rhein-Hunsrück is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Rhein-Lahn is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Südliche Weinstraße is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Südwestpfalz is a district ( Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Trier-Saarburg is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The Westerwaldkreis (direct 11 translation Western Forest District) is a district ( Kreis) in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. A Verbandsgemeinde (plural Verbandsgemeinden) is an administrative unit unique to the German Bundesland (federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate Furthermore there are twelve urban districts which are identified on the map with letters:

1. Frankenthal (F)
2. Kaiserslautern (Ka)
3. Koblenz Coblenz (Ko)
4. Landau (La, the main city and an enclave)
5. Ludwigshafen (Rheinpfalz-Kreis) (L)
6. Mainz (M)
7. Neustadt (Weinstraße) (N)
8. Pirmasens (P)
9. Speyer Spires (S)
10. Trier (T)
11. Worms (W)
12. Zweibrücken (Z)

Economy

Agriculture and viticulture

Rhineland-Palatinate is Germany's leading producer of wine. Frankenthal is a City in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. (kaɪzɐsˈlaʊtɐn is a City in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland State of Rhineland-Palatinate ( Rheinland-Pfalz) at Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German Spellings French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine Landau or Landau in der Pfalz (pop 41821 is an autonomous ( kreisfrei) city surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße ("Southern Wine Route" Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz (ˈmaɪ̯nʦ (Mayence is a City in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Neustadt an der Weinstraße is a city located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Pirmasens is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. Speyer (English formerly Spires) is a City in Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) with approx Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. Worms (voɐms is a City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River Zweibrücken is a City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river at the border of the Palatinate forest. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice In terms of grape cultivation as well as wine export Rhineland-Palatinate is the leading federal state. Its capital, Mainz, may be called the capital of the German wine industry, with the home of the German Wine Institute, the German Wine Fund in the Haus des Deutschen Weines (House of the German Wine), as well as the venue of the Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter Wine Bourse, which brings together the top winemakers of Germany and the wine merchants of the world. Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter eV or the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates is an organisation where most (but not all of Germany 's Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of Wine, starting with selection of the Grapes and ending with bottling the finished wine

Six out of all thirteen wine regions for quality wine in Germany, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Mosel, Nahe, Mittelrhein and Ahr are located in Rhineland-Palatinate. Rheinhessen (in English often Rhine-Hesse or Rhenish Hesse) is the largest of 13 German wine regions ( Anbaugebiete) for quality wines (''QbA'' Palatinate (Pfalz is a German wine -growing region ( Weinbaugebiet) in the area of Bad Dürkheim, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, and Mosel is one of 13 German wine regions ( Weinbaugebiete) for quality wines (''QbA'' and ''Prädikatswein'', and takes its name from the Moselle River Nahe is a region ( Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany, and is located around river Nahe in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Mittelrhein (or Middle Rhine) is a region ( Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany, and is located along a 120 km stretch of river Rhine Ahr is a region ( Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany, and is located in the valley of the river Ahr, a tributary of Rhine, and is situated Due to this fact 65 to 70 % of the whole production output of wine grapes in Germany have their origin within this federal state. 13,000 wine producers generate 80 to 90% of the German wine export, which was 2. 6 million hectoliters in 2003.

Traditional grape varieties as well as a wide range of varieties developed during the last 125 years are characteristic for the region. Classical white varieties are cultivated at 63,683 hectares. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, These comprise the famous Rieslings (14,446 hectares), Müller-Thurgau (8,663 hectares), Silvaner (3,701 hectares) and Kerner (3,399 hectares). Riesling is a white Grape variety which originates in the Rhine region of Germany. Müller-Thurgau is a variety of white Grape (sp Vitis vinifera) which was created by Hermann Müller from the Swiss Canton Sylvaner or Silvaner is a variety of white Wine Grape grown primarily in Alsace and Germany, where its official name is Grüner The Kerner grape is an aromatic white Grape variety It was bred in 1929 by August Herold by crossing Trollinger (a red variety also known as Schiava

The share of red varieties grew constantly during the last decades and amounts to 20,000 hectares. Dornfelder, a new breed, is the leading red grape cultivated on 7,626 hectares, which is more than a third. Dornfelder is a dark-skinned variety of Grape of German origin used for red Wine. See Breed (song for the song by Nirvana. See Breed (video game for the video game by Brat Designs Blauer Portugieser (4,446 hectares) and Spätburgunder (3,867 hectares) show also appreciable cultivated shares. Blauer Portugieser is a red Austrian and German wine grape found primarily in the Rheinhessen, Pfalz and wine regions of Lower Pinot noir ('pino nwar is a red Wine Grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. ^[2]

Beside these Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay as white varieties and Regent and St. Laurent as red varieties are increasing their share throughout the years, as the growing conditions improve in Rhineland-Palatinate. Pinot blanc is a white Wine Grape. It is a Genetic mutation of Pinot gris, which is itself a mutation of Pinot noir. Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor St Laurent (synonyms Saint Laurent Pinot Saint Laurent Laurenzitraube Svatovavřinecké) is a highly aromatic dark Wine Grape of the same family as

The land supports the wine industry by providing a comprehensive consultancy and education program in the service supply centers (German: DLR) of the land. The Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding and also the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute are fully or even partially financed by the land. The Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding ( Institut für Rebenzüchtung Geilweilerhof) in Siebeldingen, Germany specializes in breeding Grape The Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute was founded in 1872 and is located in Geisenheim, Rheingau, Germany. Many well known new breeds like Morio-Muskat, Bacchus, Optima and Regent have been created in these institutes. Morio Muscat (also known as Morio-Muskat) is a white Wine Grape that was created by viticulturalist Peter Morio at the Geilweilerhof Optima is a Humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Hermann Zapf between 1952 - 1955 for the D A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor

The world wide leader in sparkling wine production, producing 245 million bottles in 2006, is the renowned Schloss Wachenheim Group. This company has its roots and its operations at different places in Rhineland-Palatinate and is headquartered in Trier. ^[3]

Other renowned sparkling wine producers like Kupferberg, Deinhard and Henkell also had their roots in the land, but now belong to companies outside this federal state, due to business consolidation.

Industry

Important sectors are the chemical industry with the BASF largest chemical company in the world, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, the pharmaceutical industry with Boehringer Ingelheim in Ingelheim am Rhein and the mechanical engineering for important car manufacturers like Opel (engines in Kaiserslautern) or the biggest European truck manufacturer DaimlerChrysler-Truck-Group in Wörth am Rhein, as well as Stabilus, a manufacturer of shock absorbers and world market leader in pneumatic springs and Schottel for nautical engineering. The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals BASF SE () is a German chemical company and the largest chemical company in the world Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH is a Pharmaceutical company which concentrates on the development of human pharmaceuticals biopharmaceuticals chemicals and animal health products Ingelheim am Rhein is the capital of the Mainz-Bingen district situated on the left bank of the Rhine within the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors. Daimler AG ( (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG) is a German car corporation (not to be confused with the British car-maker Daimler Motor Company) and Wörth am Rhein is a municipality in the southermost part of the district of Germersheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. A shock absorber in common parlance (or damper in technical use is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or dampen shock impulse and dissipate Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design construction and repair of marine vehicles Cookie and cracker specialist Griesson - de Beukelaer is one of the leading biscuit manufacturers in Germany. Bitburger is one of the major brewers in Germany and the Gerolsteiner Brunnen is also a leader in its sector, the mineral water bottlers. Bitburger brewery (Bitburger Brauerei Th Simon GmbH is a large German Brewery founded in 1817 by Johann Wallenborn In many places mineral water is often colloquially used to mean Carbonated water (which is usually carbonated mineral water as opposed to tap water The famous electronic organ manufacturer Wersi is headquartered in Halsenbach. is a German manufacturer of electronic organs keyboards and pianos Halsenbach is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Hunsrück in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is the only international passenger airport in RP. For the NATO Military use of this facility see Hahn Air Base Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn is a commercial Airport

Emigration

Rhineland-Palatinate has supplied immigrants to many parts of the world. The Hunsrückischen dialect in Brazil bears testimony to this fact, as do the names of the villages of New Paltz and Palatine Bridge, New York. Hunsrückisch is a German Dialect spoken in the Hunsrück region of Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate) New Paltz is a village in Ulster County in the US state of New York. Palatine Bridge is a Village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The Pennsylvania Dutch spoken by the Amish people is (among other dialects) derived from the German dialect spoken in the Rhineland-Palatinate. The Pennsylvania Dutch (perhaps more strictly Pennsylvania Deitsch, Pennsylvania Germans or Pennsylvania Deutsch) are the descendants of German

Certain colonies in the United States were settled by poor Palatines- then refugees in England- passage paid for by Queen Anne of Great Britain to reduce the number of impoverished families in London. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Poor Palatines were some 13000 German refugees from the Upper Rhine who fled to England between May and November 1709 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. One of the most notable is New Bern, one of the earliest North Carolina colonies settled in 1710 by about 400 Palatines (it was 650, but about half died in passage) and 100 Swiss. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States This venture was orchestrated by the Swiss-born Christoph von Graffenried after purchasing over 19,000 acres from the British Proprieters of Carolana (later called Carolina). Christoph von Graffenried (1661-1743 led a group of Swiss and Palatine Germans to North Carolina in 1710 and later authored Relation of My American Project, an account Carolana was a colony projected by Daniel Coxe a British physician and land speculator who by 1698 had acquired title to the Sir Robert Heath grant of 1629 under which

See also

Mountain Erbeskopf

References

External links

• Official governmental portal
• Tourist Information and Travel Guide to Rhineland-Palatinate

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