Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate is in Land of the Federal Republic in Southwest the Federal Republic Germany, to 18. May 1947 one formed. Valid abbreviations are RLP, RP and/or RPF.

Rhineland-Palatinate borders on the Lands of the Federal Republic North Rhine-Westphalia, Hessen, that Saarland, Baden-Wuerttemberg as well as to the states Belgium, France and Luxembourg.

Topic tables collection of further articles around Rhineland-Palatinate is round in Portal Rhineland-Palatinate.

Coat of arms

Rhineland-Palatinian landeswappen consists of the Pfaelzer lions, the cross of the ore diocese and cure principality Trier as well as that Mainzer wheel and reminds thereby of to 1806 existing cure principalities Trier, Mainz and Pfalz.

The front third takes since 1273 testified coat of arms sign of the ore diocese Trier, a red cross on white reason, . On the top right is the silver sechsspeichige wheel of Mainz on red reason, its archbishops the symbol since that 13. Century in the seal lead. In the lower black third the golden lion stands for the Kurpfalz. It carries a crown, to the special rank of the Bavaria dukes as "Pfalzgrafen with Rhine" to attribute is. The entire coat of arms sign is from a crown from five goldfarbenen representative wine sheets superelevated, an indication on it, that Rhineland-Palatinate the most important German Weinbaugebiet is.

A specification of the coat of arms and its meaning is under than pdf of the national center for political education Landeswappen Rhineland-Palatinate to receive.

Geography

Rhineland-Palatinate covers in the north of Rheini slate mountains those The Eifel, that Hunsrueck, the western Westerwald and the northwest part of the Taunus as well as within the southern range that Rhine-hessian hill country, that Nordpfaelzer mountain country, that Landstuhler break, those Suedwestpfaelzi high surface, that Pfaelzer forest and a part that Lowlandses of the Upper Rhine. Highest mountain is that Inheritance head (816 m) in the Hunsrueck, see also: List of the mountains in Rhineland-Palatinate.

By Rhineland-Palatinate those flow Federal water ways Rhine, Mosel, Saar and Lahn. Further important Running waters are Close one, Sourly, Our, Glan and Victory as waters I. Order. Because of their water-economical meaning further approximately 720 km of the watercourses than waters are II. Order registers. There is this Forest-louder, Point-louder, Otterbach, Erlenbach, Michelsbach, Pfrimm, Cock brook, Simmerbach, Gulden brook, Ahr, Pruem, Enz, Nims, Black brook, Horn brook, Kyll, Dhron, Lieser, Alf, Wied, Nister and Aar. Remaining flowing waters in Rhineland-Palatinate belong to the III. Order on.

Objects of interest

Mainzer cathedral in Mainz

Speyerer cathedral in Speyer

Porta Nigra in Trier

Places

• Other oh one
  • Geysir other oh one on that Namedyer Werth
  • Round tower

• Idar Oberstein
  • German jewel museum
  • Jewel mines
  • Rock church

• Koblenz
  • German hit a corner
  • Fortress honour broad stone
  • Basilika St. Kastor

• Mainz
  • Mainzer cathedral
  • Citadel Mainz

• Remagen
  • Apollinariskirche
  • Bridge of Remagen

• Sank Goarshausen
  • Loreley

• Speyer
  • Speyerer cathedral

• Trier
  • Amphitheater
  • Emperor hot springs
  • Karl Marx house
  • Konstantinbasilika
  • Porta Nigra
  • Trierer cathedral

• Worms
  • Wormser cathedral

• The volcanic Eifel
  • Laacher lake
  • Abbey Maria Laach
  • Volcanic park

UNESCO Welterbe in Rhineland-Palatinate

So far four Rhineland-Palatinian objects of interest became and/or. Ensemble into the UNESCO list of the World inheritance taken up:

• 1981: That Cathedral too Speyer
• 1986: That Roman Trier (Porta Nigra, Amphitheater, Emperor hot springs, Konstantinbasilika, that Cathedral and those Dear woman church)
• 2002: The culture landscape "upper Central Rhine Valley" between Koblenz and Being gene on the Rhine
• 2005: 550 km are enough Obergermanisch raetische limes between Rheinbrohl and Eining (landspreading)

Castles, Locks and fortresses

Here only one selection of important stands Castles, Locks and Fortresses in Rhineland-Palatinate. Further ones are in the lists List of the castles and locks and List of the fortresses to find.

Castle Pfalzgrafenstein

Recreational park

• Holiday park in Hate hole

History

The history of the young Land of the Federal Republic

Rhineland-Palatinate developed after that The Second World War from that formerly Bavarian Pfalz, from the southern portion of the Rhine country (governmental districts Koblenz and Trier of the former Prussian Rhine province), from that formerly too Hessen darmstadt due province Rhinehesse, from parts of the Prussian province Hessen Nassau and from that formerly oldenburgischen Area over Birkenfeld.

In accordance with the resolutions that Potsdamer conference went to 15. July 1945 the crew sovereignty in the area of the today's Rhineland-Palatinate of the Americans on the Frenchmen over. These arranged the area first provisionally into two "upper presidencies" Rheinland Hessen Nassau (for the so far Prussian governmental districts and/or. Areas Koblenz, Trier and Montabaur) and Hessen Pfalz (for the Bavarian Pfalz and the before Hessen-intestine-urban Rhinehesse). The country Rhineland-Palatinate became to 30. August 1946 by regulation of the French military government production, whereby historically and economically matching areas (Koblenz Bonn, Rhine Main) of the former Prussian Rhine province were separated. A binding of the likewise French administered Saarland did not become certified from the French military government. To 22. November theatre the constituent meeting of the "advisory state meeting" took place in the Koblenzer. The constituent meeting of the first Rhineland-Palatinian Federal state parliament took place to 4. June 1947 in the large city hall hall of Koblenz, which was now (until 1950) the first capital of the new country. Dr. William soil became here first Prime Minister by Rhineland-Palatinate selected. Already one month later however followed it Peter Altmeier in this office. A community feeling developed only very zoegerlich in the again created Land of the Federal Republic, as it were from that Retort had developed.

1956 found due to article 29 GG in the earlier governmental districts Koblenz, Trier, Montabaur, Rhinehesse and the Pfalz Referendum instead of, with those it around the affiliation of the regions concerned at North Rhine-Westphalia, Hessen and/or. Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg went. All referenda except those in the governmental district Pfalz received the necessary majority; but up to the final execution thereby of the necessary Popular votes nearly 20 years pulled in the country. During the tuning of 19. January 1975 in none of the regions concerned a majority for a reorganisation (and also not the necessary quorum of 25 % of the voters) was reached. Thus a conclusion conclusion was drawn under a discussion for many decades.

Historical events in the today's Rhineland-Palatinate

To 17. April 1521 stood Martin Luther before that Realm day too Worms, before the met princes and realm conditions one cross-examined and one requested last to the revocation. It leaned with the words "here I stand. God helps me. I cannot differently " off and became thereupon by that Wormser edict outlawed.

Hambacher lock

On that Hambacher lock New city at the crying race celebrated to 27. May 1832 many thousands liberty-loving citizens from all parts of Germany "Hambacher celebration". In the meantime this demonstration is considered as milestone on the way to the German unit, and the Hambacher lock is recognized and called the "cradle of the German democracy".

Of 8. - 10. July 1948 knight fall found in in the mountain hotel Koblenz those Conference of knight fall instead of, also as birth place of the Federal Republic of Germany one designates. The Rhineland-Palatinian federal state parliament decided 1950 the transfer that Federal state government of Koblenz after Mainz.

Culture

Culture summer Rhineland-Palatinate

The culture summer offers a culture program for Rhineland-Palatinate in the months May until Octobers. Since 1993 the culture summer has an annually changing slogan.

Rhineland-Palatinate day

That Rhineland-Palatinate day is an annually organized national celebration.

Horticultural show

For the year 2011 the city received Koblenz the addition for the organization of the Bundesgartenschau.

In the years 2000 and 2001 the first Rhineland-Palatinian found National horticultural show in Kaiserslautern instead of. In the year 2004 the adjustment of the national horticultural show became by the city Trier taken over. In the year 2008 the adjustment of the national horticultural show becomes by the city Being gene on the Rhine taken over.

Park

With that Barefoot park Bath Sobernheim 1992 a new and popular leisure facility were created. This found at many places of the German-speaking countries imitation.

Universities

University of Trier

To the education landscape in Rhineland-Palatinate 6 belongs Universities, 13 Professional schools and the German university for administrative sciences in Speyer.

• Technical University of Kaiserslautern
• University of Koblenz Landau - locations: Koblenz, Landau
• Johannes good mountain university Mainz
• University of Trier

• Professional school being gene
• Professional school Kaiserslautern - locations: Kaiserslautern I and II, Pirmasens and Two-bridges
• Professional school Koblenz - study places: Koblenz, Hoehr Grenzhausen, Remagen
• Professional school Ludwigshafen (also Ostasieninstitut)
• Evangelist professional school Ludwigshafen
• Professional school Mainz
• Professional school Trier - locations: Trier, Idar Oberstein, Birkenfeld
• Professional school Worms
• Catholic professional school Mainz
• Professional school for finances Edenkoben
• Professional school of the German Federal Bank, Hachenburg
• Professional school for public administration Mayen
• Scientific university for management petrol with home university (private university)
• Philosophical-theological university Vallendar the society of the catholic Apostolates (Pallottiner) (church university)

Theatre

In the Land of the Federal Republic Rhineland-Palatinate gives it four larger theatre cities. In detail are this three city theatres and a national theatre.

• Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
• Theatre of the city Koblenz
• National theatre Mainz
• City theatre Trier

Festivals and festivals

The following festivals take place annually in Rhineland-Palatinate:

• Antique festivals Trier
• Nibelungenfestspiele Worms
• NatureOne festival Kastellaun
• Castle festivals Mayen

Economics

Rhineland-Palatinate is center of the Cultivation of wine and that Sparkling wine wine cellars Germany (Gold hand, Copper mountain, Your hard, Lock guard home). Agriculture plays particularly in the Rhine-hessian hill country and in the low country of the Upper Rhine a role. That is forest-economically important Pfaelzerwald, that Hunsrueck and that Westerwald. The agricultural effective area covers about 37 per cent of the country. Rhineland-Palatinate possesses the largest weinbaugebiete of Germany (Rhinehesse, Ahr, Central Rhine, Mosel Saar Ruwer, Close one and Pfalz). The industrial portion of the restaurant achievement is higher than in the Federal average. Important industries are the chemical industry (those BASF in Ludwigshafen the largest employer of the country is) as well as vehicle and mechanical engineering (z.B. Truck work of Europe in Woerth, OPEL work Kaiserslautern). The service industry relies predominantly on smaller enterprises, whereby this sector of the economy is under the Federal average.

In Rhineland-Palatinate it gives in the six areas of cultivation of wine Ahr, Central Rhine, Mosel Saar Ruwer, Close one, Rhinehesse and Pfalz a bestockte Rebfaeche of altogether approx.. 64,500 hectares (all-German country approx.. 98,600 hectares).

At the most frequent cultivated Weissweinrebsorten (approx. 45.563ha) are in descending order: Riesling, Mueller Thurgau, Silvaner - the Greens, Kerner, Shyness vine, Castle-and-he-whiter, Bacchus,Rulaender, Faberrebe,Huxelrebe, Ortega, Chardonnay, Morio Muskat, Elbling, Gewuerztraminer, Reichensteiner, Ehrenfelser, Winner vine, Optima, Regner, Wuerzer, Sauvignon blanc, Auxerrois.

With the Rotweinrebsorten (approx. 18,648 hectars) are this in descending order: Thorn fields, Portugieser - blue ones, Spaetburgunder - blue ones, Regent, Saint Laurent, Dunkelfelder, Merlot, Mueller vine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Heroldrebe, Fruehburgunder - blue ones, Cabernet Mitos, Acolon, Cabernet Dorsa, Domina.

Politics

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 from:start till:1947 SHIFT:(25,5) color:CDU text:Dr. William soil (CDU)~bis 13. July 1947 from:1947 till:1969 SHIFT:(25,5) color:CDU text:Dr. h.C Peter Altmeierfrom:1969 till:1976 SHIFT:(25,5) color:CDU text:Dr. Helmut Kohlfrom:1976 till:1988 SHIFT:(25,5) color:CDU text:Dr. Bernhard Vogelfrom:1988 till:1991 SHIFT:(25,5) color:CDU text:Dr. Carl Ludwig wagnerfrom:1991 till:1994 SHIFT:(25,5) color:SPD text:Rudolf Scharpingfrom:1994 till:end to SHIFTS:(25,5) color:SPD text:Kurt Beck

The country Rhineland-Palatinate goes on those Regulation Number 57 of the French Crew power of 30. August 1946 back, those the education of a "rheinpfaelzischen" country arranges. A first draft constitution developed "in the consciousness of the responsibility before God, the Urgrund of the right and creator of all human community, from the will inspires, the liberty and would secure humans, to arrange the community life according to the principle of the social justice, to promote the economic progress of all and to form a new democratic Germany as alive member of the commonwealth of nations "in the in such a way specified Advisory state meeting, their members selected by the Rhineland-Palatinian circle and municipality meetings already in November 1946 were.

Those constituent meeting found to this advisory state meeting to 22. November 1946 in Koblenz instead of. Briefly on it, to 4. December 1946, became a provisional Federal state government under Dr. William soil (CDU) in an educated manner. After the national condition through Popular vote to 18. May 1947 one accepted, one selected the past national boss soil to 13. June to the first Prime Minister of the new democratic and social member state of Germany. After one month did not even become Dr. Peter Altmeier (CDU) its successor.

Article 79 paragraph 1 of the national condition plans, that that Federal state parliament "the highest organ of the political will formation" selected by the people is. "it represents the people, and confirms the federal state government selects the Prime Minister, decides the laws and the Land budget, controls the carrying out force and works at the will formation of the country also in that for the treatment of public affairs, in Europeanpolitical questions and in accordance with condition of agreements between federal state parliament and federal state government."

Those Prime Minister since that 13. June 1947:

• 13. June 1947 - 9. July 1947: Dr. William soil, CDU
• 1947 - 1969: Dr. h.C. Peter Altmeier, CDU
• 1969 - 1976: Dr. phil. Dr. h. C. mult. Helmut Kohl, CDU
• 1976 - 1988: Dr. phil. Bernhard Vogel, CDU
• 1988 - 1991: Dr. Carl Ludwig wagner, CDU
• 1991 - 1994: -- >22. November
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  -- >1946
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  -- >Koblenz
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  -- >13. June
  --> to the first Prime Minister of the new democratic and social member state of Germany. After one month did not even become
  -- >Dr. Peter Altmeier
  --> (CDU) its successor.
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  -- >Landtag
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  Those
  Prime Minister
  since that 13. June 1947:
  
• 
  -- >13. June
  -->
  -- >1947
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  -->9. July
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  -- >1947
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  -- >1947
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  -- >1969
  -->: Dr. h.C.
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  -- >1976
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  -- >Helmut Kohl
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  -- >1988
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  -- >Bernhard bird
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  -- >1988
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  -- >1991
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  -- >Carl Ludwig wagner
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  CDU
  
  -- >1991
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  -- >1994
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  -- >Rudolf Scharping
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  SPD
  

The country is represented with the federation by an authorized person.
See also:

• 
  
  -- >Landesregierung of Rhineland-Palatinate
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  Federal state parliament Rhineland-Palatinate
  
  
• 
  Partnerships
  
  
  Partnerships
  
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  Administrative arrangement
  
  Former governmental districts
  
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  -- >1999
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  -- >Regierungsbezirken
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  -- >Koblenz
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  -- more >Trier
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  -->1. January
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  -- >2000
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  Supervision and service management
  as well as those
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  transferred. Their competencies partly extend since that time to the whole Land of the Federal Republic.
  
• 
  Districts
  
  (also
  License number
  )
  
• 
  
  Map of the districts in Rhineland-Palatinate
  
  
  
• 
  
  
  -- more >Ahrweiler
  --> (AW)
  
  Old person churches
  (AK)
• 
  
  -- >Alzey Worms
  --> (AZ)
  
  -- >Bad Duerkheim
  --> (DUEW)
  
  -- >Bad cross after
  --> (KH)
  
  -- >Bernkastel Wittlich
  --> (WIL)
  
  -- >Birkenfeld
  --> (BIR)
• 
  
  -- >Bitburg Pruem
  --> (BITS)
  
  -- >Cochem cell
  --> (COC)
  
  -- >Daun
  --> (DAU)
  
  -- >Donnersbergkreis
  --> (KIB)
  
  -- >Germersheim
  --> (GER)

-- >Kusel
--> (KUS)

-- >Mainz Bingen
--> (MZ)

-- >Neuwied
--> (NR)

-- >Rhein Hunsrueck circle
--> (SIM)

-- >Rhein Lahn circle
--> (EMS)

-- >Suedliche crying race
--> (SUEW)

-- >Suedwestpfalz
--> (HP)

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  -- >Westerwaldkreis
  --> (WW)
  
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  Circle-free cities
  

-- >Frankenthal (Pfalz)
--> (FT)

-- >Kaiserslautern
--> (KL)

-- >Koblenz
--> (KO)

-- >Landau in the Pfalz
--> (LD)

-- >Ludwigshafen on the Rhine
--> (LU)

-- >Neustadt at the crying race
--> (size)

-- >Johannes good mountain
--> (inventors of the printing art with poured mobile type characters, publishers)

Prof. Dr. Dr.
-- >Karl Lehmann
--> (theologian, cardinal and bishop of
Mainz
, chairmen of the German bishop conference)

-- >Balduin of Luxembourg and/or. Balduin of Trier
-->
Dr. phil.
-- >Karl Marx
--> (political economist, philosopher, politics scientist, journalist)

Official maps:
National office for measurement and geo basic information Rhineland-Palatinate

Category "Rhineland-Palatinate"
in
-- >Open directory Project
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