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The Rhineland -Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)

The Rhineland -Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). One of the 16 Federal States (Bundesländer) in Germany Motto : „Wir machen‘s einfach“ „ We simply do it “ (People are known as straight forward ). The Rhineland -Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). More characteristics :

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The Rhineland -Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)

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  1. The Rhineland-Palatinate(Rheinland-Pfalz) • Oneofthe 16 Federal States (Bundesländer) in Germany Motto: „Wir machen‘s einfach“ „Wesimply do it“ (People areknownasstraightforward)

  2. The Rhineland-Palatinate(Rheinland-Pfalz) More characteristics: • Area: 99,853.36 km² • Population: 3,997 mio. • Capital city: Mainz • Fivemountainousregions: Westerwald (north) Eifel (west) Hunsrück (middle) Taunus (east) Pfälzerwald (south)

  3. Points ofinterest

  4. Points ofinterest • „Laacher See“ (lake in a vulcaniccrater, 3.3 km²) • Geyserofcoldwater (located in Andernach; thebiggest in theworld) • „Loreley“ (narrowestpartof Rhine river & venueof rock festivals) • „Deutsches Eck“ (monument in CoblenzwheretheMoselleflowsintotheRhine)

  5. Most importantbuildings • Porta Nigra(= theblackgate; Trier) • Speyerer Dom (Cathedral) • Mainzer Dom (Cathedral) • Abtei Maria Laach(Benedictine Abbey) • Marksburg(Castle near Braubach) • Festung Ehrenbreitstein (fortressin Coblenz)

  6. Industries &Winegrowing • BASF(Ludwigshafen) • Boehringer(Ingelheim) • Daimlerfactory(Wörth) • Opelfactory (Kaiserslautern) • Bitburgerbeerbrewery • Gerolsteinermineralwell (Coblenz) • The RhineandtheMoselleareareasmostfamousforwinegrowing • FourmountainsareUNESCO World Heritage • BremmerCalmont(steepestvineyard in Europe)

  7. Diez • Rhine-Lahn-District • Area: 12.41 km² • Elevation: 110m • Population: 10,600 • 31 kmseastofCoblenz • Betweenthe Westerwald (north) andTaunus (south)

  8. Castle Grafenschloss • Castle in thehistoricalpartof Diez • Locatedabovethemouthoftheriver Aar intothe Lahn river • Hosts a regional museum • Accommodates a verypopularyouthhostel

  9. Castle Schloss Oranienstein • NeartherecreationareaHain (forest) andthehistoricalpartofthetown • AccommodatesbarracksoftheGerman armedforces • MansionoftheDutch royal family • Open tothepublicas a museum

  10. Leisure time activities in Diez • Baggersee(publicswimminglake) • Oranienbad(publicswimmingbath) • Icerink • Hain(forest) • Vorderwald(forest) • Playground„Am Wirt“ • Playgroundson thebanksoftheriver Lahn

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