Palatinate (region)
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The Palatinate, or the Rhenish Palatinate, is a historical region of Germany. The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, covering an area of 5,45
Vineyards near the German Wine Route
A typical vineyard landscape in the Palatinate Forest
Medieval frame houses in Ilbesheim, a village in South Palatinate
Fleeschknepp (meat dumplings) with horseradish sauce
Pennsylvania Dutch
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The Pennsylvania Dutch, also referred to as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group in Pennsylvania, United States, and Ontario, Canada, as well as in other regions of both nations. They largely ori
Palatinate (region)
…form the district of Rheinhessen-Pfalz. On January 1, 2000, all administrative districts (Regierungsbezirke) of Rheinland-Pfalz were dissolved. Many Pennsylvania Dutchmen are descendants of Palatine immigrants. The Pennsylvania Dutch language, spoken by the Amish, Mennonites, and Fancy Dutch in the United States, is…
A portrayal of colonial era Palatines in Fraktur art style
Pennsylvania German society was founded to protect Palatine indentured servants, redemptioners
In the Battle of Germantown in 1777, Pennsylvania Dutch soldiers fought in the Pennsylvania Militia.
Nicholas Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777