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
Electoral Palatinate
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The Electoral Palatinate was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-ele
Palatinate (region)
…Major rivers include the Upper Rhine tributaries Lauter, Queich and Speyerbach, as well as Schwarzbach and Glan in the west. Historically the Electoral Palatinate and several other territories were part of the Palatinate, but today belong to other German territories. The Palatinate is divided into four…
Frederick I, King of Bohemia (1619–1620)
Heidelberg Castle, destroyed by the French in 1689 and never rebuilt
Maximilian Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1799–1806)