The Palatinate Forest, sometimes also called the Palatine Forest, is a low-mountain region in southwestern Germany, located in the Palatinate in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The forest is a designated nature park covering 1,771 km2 and its highest elevation is the Kalmit.
Hardenburg Castle near Bad Dürkheim
Lake Eiswoog, Ramsen
St. James' Church, ruins of Höningen Abbey (1120-1569)
Highest peak: Kalmit (673 m)
The Palatinate, or the Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz), is a historical region of Germany. Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), covering an area of 2,105 square miles (5,450 km2) with about 1.4 million inhabitants. Its residents are known as Palatines (Pfälzer).
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