| Palatinate | |
 | |
Location  | |
| State | Germany |
|---|---|
| Region | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Surface | 5,451 km² |
| Inhabitants | 1.400.000 |
Palatinate (Pfalz) is a region of the Rhineland-Palatinate.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Palatinate: full screen map.Urban centers
- 1 Bad Bergzabern - on the Southern Wine Route near theAlsace (France)
- 2 Bad Dürkheim
- 3 Kaiserslautern - offers good opportunities for leisure, sport and shopping, with a lively city center. Its famous football team also attracts football fans from all over.
- 4 Landau in der Pfalz
- 5 Landstuhl
- 6 Ludwigshafen - With the largest chemical factory in the world, Ludwigshafen is not a wellness center.
- 7 Neustadt an der Weinstraße - located in the heart of the Palatinate region, including a number of vineyards, castles and the chance to taste some really good wine.
- 8 Ramstein
- 9 Spira —
the largest Romanesque cathedral in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. Here you will also find the Historical Museum and the Museum of Technology, both of which are worth visiting.
the largest Romanesque cathedral in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980. Here you will also find the Historical Museum and the Museum of Technology, both of which are worth visiting.Other destinations
- 1 Palatinate-Northern Vosges Forest Biosphere Reserve (German: Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Nordvogesen, French: Transfrontier biosphere reserve of the Vosges du Nord-Forêt palatine) — A forest reserve on the border between France and Germany
How to get
How to get around
What see
- 1 Palatinate Forest (Pfälzerwald).
- 2 Speyer Cathedral (Cathedral of Saints Mary and Stephen Domkirche St. Maria und St. Stephan).
- 3 Trifels Castle (Reichsburg Trifels) (Annweiler am Trifels). Reconstructed medieval castle.
- 4 Hambach Castle (Hambacher Schloss) (Neustadt an der Weinstraße). It is considered the cradle of German and European democracy because of the Hambach Festival which took place there in 1832.
Itineraries
- German wine route (Deutsche Weinstraße) - a tourist route through some wine areas of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
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