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Rhineland-Palatinate was established in 1946 after World War II, from parts of the former states of Prussia (part of its Rhineland and Nassau provinces ), Hesse ( Rhenish Hesse) and Bavaria (its former outlying Palatinate kreis or district), by the French military administration in Allied-occupied Germany.
Although the majority of the population is of Frankish descent, the turbulent history of Rhineland-Palatinate has produced a complex social structure that includes French and Italian influences. Several hundred thousand refugees migrated from central and eastern Germany at the close of World War II.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Rhineland-Palatinate has had a long history of division and possession by foreign powers; the modern state was created only after World War II. The oldest archaeological remains in the region are tools from the Stone Age that are at least 100,000 and may be as much as 300,000 years old.
On the one hand, Rhineland-Palatinate has numerous cultural treasures due to its 2000-year history. There are legacies of the Romans, Prussians, Electors and German kings. In total, Rhineland-Palatinate has over 500 castles and palaces. The world-famous Loreley Rock is located in the World Cultural Heritage Site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
Palatinate, in German history, the lands of the count palatine, a title held by a leading secular prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Geographically, the Palatinate was divided between two small territorial clusters: the Rhenish, or Lower, Palatinate and the Upper Palatinate.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
History. Formerly a Celtic region, this area was conquered by the Roman Empire under Emperor Augustus in about 12 BCE; thereafter, it was part of the province of Germania Superior. During the decline of the Empire, Alamannic tribes settled here; their territory was conquered by Francia under King Clovis I about 496.
Rheinland-Pfalz - Profile of the German Federal State. Rheinland-Pfalz facts: Official web sites of Rheinland-Pfalz, links and information on Rheinland-Pfalz's art, culture, geography, history, travel and tourism, cities, tourist boards and newspapers.
