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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.
- Palatinate (region)
History. Holy Roman Empire. French rule. Bavarian rule....
- Palatinate (region)
Renania-Palatinado (en alemán: Rheinland-Pfalz, pronunciado /ˌʁaɪ̯nlantˈp͡falt͡s/ ⓘ) es uno de los 16 estados federados de Alemania. Tiene una superficie de 19 846 km² y está atravesado por los ríos Rin, Mosela y Nahe. Su capital es Maguncia ( Mainz en alemán ).
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 .
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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.
Article History. Category: Geography & Travel. German: Rheinland. French: Rhénanie. Rhine River in Bonn. Aerial view of Bonn, Germany, on the Rhine River. Rhineland, historically controversial area of western Europe lying in western Germany along both banks of the middle Rhine River.
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In 1946, the Rhineland was divided into the newly founded states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Rhineland-Palatinate. North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the prime German industrial areas, containing significant mineral deposits (coal, lead, lignite, magnesium, oil, and uranium) and water transport.
