The Rhineland-Palatinate(Rheinland-Pfalz)

One of the 16 Federal States (Bundesländer) in Germany

Motto: „Wir machen‘s einfach“ „We simply do it“ (People are known as straight forward)

The Rhineland-Palatinate(Rheinland-Pfalz)

More characteristics:

Area: 99,853.36 km² Population: 3,997 mio. Capital city: Mainz Five mountainous regions: Westerwald (north) Eifel (west) Hunsrück (middle) Taunus (east) Pfälzerwald (south)

Biggest cities Longest rivers Highest mountains(1) Mainz (200,000)

(2) Ludwigshafen (164,000)

(3) Coblenz (106,000)

(4) Trier (105,000)

(5) Kaiserslautern (99,000)

(1) Rhine

(2) Moselle

(3) Saar

(4) Lahn

(5) Nahe

(1) Erbeskopf (816m)

(2) An den zwei Steinen (766m)

(3) Kahlheid (766m)

(4) Steingerüttel (757m)

(5) Sandkopf (756m)

Points of interest

Points of interest„Laacher See“

(lake in a vulcanic crater, 3.3 km²)Geyser of cold water

(located in Andernach; the biggest in the world)„Loreley“

(narrowest part of Rhine river & venue of rock festivals)„Deutsches Eck“

(monument in Coblenz where the Moselle flows into the Rhine)

Most important buildings

Porta Nigra (= the black gate; Trier)Speyerer Dom (Cathedral)Mainzer Dom (Cathedral)Abtei Maria Laach (Benedictine Abbey)Marksburg (Castle near Braubach)Festung Ehrenbreitstein (fortress in Coblenz)

Industries & Winegrowing

BASF (Ludwigshafen)

Boehringer (Ingelheim)

Daimler factory (Wörth)

Opel factory (Kaiserslautern)

Bitburger beer brewery

Gerolsteiner mineral well (Coblenz)

The Rhine and the Moselle are areas most famous for winegrowing

Four mountains are UNESCO World Heritage

Bremmer Calmont (steepest vineyard in Europe)

Diez

Rhine-Lahn-District Area: 12.41 km² Elevation: 110m Population: 10,600

31 kms east of Coblenz Between the Westerwald (north) and Taunus (south)

Castle Grafenschloss

Castle in the historical part of Diez Located above the mouth of the river Aar into

the Lahn river Hosts a regional museum Accommodates a very popular youth hostel

Castle Schloss Oranienstein Near the recreation area Hain (forest) and the

historical part of the town Accommodates barracks of the German armed

forces Mansion of the Dutch royal family Open to the public as a museum

Leisure time activities in Diez

• Baggersee (public swimming lake)• Oranienbad (public swimming bath)• Ice rink

• Hain (forest)• Vorderwald (forest)

• Playground „Am Wirt“• Playgrounds on the banks of the river Lahn