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Rhineland-Palatinate lies in the west of Germany and has around 4.1 million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz, where Johannes Gutenberg once invented printing with movable type: an invention that changed Europe. The Rhine runs through the state, and on it lies its most famous sight: the Loreley, a slate rock rising 130 metres above the river at St. Goarshausen. Legend says a maiden sat up there, combing her golden hair and luring boatmen to their doom with her song: Heinrich Heine turned the tale into the most famous German poem of the 19th century. In reality the spot is the narrowest and most dangerous stretch of the Middle Rhine. Above all the state is famous for wine growing: six of Germany's 13 wine regions lie in Rhineland-Palatinate, among them the Mosel, the Pfalz and Rheinhessen. Two thirds of all German wine comes from here. To the west the state borders France and Luxembourg. Did you know that the Upper Middle Rhine Valley with its castles is a UNESCO World Heritage site?
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate lies in the west, bordering France, Luxembourg and Belgium, and is crossed by the Rhine and Moselle, with the Eifel, Hunsrück and Palatinate Forest.
💡 Did you know? About two-thirds of German wine grows here; the Upper Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen and Koblenz is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mainz
Mainz on the Rhine is Gutenberg's city and a media hub: Johannes Gutenberg invented printing with movable type here around 1450, and public broadcaster ZDF transmits from the Lerchenberg.
💡 Did you know? Mainz Carnival ranks with Cologne and Düsseldorf as one of the three strongholds of Rhenish carnival.
about 4.1 million
the west
Foto: Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
the Lorelei rock
Rhine
its wine growing
Rhineland-Palatinate is Germany's largest wine-growing state, known for the Rhine valley and the Lorelei.
💡 Did you know? Rhineland-Palatinate is Germany's largest wine-growing region.
France and Luxembourg
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