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Palatinate (region)
Historical region of Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the region of south-western Germany. For the Holy Roman state that existed from 1085 to 1803, see Electoral Palatinate. For other uses, see Palatinate.
The Palatinate (German: Pfalz; Palatine German: Palz), or the Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz), is a historical region of Germany. The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), covering an area of 2,105 square miles (5,450 km2) with about 1.4 million inhabitants. Its residents are known as Palatines (Pfälzer).
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The Palatinate
Rhenish Palatinate Die Pfalz | |
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Historical region of Germany | |
![]() Map of the modern State of Rhineland-Palatinate with the Palatinate region highlighted and further subdivided into its sub-regions: North Palatinate (green), Anterior Palatinate (yellow), South Palatinate (blue) and West Palatinate (red) | |
Demonym(s) | Palatine Pfälzer |
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