Central German dialects are the Central Franconian dialects (Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian) and the RhenishFranconian dialects (Hessian and Palatine). These
the Franks. Frankfurt is the largest city in the RhenishFranconian dialect area. Frankfurt was a city state, the Free City of Frankfurt, for nearly five
speakers of Central Franconian, Low Franconian, RhenishFranconian or South Franconian, some of whom may identify as Rhine Franconians (Rheinfranken) or
title. When he died in 1039, Rhenish Franconia was governed as a constellation of small states, like the cities of Frankfurt, Speyer and Worms, the Prince-bishoprics
The Palatinate (German: Pfalz; Palatine German: Palz), or the Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz), is a historical region of Germany. The Palatinate occupies