Rhineland-Palatinate

Geography

Rhineland-Palatinate borders on (from the north and clockwise) North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, France, Saarland, Luxembourg and Belgium.

Related Topics:
North Rhine-Westphalia - Hesse - Baden-Württemberg - France - Saarland - Luxembourg - Belgium

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The main axis of the state is the Rhine river, that forms the border with Baden-Württemberg and Hesse in the southeast before running across the northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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The Rhine Valley is bounded by mountain chains and forms a fascinating landscape with some of the historically most significant places of Germany.

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In the northwest there are the southern parts of the Eifel mountains. Further south there is the Hunsrück mountain chain, which is continued by the Taunus mountains on the opposite side of the Rhine.

Related Topics:
Eifel - Hunsrück - Taunus

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The hilly lands in the south of the state are called the Palatine Forest (Pfälzerwald).

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These mountain chains are separated from each other by the tributaries of the Rhine: the Moselle (Mosel), the Lahn and the Nahe.

Related Topics:
Moselle - Lahn - Nahe

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See also List of places in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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