Rhineland-Palatinate
It would be easy to reduce Rhineland-Palatinate to the Rhine and Moselle. After all, these great rivers not only shape the landscape, but also convey an extremely inviting image to the world with their images of sunlit vineyards and unspoiled villages. But Rhineland-Palatinate can do more than just look good. With its extensive forests, it preserves a large part of Germany's nature, and with its ancient monuments, palaces and castles, it preserves at least as much of Germany's history. Speyer, Koblenz, Trier and Mainz are just a few of the places worth at least a short trip, and the hospitable atmosphere provides a reason to stay.
Popular destinations in Rhineland-Palatinate
We show you the most beautiful cities in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Popular regions in Rhineland-Palatinate
Die 10 größten Städte in Rhineland-Palatinate
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Mainz
0.2 million inhabitants
Mainz is the capital of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The media city and carnival stronghold is known for its well-preserved old town center with its half-timbered houses and medieval marketplaces. In the middle of the city, the Renaissance-style market fountain with red pillars is an attraction for visitors. Not ...
02
Ludwigshafen am Rhein
0.2 million inhabitants
Ludwigshafen is the second largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate after Mainz. It is located opposite Mannheim on the left bank of the Rhine, and the two cities once belonged together. Until 1840, Ludwigshafen was Mannheim's Rhine redoubt. Today, the city is known as the home of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and ...
03
Koblenz
0.1 million inhabitants
Koblenz, with a population of over 113,000, is located in northern Rhineland-Palatinate. The historic city is considered the gateway to the castle ruins and terraced vineyards of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. In the center of the city, at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers (known as Deutsches Eck), ...
04
Trier
0.1 million inhabitants
Trier belongs to the Moselle wine region of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Romans had founded the city in 16 BC as Augusta Treverorum, which can be seen in some well-preserved Roman monuments. These include the Porta Nigra (gate of the 6.4 km long city wall), an amphitheater, a stone bridge and remains of Roman ...
05
Kaiserslautern
0.1 million inhabitants
The Rhineland-Palatinate city of Kaiserslautern, with a population of just under 100,000 (2021), came into being as a result of the expansion of a castle built around 1100 by Frederick I Barbarossa, but was not granted city rights until 1276. The town was already a royal court in Carolingian times, and the region was ...
06
Worms
83,500 inhabitants
The former capital of the Burgundian Empire is located on the left bank of the Rhine in Rheinhessen. The place was founded by the Celts, the Romans maintained a camp here from 31 BC at the latest. The people of Worms claim to live in possibly the oldest German city, but ...
07
Neuwied
64,800 inhabitants
Neuwied in northern Rhineland-Palatinate is located on the right bank of the Rhine and only 10 km from Koblenz. It is a planned town founded in 1653, which received German religious refugees from 1662 and became an industrial town already in the 18th century. Important monuments are Altwied Castle (a ruin), Braunsberg Castle ...
08
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
53,300 inhabitants
Neustadt is located in the Palatinate region and is one of the towns along the German Wine Route. Here is a center of German viticulture, which is referred to annually by the German wine harvest festival with the election of the wine queen. Hambach Castle, not far from the town, ...
09
Bad Kreuznach
51,200 inhabitants
The spa town of Bad Kreuznach dates back to a Roman vicus from 58 BC. Parts of the former Roman roads and an urn cemetery are still preserved from Roman times. A first documentary mention of the community dates back to the early 9th century. Places worth seeing in Bad Kreuznach ...
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Speyer
50,600 inhabitants
Speyer was founded by the Romans as Civitas Nemetum or Noviomagus and is one of the oldest German cities. Around 600 Speyer was the center of the Speyergau, after that the free imperial city belonged to the most important cities in the Holy Roman Empire. Very famous are the Imperial and ...