Palatinate
Count's Rhenish territory
The Palatinate refers to two historically significant regions in Germany: the Lower Palatinate (Rhenish Palatinate) along the Rhine and the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria.
These territories were ruled by the Count Palatine, one of the most powerful princes in the Holy Roman Empire.
The region features prominently in discussions of the Thirty Years' War and German wine production.
The Elector of the Palatinate briefly became King of Bohemia in 1619. (Lowercase palatinate is any territory with such royal privileges.)
Western German river region
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- HeidelbergBaden-Württemberg university city
- RhineMajor Central European waterway
- provinceRegional administrative district
district · heartland · homeland · valley · terrain · landscape
Grape-growing estate
- RieslingGermanic aromatic white varietal
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
- grapeVine-grown berry cluster
harvest · cellar · tasting · varietal · viniculture · winemaking · vintage · viticulture
Medieval Germanic political entity
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- Thirty Years War1618-1648 European religious conflict
- BohemiaCentral European historical region
- chronicleOrdered historical record
Rhineland
Western German river region
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- HeidelbergBaden-Württemberg university city
- RhineMajor Central European waterway
province · district · heartland · homeland · valley · terrain · landscape
vineyard
Grape-growing estate
- RieslingGermanic aromatic white varietal
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
grape · harvest · cellar · tasting · varietal · viniculture · winemaking · vintage · viticulture
Holy Roman Empire
Medieval Germanic political entity
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- Thirty Years War1618-1648 European religious conflict
- BohemiaCentral European historical region
- German cultureOktoberfest, Bavaria, Bavarian, Berlin, Munich
- GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg, Germany, German
- BavariaMunich, Bavaria, Nuremberg, Regensburg, lederhosen
- DynastiesHabsburgs, Ming Dynasty, Bourbons, Tang Dynasty, Tudors
- Early Modern GermanyHoly Roman Empire, Protestant Reformation, Thirty Years War, Martin Luther, Brandenburg
- European RegionsEastern Europe, Bavaria, Scandinavia, Western Europe, Balkans