Rhinelanders

Northern Wisconsin locals

Rhinelanders are people from the Rhineland, the region along the Rhine River in western Germany.

The term encompasses inhabitants of cities like Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Bonn.

Rhinelanders are stereotypically characterized as outgoing and fun-loving, especially during Carnival season: The Rhinelanders take their festivals seriously.

history

Charlemagne

Early medieval Western unifier

PrussiaFormer German kingdom
Holy Roman EmpireMedieval Germanic political entity
Napoleonic WarsBonaparte's military campaigns

Franco-Prussian War · Weimar Republic · Bismarck · Lutheranism · occupation · demilitarization · Cologne · Koblenz · Trier · electorate

wine

vineyard

Grape-growing estate

vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
grapevinesWine-fruit bearing climbers
terroirGeography's influence on taste

winemaking · tasting · harvest · fermentation · viticulture · winery · Mosel · steep slopes · winegrower

culture

lederhosen

Traditional German leather shorts

dirndlAlpine peasant dress
sauerkrautLacto-fermented cabbage
bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage

Oktoberfest · polka · beer garden · pretzel · folklore · yodeling · schnitzel · dialect · gemütlichkeit · accordion

Opposites

German regional identity

RhinelandersBavarians

Southeastern German inhabitants

Prussians · East Germans · Saxons · Berliners · Frisians

geographic origin/regional identity

Rhinelandersoutsiders

Those not belonging

foreigners · newcomers · transplants

WISCONSIN MUNICIPAL IDENTITY (if referring to people from Rhinelander, Wisconsin)

RhinelandersChicagoans

Residents of Illinois's metropolis

city dwellers · urbanites

Family

Rhinelander

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G