Pfalz
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Pfalz may refer to:
  • Kaiserpfalz
    Kaiserpfalz
    The term Kaiserpfalz or Königspfalz refers to a number of castles across the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary, secondary seats of power for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Early and High Middle Ages...

    , also known as Königspfalz, a castle which was a temporary seat of power for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Early and High Middle Ages, etymologically derived from Latin palatium (English palatinate)

Geography

Many places and regions in Germany derive their name from above-mentioned Medieval Kaiserpfalzen:
  • several historic states of the Holy Roman Empire, including:
    • Kurpfalz
    • Pfalz-Zweibrücken
  • Rheinland-Pfalz, a state of Germany, see Rhineland-Palatinate
    Rhineland-Palatinate
    Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....

  • Pfalz or Rheinpfalz, a region in Rhineland-Palatinate, see Palatinate (region)
  • Pfalz, a wine region in Rhineland-Palatinate, see Palatinate (wine region)
    Palatinate (wine region)
    Palatinate is a German wine-growing region in the area of Bad Dürkheim, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, and Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate. Before 1993, it was known as Rhine Palatinate . With under cultivation in 2008, the region is the second largest wine region in Germany after Rheinhessen...

  • Oberpfalz, a region of Bavaria, see Upper Palatinate
    Upper Palatinate
    The Upper Palatinate is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria.- History :The region took its name first in the early 16th century, because it was by the Treaty of Pavia one of the main portions of the territory of the Wittelsbach Elector...

  • Saarpfalz
    Saarpfalz
    Saarpfalz is a Kreis in the south-east of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saarbrücken, Neunkirchen, Kusel, Kaiserslautern, Südwestpfalz, district-free Zweibrücken, and the French département Moselle.-History:After the Treaty of Versailles, the Saar basin was placed under the...

    , a district of Saarland, Germany
  • Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
    Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
    The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Neighboring districts are the district-free city Worms, the district Bergstraße, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe, Germersheim,...

    , a district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  • Südwestpfalz
    Südwestpfalz
    Südwestpfalz is a district in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saarpfalz, the district-free city Zweibrücken, the districts Kaiserslautern and Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Landau , Südliche Weinstraße, and the French département Bas-Rhin...

    , a district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  • The Burg Pfalzgrafenstein
    Burg Pfalzgrafenstein
    Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is a toll castle on the Falkenau island, otherwise known as Pfalz Island in the Rhine river near Kaub, Germany. Known as "the Pfalz", this former stronghold is famous for its picturesque and unique setting....

     castle in Kaub, Germany

Technology

  • Pfalz Flugzeugwerke
    Pfalz Flugzeugwerke
    Pfalz Flugzeugwerke was a World War I German aircraft manufacturer, located at the Speyer airfield in the Palatinate . They are best known for their series of fighters, notably the Pfalz D.III and Pfalz D.XII...

    , World War I aircraft manufacturer
  • Pfalz, a German steam locomotive preserved at the Neustadt/Weinstrasse Railway Museum
  • SS Pfalz
    SS Pfalz
    The Pfalz was a 6,557 ton cargo steamer operated by German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd. The ship became the target of the first shot fired by Australian forces in World War I, soon after departing the Port of Melbourne in Australia....

    , a 6,557 ton steamer operated by German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd
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