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The wine-growing region is located in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. The vineyards cover 23,554 hectares, making it the second largest wine-growing region in Germany after Rheinhessen. Until 1995 it was called Rheinpfalz, the current name (lat. Palatium = palace) is derived from the counts palatine of the Holy Roman Empire, who resided in the city of Heidelberg from the 13th to the mid-18th century.

History

The first evidence of viticulture long before the Romans can be found in Celtic graves dating back to 550 BC, which were found in Laumersheim and Bad Dürkheim. After the Romans withdrew from the area, viticulture was revitalised in the 7th century with the rise of the monasteries. In the 8th century, over a hundred wine-growing villages are already mentioned. In the 12th and 13th centuries, the first vineyard names appeared in this area, some of which have been preserved in the individual vineyard names to this day.

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