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The state was formed in 1947 out of parts from the former states of [[Prussia]], [[Bavaria]], [[Hesse-Darmstadt]] and even [[Oldenburg]] - a sign of the eventful history of this area.

The state was formed in 1947 out of parts from the former states of [[Prussia]], [[Bavaria]], [[Hesse-Darmstadt]] and even [[Oldenburg]] - a sign of the eventful history of this area.

Though the cities in Rhineland-Palatinate are not very big - the capital [[Mainz]] has 180,000 inhabitants, [[Ludwigshafen]] 160,000, [[Koblenz]],[[Trier]] and [[Kaiserslautern]] each 100,000, [[Worms]] less than 90,000 - they often have an impressive history, rooted in the days of the [[Roman Empire]].

Though the cities in Rhineland-Palatinate are not very big - the capital [[Mainz]] has 180,000 inhabitants, [[Ludwigshafen]] 160,000, [[Koblenz]],[[Trier]] and [[Kaiserslautern]] each 100,000, [[Worms]] less than 90,000 - they often have an impressive history, rooted in the days of the [[Roman Empire]]: Trier was founded as ''Augusta Treverorum'' in 16 B.C., arguably the oldest city in Germany.

 

Mainz, Trier  and [[Cologne]] (in [[North Rhine- Westfalia]]) were the seats of the three spiritual prince-electors from the 13th century until 1801 ([[Treaty of Lunéville]]).