ISB Economic Development Corporation of Rhineland-Palatinate
Key Competitive Attractions
The German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) is located towards the south west of the country. Rhineland-Palatinate covers an area of 19,846 square kilometres and about four million inhabitants. It borders France, Luxembourg, and Belgium as well as the German states of Hessen, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia. The capital is Mainz.
Rhineland-Palatinate benefits from its close proximity to Frankfurt as well as to two of Germany’s largest metropolitan areas, the Rhine-Ruhr region in North Rhine-Westphalia and particularly the nearby Rhine-Main region. It has a well-connected road and motorway network, and Mainz railway station is part of the German ICE high-speed network, located on the Frankfurt-Cologne line.
Rhineland-Palatinate is Germany's leading producer of wine in terms of grape cultivation and wine export. The region is also the home of BASF, the world’s largest chemical company.
