Pfalz, Pfälzer, or Pfälzisch are German words referring to Palatinate. They may refer to:

Places

*Pfalz, the

Palatinate (region) The Palatinate (; ; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Palz''), or the Rhenish Palatinate (''Rheinpfalz''), is a historical region of Germany. The Palatinate occupies most of the Southern Germany, southern quarter of the German States ...

of Germany **Nordpfalz, the

North Palatinate North Palatinate''Das Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges in der Nordpfalz'' by Timo Scherne, Nordpfälzer Geschichtsverein, 2006. () is a region in southwest Germany with an area of just 650 km2, making it the smallest landscape in the Palatinate re ...

**Vorderpfalz, the

Anterior Palatinate The Palatinate (; ; Palatine German: ''Palz''), or the Rhenish Palatinate (''Rheinpfalz''), is a historical region of Germany. The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (''Rheinla ...

**Südpfalz, the

South Palatinate The Palatinate (; ; Palatine German: ''Palz''), or the Rhenish Palatinate (''Rheinpfalz''), is a historical region of Germany. The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (''Rheinla ...

**Westpfalz, the

West Palatinate Western Palatinate or West Palatinate (, ) is a sub-region in the west of the Palatinate (region), Palatinate, a German cultural and historic region in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It includes the western part of the Palatine Forest, the cent ...

*Pfalz, the Palatinate wine region of Germany **Pfälzische Weinkönigin, the Palatine Wine Queen elected representative of the region *the ''Pfalz'', nickname for

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle Pfalzgrafenstein Castle (), also known as the Pfalz, is a toll castle situated on Falkenau island in the Rhine River, adjacent to Kaub, Germany. First established in 1326/27 by Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, King Ludwig IV of Bavaria, it served ...

, Germany *Pfälzerwald, the

Palatinate Forest The Palatinate Forest (; ), sometimes also called the Palatine Forest, is a List of landscapes in Rhineland-Palatinate, low-mountain region in southwestern Germany, located in the Palatinate (region), Palatinate in the state of Rhineland-Palatina ...

*Rheinland-Pfalz, the current federal German state of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

Königspfalz The term ''Kaiserpfalz'' (, "imperial palace") or ''Königspfalz'' (, "royal palace", from Middle High German ''phal ne'' to Old High German ''phalanza'' from Middle Latin ''palatia'' luralto Latin ''palatium'' "palace") refers to a num ...

Kaiserpfalz The term ''Kaiserpfalz'' (, "imperial palace") or ''Königspfalz'' (, "royal palace", from Middle High German ''phal ne'' to Old High German ''phalanza'' from Middle Latin ''palatia'' luralto Latin ''palatium'' "palace") refers to a number o ...

, palaces and castles across the Holy Roman Empire that served as temporary seats of power for the king or emperor in the Early and High Middle Ages.

Historic states

*''Kurpfalz'', the

Electoral Palatinate The Electoral Palatinate was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-electors who elected the Holy Roman Empero ...

of the Holy Roman Empire. Historic houses and states include: **Pfalz-Birkenfeld, the

House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld {{short description, Collateral line of the Palatine Wittelsbachs The House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld (German: ''Pfalz-Birkenfeld''), later Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken, was the name of a collateral line of the Palatine Wittelsbachs. The Coun ...

** Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler ** Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen ** Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken ** Pfalz-Kleeburg ** Pfalz-Landsberg ** Pfalz-Lautern ** Pfalz-Mosbach ** Pfalz-Mosbach-Neumarkt ** Pfalz-Neuburg **Pfalz-Palatinate-Neumarkt, the

House of Palatinate-Neumarkt Palatinate-Neumarkt (German: Pfalz-Neumarkt) was a subdivision of the Wittelsbach dynasty of the German Electoral Palatinate. Its capital was Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. History Palatinate-Neumarkt was first formed from the lineage of Rupert ...

**Pfalz-Simmern, the

House of Palatinate-Simmern The House of Palatinate-Simmern () was a Germany, German-Bavaria, Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate. It became the main branch in 1559. The Pala ...

** Pfalz-Simmern-Zweibrücken ** Pfalz-Simmern-Kaiserslautern ** Pfalz-Simmern-Sponheim **

Pfalz-Sulzbach Palatinate-Sulzbach was the name of two separate states of the Holy Roman Empire located in modern Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany, ruled by a branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Palatinate-Sulzbach (1569–1604) Palatinate-Sulzbach was ...

** Pfalz-Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein ** Pfalz-Zweibrücken ** Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld ** Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein

People

Elisabeth-Charlotte Wittelsbach von Pfalz '' Madame'' Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans (born Princess Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, ; 27 May 1652 – 8 December 1722), also known as Liselotte von der Pfalz, was a German member of the House of Wittelsbach who marri ...

(1652-1722) * Friedrich V von der Pfalz (1596-1632) * Heinrich Friedrich von der Pfalz (1614-29) * Karl I. Ludwig von der Pfalz (1617-80) * Ludwig I von Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1424-89) * Sophie von der Pfalz (1630-1714) * Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg (1578-1653)

Transportation

Aircraft

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

, a German World War I aircraft manufacturer **

Pfalz D.III The Pfalz D.III was a fighter aircraft used by the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War. The D.III was the first major original design from Pfalz Flugzeugwerke. Though generally considered inferior to co ...

, 1917 biplane fighter ** Pfalz D.VI, 1917 sesquiplane fighter aircraft not put into production ** Pfalz D.VII, late 1917 biplane fighter not put into production ** Pfalz D.VIII, 1918 biplane fighter ** Pfalz D.XII, 1918 biplane fighter ** Pfalz D.XV, 1918 single seat biplane fighter **

Pfalz Dr.I The Pfalz Dr.I was a German fighter prototype of World War I. Official interest in the potential of the triplane A triplane is a fixed-wing aircraft equipped with three vertically stacked wing planes. Tailplanes and canard (aeronautics), can ...

, 1917 triplane fighter **

Pfalz Dr.II The Pfalz Dr.II was a German triplane fighter prototype of World War I built by ''Pfalz Flugzeugwerke Pfalz Flugzeugwerke was a World War I Germany, German aircraft manufacturer, located at the Speyer airfield in the Palatinate (region), Pala ...

, 1917 triplane fighter prototype

Rail

*''Pfalz'', a German steam locomotive preserved at the Neustadt/Weinstrasse Railway Museum *Pfälzische Nordbahn, the

Palatine Northern Railway The Palatine Northern Railway () is a non-electrified single-track main line that connects Neustadt (Weinstr) Hbf with Monsheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was opened between 1865 and 1873 in three stages. With the replacemen ...

*Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn, historic name for the

Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway The Mannheim–Saarbrücken railway () is a railway in the German states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland that runs through Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kaiserslautern, Homburg (Saar), Homburg an ...

*Pfälzische Maximiliansbahn, historic name for the

Neustadt–Wissembourg railway The Neustadt–Wissembourg railway, also called the ''Pfälzische Maximiliansbahn'' ("Palatine Maximilian Railway"), ''Maximiliansbahn'' or just the ''Maxbahn'' - is a railway line in southwestern Germany that runs from Neustadt an der Weinstras ...

Ships

* SS ''Pfalz'', the name for three different steamships operated by German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd

Other uses

* Pfälzisch, a dialect of the German language