Editing Rhineland-Palatinate (section)

=== Consolidation ===
A sense of community developed only very gradually in the "land of the retort", which had been established largely without regard to the historical affiliations of its inhabitants. It was given little chance of survival, especially as it had very few large industrial centres. However, the establishment of numerous military bases, both Allied and {{Lang|de|[[Bundeswehr]]|italic=no}}, helped to some extent to boost the economy. In 1956, under Article 29 of the [[Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany]], petitions were made in the regions of Koblenz, Trier, Montabaur, Rhenish Hesse, and Palatinate for their separation from the state and incorporation into the respective states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Bavaria, and Baden-Württemberg. All petitions for a [[referendum]] except those in the administrative district of Palatinate won the necessary majority; however, almost 20 years passed before the referendums finally took place. On 19 January 1975, none of the regions concerned returned a majority for being transferred to another state. This put an end to decades of discussion. Only the [[AKK conflict]], a dispute over the districts of [[Mainz-Amöneburg]], [[Mainz-Kastel]], and [[Mainz-Kostheim]], has continued to exercise politicians up to the present day.