Editing Rhineland-Palatinate (section)

==Geography==

Rhineland-Palatinate shares international borders with France ([[Grand Est]]), Luxembourg ([[Clervaux (canton)|Clervaux]], [[Diekirch (canton)|Diekirch]], [[Echternach (canton)|Echternach]], [[Grevenmacher (canton)|Grevenmacher]], [[Remich (canton)|Remich]], and [[Vianden (canton)|Vianden]]), and Belgium ([[Wallonia]]). Within Germany, its neighbours are [[Baden-Württemberg]], Hesse, [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], and the [[Saarland]]. It is the ninth-largest state by area. Rhineland-Palatinate is part of the [[SaarLorLux]] euregion.

With 42% of its area covered by forests, it is the most forested state along with Hesse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forstwirtschaft-in-deutschland.de/german-forestry/forest-facts/?L=1|title=Forest facts – German forestry – 300 yrs of sustainability campaign|website=www.forstwirtschaft-in-deutschland.de|access-date=24 July 2017|archive-date=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616013702/http://www.forstwirtschaft-in-deutschland.de/german-forestry/forest-facts/?L=1|url-status=live}}</ref> The state's major rivers are the Rhine, including the [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]] [[Middle Rhine]], and the [[Moselle]]. Several crater lakes of volcanic origin are in the [[Eifel]], the largest of which is the [[Laacher See]].

Climatically, Rhineland-Palatinate can be divided into two areas:
The [[Rhenish Massif]] with a typically [[humid continental climate]] (Dfb). Summers here are usually warm with much precipitation and winters tend to be dry and cold. Snowfall is a common occasion.

The deep valleys of [[Rhine]] and [[Moselle]] with an [[oceanic climate]] (Köppen climate classification: ''Cfb''). Summers are hot and moist, while winters are cool. Freezing temperatures are rare and snow usually melts within hours. The mild climate allows [[palm trees]], [[fig|fig trees]], [[stone pine|stone pines]], [[oleander]] shrubs, [[olive trees]], [[almond]] trees and other exotic plants to be grown in this area.

The forests in this region are home to common pests such as ''[[Melolontha hippocastani|Melolontha Hippocastrani]]'', that cause damage to the foliage and soil.

The [[Rhenish Massif]] forms roughly the northern half of the state, including the regions Eifel, [[Moselle Valley]], [[Hunsrück]], [[Westerwald]], and parts of the [[Taunus]]. The [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]] forms the biggest part of the southern half along with [[Rhenish Hesse]]. The [[Nahe (Rhine)|Nahe]] Valley separates both parts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.romantic-germany.info/holiday-regions/|title=Holiday regions in Romantic Germany|website=Gastlandschaften Rheinland-Pfalz|access-date=24 July 2017|archive-date=18 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718174733/https://www.romantic-germany.info/holiday-regions/|url-status=live}}</ref>