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Rhineland
Common term for the German lands on the west bank of the river Rhine, presently divided between the two German states North-Rhine Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. Historically, it is (in)famous for being annexed by the French during the Napoleonic Wars, then becoming a province of Prussia (this is where the expression “Watch on the Rhine” stems from), and later being de-militarized in the aftermath of WWI. It is also home to an infamous dish called sauerbraten.
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