Rhineland

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The Rhineland (German: Rheinland [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌlant] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Rijnland; Kölsch: Rhingland; Latin: Rhenania) is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section. It is the main industrial heartland of Germany because of its many factories, and it has historic ties to the Holy Roman Empire, Prussia and the German Empire.