Einbürgerungstest Rhineland-Palatinate: the 10 state questions

The coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) is a round shield divided diagonally. On the right you see a continuous red cross on a silver field, on the left a silver wheel with six spokes on a red field. In the black point stands a golden lion with a red crown and red claws. Above it lies a golden people's crown with vine leaves.

This exact description is in the state's Coat of Arms and Flag Act, in § 2.

Several municipalities and towns together form a district (Landkreis). Districts handle tasks that are too big for a single municipality. These include, for example, waste collection or bus routes that do not run only within one town or municipality. Districts are sometimes also called “Kreis” or “Region”.

The Westerwaldkreis is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz).

The state parliament (Landtag) is the parliament of the state and its highest legislative body. It has 101 members, who are elected for five years. Under Article 83 of the state constitution, the legislative term begins with the first sitting of the state parliament and ends with the first sitting of the next state parliament.

The legislative term therefore lasts five years. There are exceptions, for example if the state parliament is dissolved early.

In local elections in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), you can vote from the age of 18. The minimum age for voting is 18, and the minimum age for standing for election, that is, the age from which you can stand as a candidate yourself, is also 18.

The same voting age applies in Saarland and in Saxony (Sachsen).

The state colours of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) are black, red and gold (§ 1 of the Coat of Arms and Flag Act). The state flag shows three horizontal stripes of equal width in these colours, from top to bottom. The state coat of arms sits in the upper corner next to the flagpole and extends into the red stripe (§ 3).

These colours are the same as in the federal flag.