Official question catalogue
All 10 questions about Rheinland-Pfalz from the official BAMF catalogue, with the correct answer and an explanation. In the test you get 3 of them, plus 30 of the 300 general questions.
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Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025 · Questions and answers word for word as published. Explanations are written by EUpassway and are not official; the test itself is only in German.
The answer is Bild 1: the coat of arms of Rheinland-Pfalz shows a red cross, a white wheel and a gold lion in three fields, with a crown on top.
Westerwaldkreis is a Landkreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate. Altötting is in Bavaria, Emsland in Lower Saxony and Prignitz in Brandenburg.
The Landtag (the state parliament) of Rhineland-Palatinate is elected every 5 years. Almost all German states have a 5-year term; only Bremen still has 4 years.
In Rhineland-Palatinate you may vote in Kommunalwahlen (local elections for municipality, town and district) only from the age of 18. Many other states allow it from 16, but Rhineland-Palatinate does not.
The state flag of Rhineland-Palatinate is black-red-gold like the federal flag, with the state coat of arms in the upper left corner.
The Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (state agency for civic education) in Rhineland-Palatinate provides neutral, mostly free information about politics, e.g. brochures and events. The Ordnungsamt (public order office), consumer advice centre and churches have other tasks.
The state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate is Mainz on the Rhine. Kaiserslautern, Ludwigshafen and Koblenz are other larger cities in the state.
Rhineland-Palatinate lies in south-west Germany. It borders France, Luxembourg and Belgium as well as Saarland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg.
The head of government of Rhineland-Palatinate is called Ministerpräsident / Ministerpräsidentin (minister-president). A Bürgermeister (mayor) leads a town or municipality (and the city-states).
Foreign policy is the job of the federal government (Bund), so Rhineland-Palatinate has no foreign minister (Außenminister). Every state does have ministers of justice, finance and the interior.
Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025