Which of the following is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate?

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The Westerwaldkreis lies in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate and is a district of that state. Altötting is a district in Bavaria, Emsland in Lower Saxony and the Prignitz in Brandenburg.

The Westerwald is in Rhineland-Palatinate – not Altötting, Emsland or Prignitz.

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