Gau (territory)
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Gau is a Germanic term for a region within a country, often a former or current province. It was used in the Middle Ages, when it can be seen as roughly corresponding to an English shire. The administ
Medieval duchies (in colour) and gaue in the Holy Roman Empire around year 1000
Rheingau
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The Rheingau is a region on the northern side of the Rhine between the German towns of Wiesbaden and Lorch near Frankfurt, reaching from the Western Taunus to the Rhine. It is situated in the German s
Gau (territory)
…was revived as a subdivision during the period of Nazi Germany in 1933–1945, hence Gauleiter. It still appears today in regional names, such as the Rheingau or Allgäu. The Germanic word is reflected in Gothic gawi (neuter; genitive gaujis) and early Old High German gewi, gowi (neuter) and in some compound…
Rheingau valley with the Rhine
Rheinberg castle keep ruins, near Lorch
View from the Niederwald-Monument into the Rheingau
Schloss Vollrads near Oestrich-Winkel