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
Rheingau valley with the Rhine
Rheinberg castle keep ruins, near Lorch
View from the Niederwald-Monument into the Rheingau
Schloss Vollrads near Oestrich-Winkel
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
Rheingau
…Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis administrative district. It is famous for Rheingau wines, especially the "Rheingauer Riesling," and its many taverns. The Rheingau was a Gau or county of the Frankish Empire, bordered by the Niddagau, the Maingau, the Oberrheingau, and the Lahngau; the counts of the Rheingau were known as…
Medieval duchies (in colour) and gaue in the Holy Roman Empire around year 1000