Taunus
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The Taunus is a mountain range in Hesse, Germany, located north west of Frankfurt and north of Wiesbaden. The tallest peak in the range is Großer Feldberg at 878 m; other notable peaks are Kleiner Feldberg and Altkönig.
The Hochtaunus with the Feldberg summit
View from Atzelberg Tower along the main ridge of the Taunus
Rossert hilltop Hainkopf on the right belongs to the Anterior Taunus, Atzelberg mountain on the left is part of the High Taunus
Rüdesheim am Rhein
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Rüdesheim am Rhein is a German winemaking town in the Rhine Gorge, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in this region. It lies in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt, Hessen. Known as Rüdesheim, it is officially Rüdesheim am Rhein, to distinguish it from Rüdesheim an der Nahe. It is a major tourist attraction, especially for foreign visitors.
Rüdesheim seen from nearby vineyards
Rüdesheim – extract from the Topographia Hassiae by Matthäus Merian the Younger, 1655
Rüdesheim, seen from the Rhine
Niederwalddenkmal in 2015