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Bookmark & shareRealms of castles, fields of wine.
Here you'll find dramatic landscapes with fertile vineyards clinging to steep hills, numerous imposing castles and dreamy wine villages. Every village has at least one wine festival per year, with the most famous being the Rhine in Flames series of festivals, when water, lighting and fireworks are combined to spectacular effect.
Fast Facts
Population
170,000
Currency
Name: Euro
Code: EUR
Symbol: €
Electrical Plugs
230V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: German
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +1
Country Dialing Code
+49
Weights & Measures
Metric
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