Middle course of the River Rhine.
Between Bingen and Bonn, the Middle Rhine flows through the Rhine Gorge, a formation which was created by erosion. The rate of erosion equaled the uplift in the region, such that the river was left at about its original level while the surrounding lands raised. The gorge is quite deep and is the stretch of the river which is known for its many castles and vineyards. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2002) and known as "the Romantic Rhine", with more than 40 castles and fortresses from the Middle Agesand many quaint and lovely country villages.
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Bingen am Rhein-
Bingen am Rhein is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Rhine gorge-
The Rhine Gorge is a popular name for the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km section of the River Rhine between Koblenz andBingen in Germany. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in June 2002 for a unique combination of geological, historical, cultural and industrial reasons.
Mittelrhein-
Mittelrhein (or Middle Rhine) is a region (Anbaugebiet) for quality wine in Germany,[1] and is located along a 120 km stretch of river Rhine in the tourist portions of the Rhine region known as Middle Rhine.
West Rhine Railway-
The West Rhine railway (German: Linke Rheinstrecke, literally 'left (bank of the) Rhine route') is a famously picturesque, double-track electrified railway line running for 185 km from Cologne via Bonn, Koblenz, and Bingen toMainz.
Rhenish Massif-
The Rhenish Massif (German: Rheinisches Schiefergebirge: "Rhenish Slate Mountains") is a geologic massif in westernGermany, eastern Belgium, Luxembourg and northeastern France.
Siebengebirge-
The Siebengebirge (lit. "seven hills" in German) is a German upland range to the East of the Rhine, southeast of Bonn, consisting of more than 40 hills.
Rhine romanticism-
The Rhine romanticism was the interpretation of the landscape conditions and history of the Rhine Valley in the cultural-historical period of theromanticism, by the end of the 18th century until the late 19th century and was continued in all forms of art expression.