Assmannshausen is, since its incorporation in 1977, a quarter of

Rüdesheim am Rhein 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 ...

in the

Rheingau 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 state of Hesse and is part of the Rheing ...

, located on the

Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

in the state of

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, Germany. The village has a

lithium Lithium (from el, λίθος, lithos, lit=stone) is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Under standard conditions, it is the least dense metal and the least dense solid el ...

spring, spa and a Kurhaus, and is famed for its

red wine Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties. The color of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines. The juice from most purple grap ...

(Assmannshäuser) made from

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(''German:'' Spätburgunder), which resembles red

Burgundy wine Burgundy wine ( or ') is made in the Burgundy region of eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here, and those commonly referred to as "Burgundies," are dry red wi ...

. The ''Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach'' are running their VDP red wine estate (Einzellage: Höllenberg, 23.1 ha under vine) in the village. From Assmannshausen a

chairlift An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They ...

ascends the Jagdschloss Niederwald where a 30 minutes hike leads to the

Niederwalddenkmal The Niederwald monument (german: Niederwalddenkmal) is a monument located in the Niederwald, near Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse, Germany, built between 1871 and 1883 to commemorate the Unification of Germany. The monument is located within the Rhin ...

. The heritage-listed former winery

Assmanshausen Winery Assmanshausen Winery is a heritage-listed former winery at Serisier Road, Toolburra, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to . It is also known as Toolburra Vineyards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Registe ...

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, Australia, was named after this region. Image:Assmannshausen fg02.JPG, Aerial view of Assmannshausen. Image:Assmannshausen 1900.jpg,

Photochrom Photochrom, Fotochrom, Photochrome or the Aäc process is a process for producing colorized images from a single black-and-white photographic negative via the direct photographic transfer of the negative onto lithographic printing plates. The proc ...

print of Assmannshausen in ~1900. File:Assmannshausen Km532 20393.jpg, View from Rhine, in April, with the famous Höllenberg Lage Image:Assmannshausen fg01.jpg, A

in Assmannshausen, view to a Castle Rheinstein on the opposite bank of river

Rheine Rheine () is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base. Geography Rheine is on the river Ems, approx. north of Münster, approx. west of Osnabrück a ...

. Image:Fachwerkhaus Assmannshausen.JPG, Historic half-timbered house.

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* Villages in Hesse Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis Rheingau {{Hessen-geo-stub