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, i ...
in the
Rheingau, located on the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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in the state of
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Dar ...
, 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 ...
spring, spa and a Kurhaus, and is famed for its
red wine (Assmannshäuser) made from
Pinot noir (''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 win ...
.
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. Th ...
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 in
Queensland
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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 pr ...
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 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. Th ...
in Assmannshausen, view to a Castle Rheinstein on the opposite bank of river Rheine.
Image:Fachwerkhaus Assmannshausen.JPG, Historic half-timbered house.
References
External links
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Villages in Hesse
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Rheingau
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