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Bacharach

Bacharach is a small town on the left bank of the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the counts palatine of the Rhine, who levied tolls on river traffic there, and it was a leading market for Rhine wine. Its half-timbered houses, town walls and Stahleck Castle make it part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site.

Bacharach
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bacharach. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bacharach
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