Rüdesheim am Rhein
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Rüdesheim seen from nearby vineyards
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Location of Rüdesheim within Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district
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| Coordinates: 49°59′0″N 07°55′50″E / 49.98333°N 7.93056°ECoordinates: 49°59′0″N 07°55′50″E / 49.98333°N 7.93056°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Volker Mosler | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 9,873 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 65385 | |
| Dialling codes | 06722 | |
| Vehicle registration | RÜD | |
| Website | www.ruedesheim.de | |
Rüdesheim am Rhein is a winemaking town in the Rhine Gorge and thereby part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It is officially known as Rüdesheim am Rhein, which distinguishes it from Rüdesheim an der Nahe.
Rüdesheim lies at the foot of the Niederwald on the Rhine's right (east) bank on the southern approach to the Lorelei. The town belongs to the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region and is one of Germany's biggest tourist attractions. Only Cologne Cathedral draws more tourists from other countries. Making the town worth visiting is, not only the wine or even the Old Town itself, but also the picturesque Rheingau landscape together with the romantic Rhine.
Rüdesheim am Rhein as a municipality consists of five Stadtteile:
Assmannshausen as well as Aulhausen as well as Presberg have the status as a Ortsbezirk.
Rüdesheim borders in the east on the town of Geisenheim, in the south on the town of Bingen, in the west on the communities of Weiler and Trechtingshausen (all three in Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate) over on the other side of the Rhine, and in the west and north on the town of Lorch.
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