Sankt Goar
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- "Saint Goar" redirects here. For the saint with this name, see Goar of Aquitaine.
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Sankt Goar-Oberwesel |
| Town subdivisions | 4 |
| Mayor | Walter Mallmann (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 22.93 km² (8.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population | 4,024 (30/06/2005) |
| - Density | 175 /km² (455 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SIM |
| Postal code | 56329 |
| Area code | 06741 |
| Website | www.st-goar.de |
Sankt Goar am Rhein is a town in the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. St. Goar is located on the Rhine, in the section known as the Rhine Gorge, and is impressively situated between mountains which rise on either side of the river. It is known particularly for the legend of the Loreley, associated with the dangerous Loreley rocks which are a hazard to shipping. It is also famous for the ruined castle Burg Rheinfels. St. Goar lies in the central Rhine Valley, which in 2002 was adopted by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site.
Sankt Goar is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Sankt Goar-Oberwesel.
The Catholic Encyclopedia notes that "a small church" was dedicated to Goar of Aquitaine in 1768 "in the little town on the banks of the Rhine which bears his name (St. Goar)."[1] It is also reported that Charlemagne built a church over the site of Goar's hermitage. It is around this church that the town of Sankt Goar am Rhein grew on the left bank of the Rhine between Wesel and Boppard.[2]
In German linguistics, the Sankt Goar Line is an isogloss separating dialects to the north from those to the south. See High German consonant shift.
St Goar lies opposite Sankt Goarshausen.
Many people visit St Goar as it is the nearest village to Burg Rheinfels, a large castle situated above the village. Also, many Contiki Tours run throughout Europe stop in St. Goar for a night, running a wine tasting session at a nearby winery.
[edit] History of Wine
In 1240 the Counts of Katzenelnbogen owned a vineyard called Amererberge[3].
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06606b.htm
- ^ http://saints.sqpn.com/saintg32.htm
- ^ http://www.graf-von-katzenelnbogen.de/ The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the first Riesling of the World
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