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Nibelungensteig

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The Nibelungensteig is a hiking trail in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It traverses the Odenwald, a hill range or Mittelgebirge located between the rivers Rhine and Main. The trail starts in Zwingenberg (Bergstraße) and ends in Freudenberg (Main). It is 130 kilometers long, and features elevation changes totaling 4,000 meters. The Nibelungensteig mostly follows natural paths. It is named for the legendary Nibelungen.

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Nibelungensteig
Bahnhofstraße, Zwingenberg

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Bahnhofstraße 25
64673 Zwingenberg
Hesse, Germany
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Hessische Bergstraße
Hessische Bergstraße

The Hessische Bergstraße (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛsɪʃə ˈbɛʁk.ʃtʁaːsə]; lit. 'Hessian Mountain Road') is a defined region (Anbaugebiet) for wine in Germany located in the state of Hesse among the northern and western slopes of the Odenwald mountain chain. With only 467 hectares (1,150 acres) of vineyards it is the smallest of the 13 German quality wine regions. At 21% red grape varieties and 79% white varieties, it is planted with primarily Riesling (40% as of 2019), Pinot gris (12%) and Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir, 11%). Hessische Bergstraße is divided into two districts (Bereiche) – Umstadt and Starkenburg – three collective vineyard sites and 24 individual vineyard sites.The region produces mostly dry wines (14,000 hl in 2019), some off-dry (5,000 hl in 2019) but does have a sizable production of Eiswein. The wines from the best producers are in a style similar to that of Rheingau.The majority of the region's wine is produced by a winemaking cooperative based in the city of Heppenheim, to which about 620 of 850 growers of the region deliver their grapes. The state government of Hesse, through the Hessian State Wineries (Hessische Staatsweingüter) is the biggest single vineyard owner with 38 hectares (94 acres) since 2008 processed in the central cellar of the state wineries at the Steinberg, Kloster Eberbach, site.Because of the small production and a location rather close to densely populated areas, most of the wines is sold locally, and it is very uncommon to see Bergstraße wines outside of Germany.