Zeltingen-Rachtig

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Zeltingen-Rachtig
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Zeltingen-Rachtig
Zeltingen-Rachtig (Germany)
Zeltingen-Rachtig
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Bernkastel-Wittlich
Municipal assoc. Bernkastel-Kues
Mayor Manfred Kappes
Basic statistics
Area 16.94 km² (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation 120 m  (394 ft)
Population 2,271  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 134 /km² (347 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate WIL
Postal codes 54492, 54539
Area code 06532
Website www.zeltingen-rachtig.de

Coordinates: 49°57′26″N 07°00′38″E / 49.95722, 7.01056

Zeltingen-Rachtig is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, along the Mosel River. It consists of two village parts Zeltingen and Rachtig which once were separate villages.

[edit] Vineyards

The area is famous for its wine. Famous vineyard locations being:

  • Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
  • Zeltinger Himmelreich
  • Zeltinger Schlossberg
  • Zeltinger Deutschherrenberg

This is the order of quality that most lovers of the wine of Zeltingen would place them in. The wines of Zeltingen are usually somewhat fuller-bodied than most other Mosel wines, and are often slightly 'spritzig', i.e. have a slight tendency to natural effervescence. Zeltinger Deutschherrenberg does not seem to exist any more: the area shown on wine maps as this vineyard does not have any vines now.

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