Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Bacharach is a small German town, in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rhein-Lahn district), situated on the left bank of the Rhine, 30 miles south of Koblenz. Traditionally, the town is said to have been founded in pre-Roman times, possibly by the Celts. Its original name is said to have been Baccaracum. However the first documentary evidence of its existence is in 923. There is a basilica, dating from the beginning of the 13th century. There are also ruins of a Gothic church of the 13th and 15th centuries. The ruined castle of Stahleck, crowning the heights above the town, is celebrated in history as the scene of the marriage between Henry, eldest son of Henry the Lion (shortly before the latter’s death in 1195) and Agnes of Hohenstaufen, which effected a temporary reconciliation between the houses of Welf and Hohenstaufen. Other ruined castles are those of Fürstenberg and Stahlherg. All three belonged to the Counts Palatine. The wines of Bacharach were once held in the greatest esteem, and it is still one of the chief markets of the Rhenish wine trade. The population as of 1911 was about 2000 people. External links http://www.bacharach-germany.net/ http://www.thurrott.com/2003/05/germany/0523/ originally from a 1911 encyclopedia See also: Burt Bacharach This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.