Eltville am Rhein (IPA: [ˈɛltvɪlə], from Alta Villa, lat. = “high estate, high town”, corrupted to Eldeville, Elfeld and later Eltville) is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.
Eltville is the biggest town in the Rheingau. It bears the nicknames Weinstadt, Sektstadt, Rosenstadt and since 2006 also Gutenbergstadt. Some of Germany's most famous vineyards (Steinberg, Rauenthaler Baiken, Erbacher Marcobrunn) are to be found within Eltville's municipal limits.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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