Bacharach

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The UNESCO world heritage site town of Bacharach was technically Germany's capital for a few years when the robber Baron of Bacharach was left in charge of Germany by his brother who was on his way to loot and pillage on another crusade. This is the same Baron who chose to elect an unknown Swiss castle owner to the title of Holy Roman Emperor in the hope of having a weak head of state. Turns out that Swiss Robber Baron was named Hapsburg, and he went on to found one of the strongest and longest running dictatorships Europe has known.

Now Bacharach is a small village in the heart of the grape growing Rhein valley with picturesque and quaint castles dotting the countryside. Wine is an important part of the economy, but judging by the United Nations of country flags displayed, tourism is the number one income earner for this region these days.

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