wein.plus
Attention
You are using an old browser that may not function as expected.
For a better, safer browsing experience, please upgrade your browser.


You can also use our powerful search function with many flexible filters, such as:

Log in Become a Member

Goar

The priest and hermit, who came from a noble family and was later canonised, was born around 495 in Aquitaine (French countryside or former English county between the Pyrenees and Loire) and died in 575 in what is now St. Goar, south of Koblenz (Rhineland-Palatinate). His name means "God is strong" and he is commemorated on 6 July. After his ordination as a priest, he travelled from Aquitaine to the Rhine at the age of 24 and built a cell on the site of his current patron saint's church in the parish of St. Goar on the Middle Rhine, which is named after him.

Goar - Denkmal St. Goar und Blick vom Rheinsteg über Burg Katz auf die Gemeinde St. Goar

Picture left: Monument in the parish of St Goar. Picture right: View of St. Goar from the Rhine footbridge over Katz Castle

Voices of our members

Dr. Edgar Müller

I have great respect for the scope and quality of the wein.plus encyclopaedia. It is a unique place to go for crisp, sound information on terms from the world of wine.

Dr. Edgar Müller
Dozent, Önologe und Weinbauberater, Bad Kreuznach

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

26,332 Keywords · 46,459 Synonyms · 263,675 Cross-references
made with by our author Norbert F. J. Tischelmayer. About the Lexicon

EVENTS NEAR YOU

PREMIUM PARTNERS

wein.plus

Your approval is required –
if you are not a Premium Member

Read with advertising

... or become a Premium Member

Enjoy wein.plus without advertising and tracking by third parties!

Already wein.plus–Premium Member?