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Linz am Rhein (in English "Linz on the Rhine") is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Rhine near Remagen, approx. 25 km southeast of Bonn and has about 6000 inhabitants. It is the sister city of Marietta, Georgia in the United States , Linz in Austria and Pornic in France. Linz is the seat of the "Verbandsgemeinde" ("collective municipality") Linz am Rhein. The town is also a destination for tourists due to its location next to the Rhine river and its colorful half-timbered houses. History: The town of Linz was first mentioned in an official document in 874 and called "Lincesce". Between 1206 and 1214 the parish church St. Martin was built at the most elevated spot of the town. A former church, which was located at the same place, had been destroyed during the fights of Otto IV and Phillip von Schwaben in 1198. During reconstruction work in 1981 the remains of graves and fundaments belonging to the ... Read more about Linz am Rhein on Wikipedia

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