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Identifier: german00bari (find matches)
Title: Germany
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924
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Publisher: London : Low
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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e trees, where they grow, arebeech, oak, and pine. Below, in the valley, thespring comes long before the winter breaks above,the nooks in the folds of the hills are screened fromwind, and every sort of fruit-tree thrives, and espe-cially the vine, which is the special growth of themountain slopes. Every little shelf among therocks, and ledge by the river, is utilized for a vine-yard, and where the mountain shoulder cuts off thesun is made into garden or meadow. In good years the produce of wine on the Moselis estimated at 6,500,000 gallons. On account of the many windings of the river, atone time the right, and then the left bank, is turnedto the north or to the south, and is cut off from orbasks in the full blaze of the sun. Consequentlythere is no climatic difference between the right andleft banks, and each bank is equally adapted tothe growth of the vine, or is rendered only suitablefor coppice or pasture. The consequence of thisis, that not only large estates, but the small hold-
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THE MID-MOUNTAIN REGION. 75 ings of the peasants lie on both sides of the stream,so that the bauer who holds a vineyard on the leftbank in the sun, enjoys also a cool meadow and aclump of oak-scrub on the right and shady bank.It would be a matter of great difficulty and incon-venience to manage otherwise. Thus properties onthe Mosel do not run parallel to the stream, butcross it in short strips. This has caused the rivernever to be treated as a boundary, not only toraces, but to provinces, and to parishes. Therehave been and are Cis-Rhenian and Trans-Rhenianprovinces, Cis-Danubian and Trans-Danubian, butnever Cis-Moselian and Trans-Moselian. Farsmaller rivers have divided races. The 111 separatesBavaria from Wiirtemberg, and the Lech dividesthe Bavarian from the Swabian races ; but theancient Treviri sat on both sides of the Mosel, fromTreves to Coblenz. The Romans united both sidesin one province, which later became the mediaevalecclesiastical principality of the Electors of Treves ;

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