Elsterberg, Germany
1200-1225
Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Germany
c. 1200
Liebstadt, Germany
13th century
Pockau-Lengefeld, Germany
c. 1200
Gnandstein, Germany
1240
Hainewalde, Germany
1750-1753
Hörnitz, Germany
1651-1654
Strehla, Germany
1335
Reinsberg, Germany
12th century
Hoyerswerda, Germany
16th century
Döbschütz, Germany
10th century AD
Auerbach, Vogtland, Germany
12th century
Niederau, Germany
1274
Bärenstein, Germany
14th century
Bad Düben, Germany
c. 1237
Weißenborn, Saxony, Germany
13th century
Hartenstein, Germany
12th century
Tannenberg, Germany
12th century
Mügeln, Germany
1150
Pöhl, Germany
14th century
Saint-Émilion is a picturesque medieval village renowned for its well-preserved architecture and vineyards. The town and surrounding vineyards was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, owing to its long, living history of wine-making, Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.
An oppidum was built on the hill overlooking the present-day city in Gaulish times, before the regions was annexed by Augustus in 27 BC. The Romans planted vineyards in what was to become Saint-Émilion as early as the 2nd century. In the 4th century, the Latin poet Ausonius lauded the fruit of the bountiful vine.
Because the region was located on the route of the Camino de Santiago, many monasteries and churches were built during the Middle Ages, and in 1199, while under Plantagenet rule, the town was granted full rights.