In the Nahe valley Celtic, Roman and Franconian influences mingle together. Local
people here have had to experience life under many different rulers. These
experiences create resilient people, able to survive life's ups and downs, and even
able to find positive aspects to them. Someone who has to suffer different rulers
and who recognises their weaknesses obviously also learns how to benefit from these.
The famous German faith in authority is therefore rather weak in this region. The
inhabitants of the Nahe are quite realistic and stand with both feet on the ground,
particularly because there is so much to celebrate at the Nahe. So whatever they do,
whether working or celebrating they do not compromise.
The picture shows the Nahe wine queen (1988-1989) Margit Klein-Forster from Bretzenheim
an der Nahe (left) as well as Sigrid Theis, the leader of the traditional costume group
from Schauren with a colleague and the local mayor Manfred Ströher from
Schauren (Hunsrück).