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BIEKKICH , a See also:town of See also:Germany, in the Prussian See also:province of See also:Hesse-See also:Nassau, on the right See also:bank of the See also:Rhine, 3 m . S. from See also:Wiesbaden, of which it is the See also:river See also:port, and on the See also:main See also:line of railway from See also:Cologne to See also:Frankfort-on-Main . Pop . (1900) 15,048; (1905) 20,137 . The See also:palace of the former See also:dukes of Nassau occupies a See also:fine position on the river bank, and the shady gardens and groves attract large See also:numbers of visitors during the summer . It is an important steamboat station for both passenger and See also:cargo See also:traffic, and besides manufactures of See also:cement, dyes and See also:soap, has a considerable See also:trade in the wines of the See also:district . |
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