▁He ine ▁to ▁write ▁his ▁famous ▁poem ▁" L ore lei " ▁and ▁Richard ▁Wagner ▁to ▁write ▁his ▁opera ▁G öt ter d äm mer ung . ▁ ▁The ▁v ine y ards ▁along ▁the ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁form ▁the ▁wine - g row ing ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁see ▁Mittel r hein ▁( w ine ▁region ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Rh ine ▁G orge ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁narrow ▁g orge ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁flow ing ▁through ▁the ▁R hen ish ▁S late ▁Mountains ▁between ▁B ingen ▁am ▁Rhein ▁and ▁R ü des heim ▁am ▁Rhein ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁and ▁Bonn - Bad ▁G odes berg ▁and ▁Bonn - O ber k ass el ▁in ▁the ▁North . ▁ ▁Between ▁R ü des heim ▁and ▁Lor ch , ▁the ▁left ▁bank ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁state ▁of ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate ; ▁the ▁right ▁bank ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁wine ▁region ▁of ▁R he ing au ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁H esse . ▁ ▁Down stream ▁of ▁Lor ch , ▁both ▁banks ▁belong ▁to ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate ▁until ▁the ▁river ▁cross es ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ▁shortly ▁before ▁Bonn . ▁ ▁The ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁bas in ▁at ▁Ne uw ied ▁separ ates ▁the ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁hal ves ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Rh ine . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁N amed yer ▁Wer th ▁pen ins ula ▁( between ▁Rh ine - kil ometer ▁