RHEINTALER MOTIFS
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- Famous RhinelandersRUDOLF CARACCIOLARudolf Caracciola is the most successful motor racing driver of the pre-war era.
- Castles & PalacesRHEINECK CASTLEThe relics of the Three Kings, which are now kept in the Golden Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral, were kept at Rheineck Castle for a while.
- Special coinsLÖWENBURGLAUFDer TV Eiche Bad Honnef 02 (tve) – Abt. Leichtathletik/Outdoor – richtet seit 2000 den Löwenburglauf aus.
- Monuments29ER MEMORIALThe 29er Memorial on the Rheinbrohler Ley is a supra-regional memorial for all victims of war, terror and violence.
- MonumentsAALSCHOKKER ARANKAOff the island of Grafenwerth, in Bad Honnef, lies the eel barge Aranka, built in 1917, in the so-called ‘dead arm of the Rhine’.
- MonumentsDEUTSCHES ECKAm Deutschen Eck bei Koblenz fließen Rhein und Mosel zusammen. Hier wurde 1897 ein monumentales Reiterstandbild Kaiser Wilhelms I. errichtet.
- Castles & PalacesRHEINFELS CASTLERheinfels Castle is the ruins of a spur castle situated on a ridge between the left bank of the Rhine river and the Gründelbach valley above St. Goar.
- Historical technologyJUNKERS JU52The corrugated iron aeroplane, affectionately known as ‘Tante Ju’, was considered virtually indestructible and could take off and land in the smallest of spaces.
- Churches & MonasteriesCOLOGNE DOMEThe “High Cathedral Church of St. Peter and Mary”, as Cologne Cathedral is actually called, is the second tallest church in Germany and the third tallest in the world with its 157-meter-high towers.
- Castles & PalacesARENFELS CASTLEBecause of its 365 windows, 52 doors and 12 towers, the castle is also known as the "annual castle".
- Famous RhinelandersHEINRICH HEINEHeinrich Heine was born in Düsseldorf in 1797 and died in Paris in 1856.
- Famous RhinelandersJOHANNES GUTENBERGJohannes Gensfleisch - so hieß Johannes Gutenberg eigentlich.
- Historical technologyDRACHENFELSBAHNOn 13 July 1883, the Drachenfelsbahn was officially opened as the first German cog railway with public passenger transport.
- Historical technologyRHEINGOLD-ZUGThe Rheingold is a luxury train that travelled between Hoek in Holland and Amsterdam to various destinations in Switzerland from 1928.
- Castles & PalacesSCHÖNBURG CASTLEThe Schönburg was first built between 911 and 1166 AD. mentioned in history.
- Famous RhinelandersADOLPH KOLPINGAdoph Kolping gründetet den ersten Verein für Handwerksgesellen.
- MonumentsNIEDERWALD MONUMENTThe foundation stone for the Niederwalddenkmal high above Rüdesheim was laid in 1877 in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm I.
- Historical technologyEHEM. PERSONENFÄHRE „LENA“Sie fährt noch auf dem Rhein und befindet sich in Privatbesitz.
- Castles & PalacesDRACHENBURG PALACEDrachenburg Palace, halfway up the Drachenfels above Königswinter, was only built between 1882 and 1884.
- Famous RhinelandersKURFÜRST CLEMENS AUGUSTClemens August Ferdinand Maria Hyazinth of Bavaria was Archbishop of Cologne as Clemens August I from 1723 to 1761.
- Churches & MonasteriesLIEBFRAUENKIRCHE OBERWESELThe Liebfrauenkirche in Oberwesel is a Gothic sacred building that was originally built in the 12th century.
- Special coinsRHEINHOTEL DREESENThe Rheinhotel Dreesen was founded in 1894 and is the traditional hotel in Bonn (Bad Godesberg).
- Historical eventsMARTIN LUTHER - WORMSER EDIKT 1521This Rheintaler commemorates the Reichstag in Worms in 1521.
- MonumentsKÖNIGSSTUHL RHENSIn the stone two-storey octagonal building, negotiations were held for the election of the Roman-German kings and even some royal elections.
- Castles & PalacesEHEM. LÖWENBURGDie Löwenburg über Bad Honnef ist die Burgruine auf den gleichnamigen Berg im Siebengebirge, der nach dem Ölberg mit 455 Metern auch der 2-höchste Berg Im Siebengebirge ist.
- Castles & PalacesSCHLOSS SAYNEingebettet im romantischen Schlosspark von Sayn mit alten Baumriesen, Teichen und Bächen liegt der Garten der Schmetterlinge Schloss Sayn.
- Historical eventsELEFANTENBABY KÖLNER ZOODas erste - im Kölner Zoo geborene Elefantenbaby war „Marlar“.
- Special coinsEHEM. BISCHOFSHOF ST. ANNOWo heute der Campus der Internationale Fachhochschule für Touristik Bad Honnef-Bonn steht, wurden früher die Grundlagen für das Wohlergehen des Erzbistums Köln geschaffen.
- Famous RhinelandersKONRAD ADENAUERKonrad Adenauer war der erste Kanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
- Special coinsKonrad ZuseVery few people today realise that the invention of the computer, which more or less determines almost all areas of our lives, was made by a German.
- Historical buildingsBINGEN MOUSE TOWERThe Bingen Mouse Tower was built as a defense and watchtower and was intended to reinforce the customs barrier system at Ehrenfels Castle.
- Churches & MonasteriesKLOSTER EBERBACHMit Wirkung zum 1. Januar 1998 brachte das Land Hessen die 1803 säkularisierte Abteianlage als Grundvermögen in das Eigentum einer rechtsfähigen Stiftung öffentlichen Rechts ein.
- Churches & MonasteriesWERNERKAPELLE BACHARACHThe Wernerkapelle is a romantic landmark of the town of Bacharach on the Rhine.
- Historical technologySEITENRADSCHLEPPDAMPFER OSCAR-HUBERThe Oscar Huber is the last side-wheel tugboat on the Rhine.
- Special coinsMADONNA IN THE ROSE ARBOURThe Madonna in the Rose Arbour is certainly one of the most famous pictures by the painter Stephan Lochner.
- Castles & PalacesSCHLOSS ENGERSDas Rokoko Schloss Engers im Neuwieder Stadtteil Engers ist eines der schönsten Schlösser am Rhein und direkt am Strom gelegen.
- Special coinsWILLY-BRANDT-FORUMBorn Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in 1913, he lived for a long time in Unkel am Rhein, where he died on 8 October 1992.
- MonumentsGeysir AndernachDer Kaltwassergeysir in Andernach ist mit einer Sprunghöhe von bis zu 60 Metern der höchste seiner Art weltweit.
- Historical technologyHÄUSENER KRANSeit genau 100 Jahren steht der Hafenkran in Sankt Goarshausen am Rheinufer.
- Historical buildingsGÄSTEHAUS PETERSBERGThe Petersberg is one of the mountains in the Siebengebirge. It is 331 metres high and belongs to Königswinter.
- Historical technologyMERCEDES O 3500Der Mercedes 0 3500 war der erste Omniobus der Daimler Benz AG, der nach dem Krieg entwickelt wurde und der im Werk Mannheim produziert wurde.
- Special coinsLUDWIG WOLKERLudwig Wolker became General President of the Catholic Young Men's Association and Spiritual Director of the German Youth Organisation (DJK) in 1926.
- Churches & MonasteriesRÜNGSDORF CHURCH TOWERThe central sight of Rüngsdorf is the old church tower, which stands isolated in the village centre as a remnant of the old Romanesque church of St. Andreas, which was demolished in 1903.
- Historical buildingsKÜNSTLERBAHNHOF ROLANDSECKThe Bahnhof Rolandseck, the classicist jewel from the middle of the 19th century near Remagen.
- Special coinsSHUM-STÄTTENThe ShUM is the name given to the association that the Jewish communities of the Upper Rhine cities of Speyer, Worms and Mainz formed in the Middle Ages.
- Castles & PalacesFALKENLUST PALACEFalkenlust Palace is considered one of the favorite pleasure palaces of the Cologne Elector and Archbishop Clemens August of Bavaria (1700 - 1761).
- Churches & MonasteriesKAISERDOM SPEYERThe Imperial Cathedral of Speyer is one of the most historic monuments on the Rhine and is also the largest preserved Romanesque church in the world.
- Historical buildingsDOM HOTEL KÖLNThe Domhotel in Cologne is one of the oldest grand hotels in Europe.
- MonumentsBURGRUINE DRACHENFELSThe Drachenfels is a world-famous mountain in the Siebengebirge.
- Churches & MonasteriesMAINZ CATHEDRALMainz Cathedral is the diocesan church of the diocese of Mainz and is dedicated to St Martin of Tours.
- Historical technologyKASBACHTALBAHN - BREXBACHTALBAHNA historic rail bus from the 1950s runs hourly from Linz am Rhein railway station through the Kasbach valley to Kalenborn.
- Castles & PalacesGODESBURGThe foundation stone for Godesburg Castle, situated 122 metres above sea level above Bad Godesberg, was laid on 15 October 1210 by Archbishop Dietrich von Hengebach of Cologne.
- Castles & PalacesMARKSBURGA knight's castle straight out of a textbook! It was first mentioned in documents in Braubach in 1231. However, it probably already existed in 1219.
- Historical buildingsBRIDGE OF REMAGENIt was the only remaining bridge over the Rhine river and became the centre of world attention in the spring of 1945: the Ludendorff Bridge.
- Castles & PalacesAUGUSTUSBURG PALACEIt was built on the ruins of a moated castle dating back to the 12th century, which Archbishop Siegfried of Cologne had erected as a bulwark against the city of Cologne.
- Famous RhinelandersLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENOne of the most famous Rhinelanders is Ludwig van Beethoven, even though many people believe that Beethoven was Viennese.
- Historical technologyPADDLE STEAMER GOETHEThe ‘Goethe’ was built in 1913 at the Gebrüder Sachsenberg shipyard in Cologne-Deutz, making it a true Rhinelander.
- Historical eventsSIEGFRIED THE DRAGON SLAYERThe Treasure of the Nibelungs - Siegfried the Dragon Slayer.
