Historische Stätten im Westerwald

Heritage and Historic Sites

This collection spans centuries of architectural history in the Rhine and Westerwald regions. It features UNESCO-listed landmarks like the Prussian Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and sections of the Roman Limes. The selection highlights medieval ruins such as Burg Balduinstein, Baroque residences like Schloss Engers, and significant religious sites ranging from 12th-century Romanesque basilicas to the Neo-Gothic Apollinariskirche. Historic town gates in Linz am Rhein and the Remagen Peace Museum provide insight into the area's strategic and wartime heritage.

Heritage and Historic Sites — Karte

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Stolzenfels Castle

Stolzenfels Castle is a former medieval fortress castle turned into a palace, near Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine, in the state of…

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Electoral Palace, Koblenz

The Electoral Palace in Koblenz, was the residence of the last Archbishop and Elector of Trier, Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony, who…

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Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley, this Prussian fortress was built between 1817 and 1828. It sits 118 meters above the Rhine, housing several museums and offering panoramic views of the German Corner.

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Lahneck Castle

Lahneck Castle is a medieval fortress located in the city of Lahnstein in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, south of Koblenz.

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Limes

Līmes is a modern term used primarily for the Germanic border defence or delimiting system of Ancient Rome marking the borders of the Roman…

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Pfarr- und Wallfahrtskirche St. Nikolaus

A 19th-century Catholic pilgrimage church in Koblenz-Arenberg. It is known for its unique 'religious landscape garden' featuring ornate grottoes and stations of the cross built from local volcanic stone.

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Burg Balduinstein

The ruins of a 14th-century hill castle built by Baldwin of Luxembourg, Archbishop of Trier. The site includes a prominent 28-meter tall residential tower overlooking the Lahn Valley.

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Johannes Peter Müller

Johannes Peter Müller was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, known not only for his…

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Evangelische Kirche zu Birnbach

One of the oldest Romanesque churches in the Westerwald, this 12th-century basilica features a three-aisled nave and historic wall paintings discovered during 20th-century restorations.

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Rheintor

A 14th-century Rhine-side gate tower that formed part of the original city fortifications of Linz am Rhein. It features high-water marks from historic Rhine floods carved into its stone walls.

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Neutor

A medieval town gate in Linz am Rhein, built around 1320. This well-preserved stone tower served as the eastern entrance to the fortified town and is a key landmark of the historic center.

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Friedensmuseum Brücke von Remagen

Housed within the surviving towers of the Ludendorff Bridge, this museum documents the 1945 battle for the bridge and its significance during World War II.

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Schloss Engers

A late Baroque hunting lodge and summer residence built for the Elector of Trier between 1758 and 1762. It is noted for its ornate Rococo interiors and riverside location.

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Burg Mauel

A small 16th-century moated castle in the Sieg Valley. Though largely reconstructed in later centuries, it retains its historic character and scenic surrounding waters.

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Dianaburg

The ruins of an 18th-century hunting lodge built by Prince Ferdinand of Solms-Braunfels. It is located in the forest near Greifenstein and serves as a local historical landmark.

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Apollinariskirche, Remagen

The Apollinariskirche is a church on the site of a Roman temple on the Apollinarisberg, a hill above the German town of Remagen.

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St Menas

A Neo-Romanesque Catholic parish church built in 1833 in Koblenz-Stolzenfels. It was designed to complement the architecture of the nearby Stolzenfels Castle.

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Evangelische Kirche Leuscheid

A Romanesque church first mentioned in 1131. It features a massive 12th-century west tower and was originally dedicated to St. Mary before becoming a Protestant parish church.

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St. Agnes

Built around 1170, this Romanesque church was originally part of an Augustinian nunnery. It features a distinctive twin-tower facade and is a significant example of medieval monastic architecture.

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Bismarckturm Rengsdorf

A 12-meter tall memorial tower built in 1903 using local basalt stone. It was erected to honor the first German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, and provides views across the Westerwald.