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2. Ehrenbreitstein Fortress - Wikipedia

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   Ehrenbreitstein is located on the eastern bank of the Rhine at Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It overlooks the confluence of the Mosel and the Rhine. The peak of the hill, which shares the name, is 118 metres above the Rhine. [1] : 2 It is the northernmost point of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley .

3. Koblenz - Wikipedia

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   Koblenz. /  50.35972°N 7.59778°E  / 50.35972; 7.59778. Koblenz ( UK: / koʊˈblɛnts / koh-BLENTS, US: / ˈkoʊblɛnts / KOH-blents, German: [ˈkoːblɛnts] ⓘ) is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus around 8 B.C.

4. Rhine Gorge - Wikipedia

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   Location of Rhine Gorge in Germany. Map of the Middle Rhine Valley. The Rhine Gorge is a popular name for the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km section of the Rhine between Koblenz and Rüdesheim in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse in Germany. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in June 2002 because of its ...

5. Kastorbrunnen - Wikipedia

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   Year. 1812. Medium. Location. 50.36252°N 7.60344°E. The Kastorbrunnen (Saint Castor's Fountain) in the forecourt of the Basilica of St. Kastor in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, is a curious testimony of the Napoleonic Wars. The fountain, built in 1812, was connected to the first aqueduct of the Elector Palatine . History[edit] Jean ...

6. Eltz Castle - Wikipedia

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   Eltz Castle. /  50.2050554°N 7.3365971°E  / 50.2050554; 7.3365971. Eltz Castle ( German: Burg Eltz) is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century.

7. Middle Rhine - Wikipedia

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   With the German romance of the Middle Rhine in Germany was also a dream destination. Tourism, which had been induced by the Rhine romanticism, in turn promoted, which was provided by the Köln-Düsseldorfer company, which was founded in 1827, and the construction of the West Rhine Railway between the 1840s and 1870s. This brought a new economic ...