Ahrweiler
District of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Rhineland-Palatinate - Germany

Ahrweiler

Ahrweiler is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Euskirchen, Rhein-Sieg and the city Bonn in the state North Rhine-Westphalia, and the districts of Neuwied, Mayen-Koblenz and Vulkaneifel.

Located at 50.5333, 7.08333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate, Ahrweiler

Ludendorff Bridge

The Ludendorff Bridge (known frequently by English speaking people during World War II as the Bridge at Remagen) was a railroad bridge across the Rhine River in Nazi Germany, connecting the villages of Remagen and Erpel between two ridges of hills flanking the river. Remagen is located close to and south of the city of Bonn.

Located at 50.5792, 7.24417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Railway bridges in Germany, Bridges over the Rhine, Bridges completed in 1916, Buildings and structures in Rhineland-Palatinate, Truss bridges

Nette (Rhine)

The Nette is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Rhine. It rises in the Eifel, south of Nürburg. The Nette flows east through Mayen before reaching the Rhine between Weißenthurm and Andernach. Nette gives her name to one of the Königsbacher Pils beers.

Located at 50.4336, 7.08992 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhine basin

Rolandseck

Rolandseck is a borough of Remagen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The place consists almost entirely of villas and is a favorite summer resort. Crowning the vine-clad hills behind it lie the ruins of the castle, a picturesque ivy-covered arch, whence a fine view is obtained of the Siebengebirge and the Rhine valley as far as Bonn. Immediately below Rolandseck in mid-river is the island of Nonnenwerth, on which is a nursing school under the conduct of Franciscan nuns, established in 1850.

Located at 50.6333, 7.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate

Aloisiuskolleg

The Aloisiuskolleg is a co-educational, private and Catholic University-preparatory school in Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany with an affiliated boarding school directed by the Jesuits. The school is named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. It has an excellent reputation and is considered one of the most prestigious boarding schools in Germany. Since early 2010 the school has been at the centre of investigations into the sexual abuse of pupils.

Located at 50.6775, 7.15056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Jesuit schools, Schools in North Rhine-Westphalia, Private schools in Germany, Boarding schools in Germany, Catholic boarding schools, Jesuit secondary schools in Germany, High schools in Germany, Educational institutions established in 1900, Universities and colleges in Germany, Gymnasiums (school), Sexual abuse

Brohltal

Brohltal is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approx. 30 km north-west of Koblenz. The seat of the municipality is in Niederzissen. The Verbandsgemeinde Brohltal consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):

Located at 50.4572, 7.22139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate

Nonnenwerth

Nonnenwerth is an island near Bad Honnef in the Rhine, upriver from Cologne, administratively part of Remagen in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Located at 50.6333, 7.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Franciscan convents, Islands of Germany, Monasteries in Rhineland-Palatinate, 1126 establishments, Religious organizations established in the 1120s, Benedictine nunneries in Germany, Islands of the Rhine

Bismarck tower

Bismarck towers are a unique genre of German monuments, built to honour the ex-chancellor of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck, according to a specific standard model. A total of 240 of these towers were built between German unification and the National Socialist takeover, i.e. between 1869 and 1934.

Located at 50.675, 7.15056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Towers in Germany, Bismarck monuments

Rodderberg

The Rodderberg is an extinct volcano in the east of the municipality of Wachtberg near Bonn, Germany. The last eruption was 250,000 years ago. It is situated just above the Rhine-valley. Together with the Drachenfels directly opposite, the Rodderberg narrows the Rhine-valley. This gorge portion is the southern limit of the lowland-bay of Cologne. The Rodderberg offers views to the Siebengebirge, the Rhine-valley and up to the Cologne Cathedral, about 50 km away.

Located at 50.6425, 7.19833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia, Geography of Rhineland-Palatinate, Volcanoes of Germany, Maars of Germany, Crater lakes, Eifel, Extinct volcanoes, Pleistocene volcanoes, Nature reserves in Rhineland-Palatinate

Swist

The Swist is a brook in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It rises in Rhineland-Palatinate at the Eifel on 330 m sealevel. The brook is 43,6 km long, and joins the Erft at the mouth in North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows through the municipality Swisttal, the town Meckenheim and Flerzheim, a local part of the town Rheinbach. In this area are many cycle paths at the edge of the brook. The Swist gave its name to the municipality of Swisttal and the town of Weilerswist.

Located at 50.5545, 6.98583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Rhine basin, Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate

Rolandseck station

Rolandseck station in Rolandseck near Remagen, Germany, built in 1856, is considered an important part of the cultural heritage of the Rhineland and a significant early Germany railway building. It is the northernmost railway station on the West Rhine railway in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Located at 50.6314, 7.20694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Railway stations in Rhineland-Palatinate, Art museums and galleries in Germany, Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate

Altenahr (Verbandsgemeinde)

Altenahr is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Altenahr. The Verbandsgemeinde Altenahr consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"): Ahrbrück Altenahr Berg Dernau Heckenbach Hönningen Kalenborn Kesseling Kirchsahr Lind Mayschoß

Located at 50.517, 6.989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate

Unkel (Verbandsgemeinde)

Unkel is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Unkel. The Verbandsgemeinde Unkel consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"): Bruchhausen Erpel Rheinbreitbach

Located at 50.6, 7.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate

Government bunker (Germany)

The Government Bunker (Regierungsbunker) in Germany, officially named Ausweichsitz der Verfassungsorgane des Bundes im Krisen- und Verteidigungsfall zur Wahrung von deren Funktionstüchtigkeit (AdVB), in English: "Emergency Seat of the Federal Constitutional Organs for the State of Crisis or State of Defence to Maintain their Ability to Function" was a massive underground complex designed to house the German government, parliament and all federal personnel needed to keep the government working in the event of war or severe crisis.

Located at 50.541, 7.063 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Germany, Tunnels in Germany, Railway tunnels in Germany, Government of Germany, Eifel, Bonn, Cold War history of Germany, Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate, Cold War museums in Germany, Tunnels completed in 1972

Dieringhausen Railway Museum

The Dieringhausen Railway Museum (Eisenbahnmuseum Dieringhausen) is a railway history museum in Dieringhausen in the district of Oberbergischer Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the site of the former Deutsche Bundesbahn locomotive depot at Dieringhausen and is a protected historical monument with 2.7 acres of land. After railway operations had ceased on 1 May 1982, a society was founded with the aim of forming and running a museum.

Located at 50.6037, 7.2195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Railway museums in Germany, Heritage railways in Germany, Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia, History of North Rhine-Westphalia, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia

TIRA (System)

The Tracking & Imaging Radar (TIRA) system serves as the central experimental facility for the development and investigation of radar techniques for the detection and reconnaissance of objects in space, and to a certain degree also of air targets. The TIRA system gains radar data at 22.5 cm and 1.8 cm wavelengths. It is located at the FGAN-FHR site, in Wachtberg near Bonn, Germany .

Located at 50.6166, 7.1296 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Radar networks

Destruction of the Oberstift

The destruction of the Oberstift, which included Linz, Ahrweiler, and other small towns and villages, occurred in the opening months of the Cologne War, from Christmas Day, 1582 until the end of March, 1583. Over these few weeks, armies of the competing archbishops of Cologne burned the southern-most villages, cloisters, and small towns.

Located at 50.6833, 7.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Holy Roman Empire, 1583 in Europe, 16th century in Germany

Siege of Godesberg

The Siege of Godesberg, 18 November – 17 December 1583, was the first major siege of the Cologne War (1583–1589). Seeking to wrest control of an important fortification, Bavarian and mercenary soldiers surrounded the Godesberg ("Wotan's Mountain"), and the village then of the same name, now Bad Godesberg ("Wotan's Mountain Spa"), located at its foot.

Located at 50.6833, 7.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Battles involving Bavaria, Protestant Reformation, 1583 in Europe, Holy Roman Empire

Godesburg

The Godesburg is a castle in Bad Godesberg, a formerly independent part of Bonn, Germany. Built in the early 13th century on the Godesberg, a hill of volcanic origin, it was largely destroyed following a siege in 1583 at the start of the Cologne War. In 1891, the German emperor Wilhelm II donated the castle's ruin to the city of Bad Godesberg. In 1959, the ruin was rebuilt according to plans by Gottfried Böhm, to house a hotel and restaurant.

Located at 50.6851, 7.15067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Castles in North Rhine-Westphalia

Remagen station

Remagen station is on the Left Rhine line in the city of Remagen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. The station is served by regular regional services as well as Intercity and EuroCity services. It is also the starting point of the Ahr Valley Railway (Ahrtalbahn).

Located at 50.5769, 7.23028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Railway stations in Rhineland-Palatinate

List of Eiffel Tower replicas

As one of the most iconic images in the world, the Eiffel Tower has been the inspiration for the creation of over 30 duplicates and similar towers around the world.

Located at 50.6428, 7.02056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Eiffel Tower reproductions

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. That hill was known as the Martinsberg in the 5th and 6th centuries, presumably after a Frankish chapel there dedicated to Saint Martin, patorn of the Franks. In the 9th century this chapel was replaced by a Romanesque church. In 1110 the Benedictines of the Michaelsberg Abbey, on the initiative of the people of Remagen, set up a provost there.

Located at 50.5811, 7.22139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Germany, Churches in Rhineland-Palatinate

Unkel station

Unkel station is on the East Rhine Railway and is the only station in the town of Unkel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built in 1870. The station has three platform tracks on two platforms. The regional rail services are organised by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (Rhine-Sieg transport association, VRS). The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station.

Located at 50.6037, 7.2195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Railway stations in Rhineland-Palatinate

Arzdorfer Bach

Arzdorfer Bach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 50.65, 7.11667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia

Noßbach

Noßbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 50.6547, 7.16167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia