Rüdesheim
am Rhein is a
German winemaking town in the Rhine Gorge, and part of the UNESCO World
Heritage Site in
this region. It lies in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district in the Regierungsbezirk
of Darmstadt, Hesse. Known as Rüdesheim, it is officially
Rüdesheim am Rhein, to distinguish it from Rüdesheim
an der Nahe. It is
a major tourist attraction, especially for foreign visitors.
Geierlay, Mörsdorf
The Geierlay is a suspension bridge in the low mountain range of the Hunsrück in central Germany. It was opened in 2015.[1] It has a span range of 360 metres (1,180 ft) and is up to 100 metres (330 ft) above ground. On both sides of the bridge are the villages of Mörsdorf and Sosberg. A stream named Mörsdorfer Bach runs through the valley below the bridge.[2] The nearest city is Kastellaun 8 km eastwards. The state capital Mainz is 66 km towards east.The bridge has a weight of 57 tons and can support 50 tons.[2] It is a pedestrians only bridge and is open permanently without a fee for walking on the bridge.[3] Twenty per cent of all visitors visiting the bridge do not cross it.[4] The bridge site is within the Top 100 sightseeing destinations in Germany.[4]
Swiss Engineer Hans Pfaffen designed the bridge with similarities to Nepalese suspension bridges.[5]
Koblenz
Koblenz (German: [ˈkoːblɛnts] (
listen); French: Coblence), spelled Coblenz[2] before 1926, is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine where it is joined by the Moselle.Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus around 8 BC. Its name originates in the Latin (ad) cōnfluentēs, meaning "(at the) confluence".[3] The actual confluence is today known as the "German Corner", a symbol of German reunification that features an equestrian statue of Emperor William I. The city celebrated its 2000th anniversary in 1992.
After Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein, it is the third largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate, with a population of c. 106,000 (2006). Koblenz lies in the Rhineland.
Laacher See
Laacher See (German pronunciation: [ˈlaːxɐ ˈzeː]) or Lake Laach (in English) is a volcanic caldera lake with a diameter of 2 km (1.2 mi) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, about 24 km (15 mi) northwest of Koblenz and 37 km (23 mi) south of Bonn, and is closest to the town of Andernach situated 8 km (5.0 mi) to the east on the river Rhine. It is in the Eifel mountain range, and is part of the East Eifel volcanic field within the larger Vulkaneifel. The lake was formed by a Plinian eruption approximately 12,900 years ago with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6, on the same scale as the Pinatubo eruption of 1991
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Bad
Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
is a renowned spa town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the capital of the Ahrweiler
district. The A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. Formed by the merging of the towns (now
districts) of Bad Neuenahr and Ahrweiler in 1969, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
consists of 11 such districts.
No comments:
Post a Comment