Rhine Hiker
 

rheinburgenweg trail

Monument "Rittersturz" near Koblenz

From the "Rittersturz" monument above Koblenz you have fantastic views down to city, the football stadium, the hall "Oberwerth"... History: The "Rittersturz-Conference" with the 11 German Prime Ministers took place from 08. - 10. July 1948 at the former Berghotel above Koblenz. Topic of the conference were the "Frankfurter Dokumente" given to West Germany by the western powers to make clear the conditions for the state foundation. The decision was made to create the "Grundgesetz" (Basic Constitutional Law), and to unify the three Western Occupation Zones separating from the Sowiet Occupied Zone...

 

Ruin "Chapel of Werner" in Bacharach

The chapel of Werner was built in the 13th century above church St.Peter. The building was completed 1426 because of "Dr. Winand von Steeg" who was the priest of Bacharach from 1421 to 1438. The chapel was destroyed in parts in 1689 when french troops blew up the castle Stahleck high above Bacharach. Today the chapel ruin is a symbol for rhine romanticism...