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Gefängnisturm Unkel

Gefängnisturm Unkel

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Gefängnisturm Unkel

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald

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Location: Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. View from Erpeler Ley – Erpel Village Square loop from Unkel

12.2km

03:31

270m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Erpel Village Square – Erpel Old Town loop from Unkel

9.20km

02:36

170m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Kasbachtal Viaduct – View of the Rhine and Linz from Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald loop from Unkel

18.6km

05:21

430m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

April 2, 2021

"... The prison tower was built as a round tower during the construction of the Unkel fortifications around 1553 and received the baroque hood around 1700. The prison was located in the cellar vault. This is where the young Ludwig van Beethoven is said to have woken up after a night of drinking. ..."
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JakobusPilger

July 17, 2023

The Unkel criminals were once imprisoned in the stately walls of this historic building, which you pass on the Rhine promenade. On the outer wall, a number of flood markers indicate that the "Father Rhine", much sung about in the Rhineland, leaves its bed from time to time and sometimes causes very severe flooding; such as in the Bläck Fööss "Einmol em Johr kütt d'r Rhing us em Bett", which you can listen to on YouTube if you are interested at =>

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Irmgard macht Meter

March 9, 2022

A very old prison tower with stone markings from the respective high water level with the year directly on the paved Rhine promenade, which is planted with a tree-lined avenue

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Location: Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Gefängnisturm Unkel

1. View from Erpeler Ley – Erpel Village Square loop from Unkel

2. Erpel Village Square – Erpel Old Town loop from Unkel

3. Kasbachtal Viaduct – View of the Rhine and Linz from Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald loop from Unkel

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