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Loreley Statue on the Rhine

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Loreley Statue on the Rhine

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Loreley Statue on the Rhine

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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

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Location: Sankt Goarshausen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Schwedenschanze Viewpoint – Urbach Valley loop from Kaub

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2. Schwedenschanze Viewpoint – Loreley Viewpoint loop from St. Goarshausen

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3. Loreley Viewpoint – Loreley Statue on the Rhine loop from St. Goar

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Marcus

April 19, 2018

The Loreley rock is located in the Rhein-Lahn district in the area of the Loreley community. The Loreley Plateau is part of the local community of Bornich, while the steep slopes and cliffs rising all around from the Rhine belong to the urban area of Sankt Goarshausen. The Loreley is located in the center of the St. Goarer Tal natural area as part of the main natural area Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

The Middle Rhine river bed, which is still 300 meters wide above the Kammereck, is narrowed to 145 meters by the rock barriers just above the Loreley, at the Betteck. At the Loreley itself, the Rhine was 160 meters wide and up to 25 meters deep. These are the narrowest and deepest parts of the Rhine in its navigable section. On the other hand, the two river banks directly downstream, at the Loreley harbor, diverge like a trough for a short stretch of up to 400 meters. At Sankt Goar and Sankt Goarshausen the stream is usually 250 meters wide. The Rhine winds through the rock massif in tight curves. Because of these very tight curves and strong currents, navigation on the Rhine from the Bankeck in Sankt Goar to Oberwesel is regulated by light signals.

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Kathrin unterwegs

October 26, 2020

The Loreley (Lorelei) is an approximately 132 meter high slate rock in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site near St.Goarshausen. The view from the viewpoint of the towns of St.Goarshausen with Katz Castle and the sister town of St.Goar with Rheinfels Castle is deeply impressive for all tourists.

At the Loreley (Lorelei) the Rhine is up to 25m deep and only 113m wide. Because this place is so narrow and deep, it is still one of the most dangerous in the world heritage today.

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JakobusPilger

August 14, 2021

SWR television showed a 30-minute episode about the “Extratour Loreley” as part of the small series “Wienpahl wanders”. Here is the link to the SWR media library:
ardmediathek.de/video/landesschau-rheinland-pfalz/rund-um-die-loreley-oder-doku/swr-rheinland-pfalz/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS9hZXgvbzE0NjU4MDk

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Location: Sankt Goarshausen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Loreley Statue on the Rhine

1. Schwedenschanze Viewpoint – Urbach Valley loop from Kaub

2. Schwedenschanze Viewpoint – Loreley Viewpoint loop from St. Goarshausen

3. Loreley Viewpoint – Loreley Statue on the Rhine loop from St. Goar

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