Lahnstein - Lahnstein

Lahnstein is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate at the confluence of Rhine and Lahn in the Middle Rhine Valley with the districts of Oberlahnstein, Niederlahnstein and Friedrichssegen.

background

getting there

By plane

By train

The two Lahnstein train stations Niederlahnstein and Oberlahnstein are served by three regional train lines:

Niederlahnstein train station

• RB 23, Lahn-Eifel-Bahn (Limburg (Lahn) -Diez-Nassau-Bad Ems-Niederlahnstein-Koblenz-Andernach-Mendig-Mayen
• RE 25, Lahntal-Express (Gießen-Wetzlar-Limburg (Lahn) -Diez-Nassau-Bad Ems-Niederlahnstein-Koblenz Hbf

Niederlahnstein and Oberlahnstein train stations

• RB 10, Rheingau Line (Neuwied-Koblenz-Lahnstein-St.Goarshausen-Wiesbaden Hbf-Frankfurt-Höchst-Frankfurt Hbf

By bus

In the street

By boat

The ferry Ober- and Niederlahnstein - Koblenz-Stolzenfels has been in operation since autumn 2010 set.

The ferryman gave up his business for reasons of age and sold the ferry. In Lahnstein it is no longer possible to cross the Rhine. Next crossing options:
Downstream: bridge Koblenz
Upstream: ferry Boppard, until then cycle path partly directly on the B42

By bicycle

• Rhine cycle route - (Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands)
• Lahn valley cycle path - (North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate)

On foot

• Lahn-Camino pilgrimage route
• Lahnwanderweg, leads through the Ruppertsklamm
• Lanhöhenweg, both sides of the Lahn
• Rheinsteig, leads through the Ruppertsklamm

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Oberlahnstein (District south of the Lahn):

• 50.3018997.604383Salhof1 Type is group designationthe Salhof is a Franconian royal court, which was first mentioned in 977. You can also find the at the square of the same name Witch tower, the Coin fountain and the new one Lahnstein town hall.
• 50.2996957.605175Old Town Hall2 Type is group designationOld Town Hall, a very well preserved half-timbered building from the 15th century
• 50.297567.605609Martin's Castle3 Type is group designationMartin's Castle, a complex built as a customs castle in 1298 and part of the city fortifications
• 50.3009857.604321St. Martin4 Type is group designationSt. Martin, the Catholic parish church with late Romanesque towers from 1190
• 50.3002657.606734City wall house5 Type is group designationCity wall house, built around 1700, used to serve as a hostel for the night watchmen
• 50.3088537.594681Lahneck6 Type is group designationLahneck - Lahn confluence with the Rhine. The tip lies on a narrow headland between the Rhine and the Lahnstein port.
• 50.30627.6127Lahnstein Castle7 Type is group designationLahneck Castle - above the Lahn, built between 1240 and 1245. Glass and panel paintings in the chapel built in 1245. From 1852 the entire castle was rebuilt in the English neo-Gothic style.
  The outdoor area and some of the historic rooms with rich furnishings are open to visitors today, from April 1st to November 1st. · Admission: € 5, children: € 3. · You can also find historical information about the castle in the Wikipedia article on the castle.

Niederlahnstein (District north of the Lahn):

• Johanniskloster
• 50.30897.6045Tavern on the Lahn8 Type is group designationTavern on the Lahn
• All Saints Mountain Chapel
• Maximilians Brauwiesen
• Ruppertsklamm - Located 2 km east of the city on the northern slope of the Lahn valley (info with pictures at the Wikipedia)

City fortifications of Lahnstein

• Battlement and 50.302227.605068Witch tower9 Type is group designationWitch tower, built in 1324
• 50.2985747.607854Powder tower10 Type is group designationPowder tower, southeast corner tower of the old city wall
• 50.2991357.604172Kihrstor11 Type is group designationKihrstorCity gate facing the Rhine with a square gate tower
• Small defense tower
• Salt tower

Museums

• Museum of the city of Lahnstein
  • Exhibition in the Hexenturm
  • The town wall house
  • Branch office in the old town hall

• Friedrichssegen mine mining museum

miscellaneous

Note on 50.323217.6206971 former observation tower light head The tower offered a unique view of the entire region. For security reasons, the tower was first closed in July 2008 and then finally in the spring of 2010 by the technical relief organization on behalf of City blown up. Here is a panorama from the former tower Panoramio. A new building is being discussed (03-2019).

activities

hike

• Along the banks of the Rhine to Braubach and towards Koblenz
• Hiking tours around Lahnstein
• Access to Rheinsteig
• Lahn hiking trail
• Lahnhöhenweg
• Lahn-Camino

To go biking

• Rhine cycle route on the right bank of the Rhine to Braubach and after Koblenz
• Lahn valley cycle path to Bad Ems and Nassau
• Bike rental and guided mountain bike tours: Castle & Bike, Tel: 0162-2190760

Regular events

shop

Oberlahnstein has a small pedestrian zone with pretty shops. The giant supermarket "Globus" is on the Lahn bridge. There are several supermarkets and a free petrol station in Niederlahnstein.

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

security

health

• Small spa park on the Lahnhöhe
• Dr.-Max-Otto-Bruker House with regular free lectures
• Clinic Lahnhöhe with 2 swimming pools
• The announced renovation of the Thermal baths in the hotel complex Best Western Hotel (formerly Mercure) for 2011 has not yet been implemented.

Practical advice

trips

• City tour from Koblenz: Old town, banks of the Rhine, Deutsches Eck and Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
• Bike tour over the Lahn cycle path to the spa town Bad Ems (approx. 15 km one way)
• Braubach with the Marksburg - quiet foot and bike path on the Rhine from Oberlahnstein
• Boat trips

literature

Web links

• http://www.lahnstein.de - Official website of Lahnstein
• UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley