The Middle Rhine Valley is the most famous German river valley internationally. For foreign guests in particular, it is the epitome of German romanticism on the Rhine. It is not for nothing that the upper Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen and Koblenz has been known as UNESCO World Heritage Site accepted.
Castles, vineyards, cozy towns and villages characterize this delightful region. The main actor is of course the "Father Rhine"that is between Taunus and Hunsrück has paved a rugged valley. Below Koblenz to Bonn, the Rhine squeezes in between Westerwald and Eifel.
Simply visit the valley and let yourself be enchanted by the romance of the Rhine.
Regions
The region Middle Rhine are shared by federal states Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. To North Rhine-Westphalia only the foothills belong up Bonn. The Middle Rhine is a sub-region of the historical Rhinelandthat still lives on in two federal states.
The world-famous valley with castles between the rivers Nahe and Moselle, the cities Koblenz and Bingen and the mountains Hunsrück and Taunus is referred to as Upper Middle Rhine Valley. In the middle at St. Goarshausen is the famous Loreley to find a ledge at the narrowest point in the Middle Rhine Valley. In 2002 the Upper Middle Rhine Valley was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including Bingen and Rüdesheim, although these cities are in Rheinhessen or in Rheingau lie.
The section between Koblenz and Bonn-Bad Godesberg as well Bad Honnef called Lower Middle Rhine Valley. He separates them Eifel from Westerwald and the Siebengebirge.
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
places
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Left of the Rhine:
- 1 Bingen am Rhein
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with the district of Bingerbrück is located at the Nahe estuary. Klopp Castle is located in the city center, on a beautiful Rhine promenade with a view of the Mouse Tower and the Rheingau. - 2 Trechtingshausen. With Rheinstein Castle.
- 3 Niederheimbach. with Sooneck Castle.
- 4 Bacharach. Historical building ensembles, an intact city wall, the church of St. Peter and the ruins of the Gothic chapel of St. Werner characterize the city. Stahleck Castle (a youth hostel since 1927) is located above the city.
- 5 Oberwesel. Old town with 3 km of partly accessible medieval city walls with 16 of 21 preserved towers. - Schönburg ruins from the 12th century, Liebfrauenkirche (also called "red church") from 1308.
- 6 St. Goar. with the imposing castle ruins Rheinfels.
- 7 Bad Salty. with a beautiful promenade with a view of the castles of the enemy brothers. The historical bath house with sauna and the thermal bath fed with healing water is worth seeing. The same goes for the spacious spa gardens.
- 8 Boppard. Chairlift to the Vierseenblick, old town, "electoral castle" with museum, beautiful Rhine promenade.
- 9 Rhens. with the medieval town hall.
- 10 Koblenz.
Deutsches Eck on the Moselle tributary. Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, cable car over the Rhine.
Right bank of the Rhine:
- 11 Rudesheim am Rhein. world-famous wine town in front of the gate of the Middle Rhine Valley with Niederwald monument (ascent by cable car possible), Drosselgasse and wine museum in the Brömserburg.
- 12 Assmannshausen.
well-known wine-growing community for the Rheingau red wine, which is a district of Rüdesheim. - 13 Lorch. and Lorchhausen.
- 14 Chew. with the Zollburg Pfalzgrafenstein, which lies in the middle of the river, and the Blücher monument.
- 15 St. Goarshausen. Burg Maus and Burg Katz, direction Chew, the Loreley.
- 16 Braubach. with the Marksburg, the best preserved hilltop castle on the Middle Rhine, cozy old town and Rhine promenade.
- 17 Lahnstein. with Lahneck Castle, at the mouth of the Lahn.
Castles and Palaces
In the 65 km long section of the upper Middle Rhine Valley there are 16 castles on the left bank of the Rhine between Bingen and Koblenz and 14 castles on the right bank of the Rhine between Rüdesheim and Lahnstein, a total of around 40 castles, palaces and fortresses are counted.
The high density of castles in the Middle Rhine Valley is due to the deep incision of the Rhine into the Rhenish slate mountains. The easily controllable river section of the European waterway Rhine was of enormous strategic importance due to the lucrative customs revenues. The situation was made even more complicated by the fact that different dynasties (the Archbishoprics of Cologne, Mainz and Trier and the Count Palatine and Hessian Landgraves) competed for influence.
Depending on the topographical situation, the systems were divided into hill castles, hillside castles, low-rise castles and moated castles, the fortresses were then the bulletproof systems as they emerged after the use of gunpowder in cannons from the 17th century.
Towards the end of the Middle Ages, the simple castles no longer had anything to counter the then modern first fire guns and they increasingly fell into disrepair, or they were expanded into fortresses. The last major destruction of these still intact fortresses was done by Napoleon, who had the last of the still functional structures blown up in 1806. Only two of the fortifications remained largely intact, the rest was in ruins.
It was not until the romantic and national currents towards the end of the 19th century that the wealthy bourgeoisie then moved to repair the castles for private pleasure, which was also the trigger for the romanticism of the Rhine, which continues into modern times.
The high density of castles, which is unique in the world, was one of the main reasons for inclusion in the list of UNESCO monuments in 2002.
Individual castles are also up for sale, for those interested there is an inexpensive opportunity to become a castle owner themselves, the purchase price is usually only symbolic ("one euro"). On the other hand, there are strict monument protection requirements and, as a result, often huge financing requirements for necessary renovations, the annual heating costs alone require a strict calculation, the annual operating and maintenance costs for a castle are in the five-digit euro range.
- 1 Boosenburg. (Oberburg) in Rudesheim(Private property).
- 2 Brömserburg. (Niederburg) in Rüdesheim - Originally a customs castle on the Rhine from the 8th to 12th centuries. Today the Rheingau Wine Museum is housed here.
- 3 Vorderburg - Marktburg. (from 1276). The remains of the castle, which can easily be overlooked, are located in the old town of Rüdesheim on the southwest edge of the market. Like the Brömserburg, it was probably destroyed by French soldiers in 1640. Only the defense tower of the old castle has been preserved, to which a residential house was added around 1663.
- 4 Klopp Castle. in Bingen - Reconstruction between 1853 and 1879, seat of the city administration since 1897. The inner courtyard is generally accessible.
- 5 Binger mouse tower. Former defense and watchtower on a Rhine island in front of Bingerbrück. Rebuilt from 1856-58 in neo-Gothic style and used as a signal tower for navigation on the Rhine until 1974.
- 6 Ehrenfels Castle. Zollburg am Binger Loch between Rüdesheim and Assmannshausen opposite the Mäuseturm near Bingen.
- 7 Ruin Rossel. Viewpoint built around 1794 as a decorative castle ruin in the Niederwald landscape park near Rüdesheim with a wonderful view of the opposite confluence of the Nahe into the Rhine and the Binger Loch.
- 8 Rheinstein Castle. between Bingen and Trechtingshausen. The facility can be visited.
- 9 Reichenstein Castle, Reichenstein 2. lies above Trechtingshausen. The castle is accessible.
- 10 Sooneck Castle. The 11th century castle was destroyed by the French in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the Hohenzollern had the ruins rebuilt as a hunting castle.
- 11 Heimburg. Privately owned.
- 12 Fürstenberg Castle. Hangburg above the Rheindiebach district, founded between 1217 and 1219, destroyed in 1689, privately owned.
- 13 Stahleck Castle. Höhenburg above Bacharach. Rebuilt into a youth castle from 1925, today used as a youth hostel.
- 14 Stahlberg Castle. Ruin in a side valley on a mountain spur above the Steeg part of the city of Bacharach.
- 15 Zollburg Pfalzgrafenstein. On an island at Chew the mighty castle divides the Rhine. King Ludwig the Bavarian built it in 1327. It was modernized in 1607 and 1755.
- 16 Gutenfels Castle. bei Kaub - is privately owned and cannot be visited.
- 17 Schönburg. at Oberwesel - The castle consists of three courtyards staggered in height and a multitude of different towers, residential and defense structures. Emperor Friedrich I made it an imperial castle in 1166. In 1689 it was destroyed by the French during the War of the Palatinate Succession. From 1885 it was partially rebuilt. Since 2011, the gate tower has housed an informative museum on the subject of castles, monument protection and castles in war.
- 18 Katz Castle. at St. Goarshausen. The facility is privately owned by Japan and is therefore not accessible.
- 19 Rheinfels Castle. at St. Goar. The mighty ruin can be visited for an admission fee.
- 20 Mouse Castle. near St. Goarshausen. At the castle, an eagle and falcon yard offers flight demonstrations.
- 21 Sterrenberg Castle. Castle ruins above Kamp-Bornhofen, also known as one of the "Enemy Brothers".
- 22 Liebenstein Castle. also above Kamp-Bornhofen, also referred to as one of the "Enemy Brothers".
- 23 Roman fort (Castra Bodobrica). in Boppard - The fort wall with a height of up to nine meters is the best preserved Roman wall in Germany.
- 24 Electoral castle Boppard. is now the seat of the city museum.
- 25 Osterspai moated castle. The St. Jakobus Castle Chapel is a two-story, rectangular hall building. Vaults with remains of wall paintings from the 13th century have been preserved on the upper floor.
- 26 Marksburg. The beautiful castle towers over a rock cone Braubach and the Rhine. With its keep, several assemblies, kennels and bastions, it is the only hilltop castle on the Rhine that was never destroyed.
- 27 Lahneck 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 now accessible to visitors.
- 28 Stolzenfels Castle. The Stolzenfels fortress burned down in 1689. The architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel built his new Stolzenfels Castle for the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV on the ruins from 1836 - 1842. The castle was renovated by 2011. The state of Rhineland-Palatinate invested € 15 million in the renovation. It is closed in December and only open on weekends in January. Admission: € 4.
- 29 Electoral city castle Koblenz. (Old Castle) from 1185 is located on the banks of the Moselle at the old Moselle bridge. Today it houses the city archive.
- 30 Electoral Palace Koblenz. from 1777 - 1793 lies on the banks of the Rhine.
- 31 Ehrenbreitstein Fortress.
above Koblenz. Imposing complex on the right bank of the Rhine opposite the Deutsches Eck.
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Monasteries
- 1 St. Hildegard Abbey. From the very interesting monastery north of Rüdesheim-Eibingen you have a view of Rüdesheim and the Rochusberg on the other side of the Rhine from the vineyards.
- 2 Eberbach Monastery. The monastery complex is very worth seeing. After secularization in 1803, the abbey's farms became state property as a wine-growing domain. The Hessische Staatsweingüter GmbH Kloster Eberbach are today the largest German winery. They run a vinotheque in the monastery buildings. The central winery and a vinotheque of the winery are located on Steinberg not far from the monastery.
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- 3 St. Hildegard Abbey. The abbey, built by Benedictine nuns in 1904, is the successor to the Rupertsberg and Eibingen monasteries founded by St. Hildegard von Bingen. The monastery winery, the monastery shop, the art workshops and a guest house provide for the livelihood of the community. Pilgrims and pilgrims also become the shrine of St. Hildegard in the parish church of Eibingen.
- 4 Bornhofen Monastery. Bornhofen Monastery is a Franciscan monastery and is one of the oldest and most important pilgrimage sites in the Middle Rhine.
Nature and gardens
- 1 Ruppertsklamm. at Lahnstein.
- zoo. in Neuwied / Heimbach-Weis.
- Butterfly garden. in Sayn.
Views and lookout points
Upper Middle Rhine Valley - sorted downstream:
(Without views of castles and palaces)
- 1 Ehrenfelsblick picnic area. on the Historienweg, Panoramaweg, Rheingau-Riesling-Path and Hessenweg 7. - Paths to different heights from Rüdesheim through the vineyards towards Assmannshausen.
- 2 Niederwald Monument. near Rüdesheim - beautiful view of the Rhine.
- I recommend one here Round tour: Ascent with the Chairlift to the hunting lodge in Assmannshausen, hike over the "Rossel" viewpoint to the Niederwald monument. Descent with the Cable car in Rüdensheim and journey by ship with the Cologne-Düsseldorfer back to Assmannshausen. Price of the "Ringticket" for adults: 14 €, as a "Romantic Tour" with a visit to the castle you can also do the tour the other way round for 16 € (10-2015).
- 3 Nikolausfels. west of the Nahe estuary in Bingen, beautiful view of the mouse tower and over to the Ehrenfels ruins.
- 4 Binger gate. near Assmannshausen - About 100 meters from the station of the chairlift that leads from Assmannshausen to the Niederwald hunting lodge.
- 5 Red wine arbor on the Rheinsteig. near Assmannshausen.
- 6 Panoramic viewpoint. on Lorchhausen.
- 7 Viewpoint on Bacharach. Rheinsteig: Wirbellay - view over the Rhine.
- 8 Viewpoint on Kaub
- Valley near Bacharach. View of the Rhine Valley near Bacharach upstream to the picturesque wine town with St. Peter's Church and Werner Chapel. The most beautiful route to the vantage point begins in the Henschhausen district and leads along the Rhine-Wine hiking trail through the Henschhäuser Heide.
- 9 Valley near Oberwesel. Road from Oberwesel to Urbar very close to the Sieben-Jungfrauenblick.
- 10 Loreley. A winding road leads from St. Goarshausen to Patersberg and to the Rheinblick.
- St. Goar. From St. Goar a road leads up from the Gründelbachtal to Werlau. At the top of the vineyards, turn right to the “Auf der Schanz” farm.
- 11 Rhine loop Bopparder Hamm. who is known for his vineyards Boppard Hamm at Boppard is the largest loop of the Rhine, a beautiful view of the Rhine loop and the vineyards, for example, from the mountain restaurant Gedeonseck.
- 12 Four lakes view. From this vantage point you can see four parts of the Rhine covered by mountains. There are excursion restaurants on the mountain that invite you to stop for a break. From Boppard one opens up Chairlift the attraction.
- 13 Deutsches Eck. near Koblenz, from the monument one has a two-river view of the Moselle confluence with the Rhine.
Lower Middle Rhine Valley and Siebengebirge
places
on the left bank of the Rhine:
- 18 And afterwards. Attractions are: Namedy Castle, City Castle, Round Tower, Geyser.
- 19 Bad Breisig. Very nice Rhine promenade with cafes and restaurants, spa gardens, Rheineck Castle.
- 20 Sinzig. at the mouth of the Ahr. Sinzig Castle with its park is well worth seeing.
- 21 Remagen. known because of the bitter battle for the bridge over the Rhine in World War II.
- 22 Upper winter. without special sights.
- 23 Rolandseck. with the ruins of Rolandsbogen.
- 24 bad Godesberg (Bonn). The Godesberg castle ruins are well worth seeing.
on the right bank of the Rhine:
- 25 Sayn (Bendorf). with castle, castle with castle park, a remarkable abbey and the Roman tower.
- 26 Neuwied. with Roman tower, Roman fort, residential palace.
- 27 Bad Hönningen. with palace, castle, Roman museum.
- 28 Linz on the Rhine
- 29 drake
- 30 Uncle
- 31 Bad Honnef
- 32 Koenigswinter. with Drachenfels im Siebengebirge.
Castles and Palaces
- 32 Marienburg Castle. This late baroque mansion emerges from a castle that was originally medieval and shapes the skyline of Leutesdorf.
- 33 Namedy Castle. Burg Namedy Castle is a water castle from the 14th century that was converted into a palace complex in 1890.
- 34 Hammerstein Castle. It is considered to be one of the oldest castles on the Middle Rhine.
- 35 Brohleck Castle. Unique ambience with a view of the Rhine!
- 36 Arenfels Castle. The romantic Arenfels Castle is located in Bad Hönningen, on a small hill with a wonderful view over the vineyards and the Middle Rhine Valley.
- 37 Dattenberg Castle. The Dattenberg ruins were built in the middle of the 13th century by the knights of Dadenberg as a round complex with a keep.
- 38 Ockenfels Castle. Ockenfels Castle is located on a hill above the Rhine Valley and still within the Linz district.
- 39 Marienfels Castle. built as a villa in the neo-Gothic style.
- 40 Drachenfels castle ruins. The keep has been preserved as a ruin, as are parts of the main castle. Little has been preserved of the outer bailey.
- 41 Castle "Drachenburg. E-mail: [email protected].
Exclusive ghost hours at Drachenburg Castle. - 42 Deichmannsaue Castle. In this building the Allied High Commission took part in the repeal of the occupation statute for the Federal Republic in 1955.
Marienburg Castle, Leutesdorf
Namedy Castle
Bad Hoenningen Arenfels
Dattenberg Castle residential tower
Ockenfels Castle from the north
Castle "Drachenburg
Deichmannsaue Castle, Rüngsdorf
miscellaneous
- 2 Geyser Andernach. impressive geyser in Namedyer Werth And afterwards.
- 3 Erpeler Ley. Volcanic ruins with a beautiful view and restaurant.
- 4 Rolandseck Forest and Wildlife Park. The private wildlife park houses domestic wild animals and domestic animals in outdoor enclosures and is a popular excursion destination in the region.
- 5 Drachenfels. popular excursion destination with castle ruins, restaurant, viewing platform.
Museums
Regionally important museums with collections related to the subject of the "Middle Rhine Valley" can be found in, among others Boppard, Bingen, Chew, Koblenz
- 43 Remagen Bridge. World War II museum.
background
The Middle Rhine Valley has a long tradition as part of the main Western European traffic axes with great importance for inland waterway, rail and road traffic. In the meantime, however, the trunk road traffic has other routes with the A3 and A61. There are no bridges between Mainz-Mombach / Wiesbaden and Koblenz-Süd, there is only one bridge between Koblenz-Mitte and Bonn-Süd Neuwied/ Weissenthurm and the motorway bridge near Bendorf. Due to the straightening of the Rhine in the Upper Rhine, the heating by power plants and the general warming, the Rhine no longer freezes over. This led to the fact that the Rhine became the insurmountable habitat boundary for many land creatures.
Viticulture
The Middle Rhine wine-growing region is one of the oldest cultivated landscapes in Europe still preserved today. However, the area under cultivation has decreased drastically since the 19th century. In the steep slopes of the Middle Rhine, cultivation and harvesting are laborious and hardly economical. In 1989, the Middle Rhine winegrowers were still cultivating 681 hectares. Since then, the area has decreased by around 36% until 2011.
In the Hessian towns of Lorchhausen, Lorch, Assmannshausen and Rudesheim a lot of wine is still grown. However, these wine towns on the right bank of the Rhine are part of the wine-growing region Rheingau and provide almost as much vineyard area as the entire Middle Rhine wine-growing region. To the northwest of Lorchhausen you can only see small areas of vineyards. The many dry stone walls show where wine-growing used to be. Today these areas are overgrown with bushes and trees. It looks a little better on the right bank of the Rhine. Larger vineyard areas can be found in the side valleys with southern slopes, such as in Oberheimbach, Bacharach, Oberwesel and at the Rheinbogen Boppard.
Neighboring regions
flowing river landscapes
language
German as well as Rhine and Moselle Franconian dialects.
getting there
By train
The valley can be easily reached by train. There is a railway line on both sides of the river. Intercity trains run on the left bank of the Rhine with a stop in Bingen am Rhein and Koblenz.
In the street
The valley is accessed by two federal roads: the B 9 runs to the left of the Rhine and the B 42 to the right.
The Upper Middle Rhine Valley is connected to the European trunk road network via the Hunsrück Autobahn A 61.
By bicycle
In the romantic Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen and Koblenz, it is essential to use the left bank of the Rhine. There is a continuous cycle path along this. Between Bingen and Bacharach, as well as between Spay and Koblenz, the cycle path is off the road.
The right bank of the Rhine (with Loreley and Rüdesheim) still has large gaps in the cycle path. These should only be closed in the next few years. The federal highway 42 is not recommended as a cycle route, as there is heavy traffic here. The Rüdesheim - Assmannshausen section, which is also temporarily closed due to construction work, is particularly dangerous. There are no alternatives.
If you want to visit the sights on the right bank of the Rhine, it is best to take the ferry.
Further information nationwide: see Rhine cycle route
By boat
Numerous boat trips are offered on the Middle Rhine:
mobility
Public transport
Large parts of the Middle Rhine Valley belong to the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel VRMThe eastern part of the left bank of the Rhine from Bingen to Bacharach is part of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Nahe RNNwho has transitional tariffs with the Hessian RMV. The Hessian section on the right bank of the Rhine from Rüdesheim to Lorchhausen is part of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Main RMV. From Rüdesheim, the 171 bus runs parallel to the train to Wiesbaden. If you exceed the tariff limit Bacharach / Oberwesel or Lorchhausen / Kaub, you have to buy a train ticket. In Rhineland-Palatinate, not all train stations have ticket machines; these must then be purchased on the train (at no extra charge).
The northern end of the valley near Bonn is part of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg VRS, which has transitional tariffs until shortly before Koblenz.
On foot
- On the right bank of the Rhine accompanies the Rheinsteig the river Rhine. Signposts for the Rheinburgenweg are sometimes still attached.
- Between Kaub and Rüdesheim there is also the Rheingau Riesling Path and the Hessenweg 7 often along below the Rheinsteig.
- On the left bank of the Rhine leads the Rheinburgenweg along above the Rhine.
- On both sides, the two high-altitude paths usually run parallel to the Rhine at a further distance.
Ferries
There are no bridges in the entire Upper Middle Rhine Valley between Mainz / Wiesbaden and Koblenz-Süd. If you want to cross between them, you have to use a ferry. The Rhine Valley is best seen from the perspective of the Rhine anyway! A ferry ride can also be a bit of a treat. A total of eight Ferries allow a crossing of the river.
Car and passenger ferries:
- Ingelheim-Hafen - Oestrich-Winkel
- 1 Bingen-Port - Rudesheim-Railway station Tel .: 06721 - 14 140
- 2 Lorch - Niederheimbach Tel .: 06743 - 6032
- 3 Castel Sant'Angelo - Kaub Tel .: 06774 - 373 and 364
- St. Goar - St. Goarshausen Tel .: 06771 - 2620
- Boppard - Kamp-Bornhofen Tel .: 06742 - 2953
Passenger ferries:
- 4 Bingen Bridge 5 - Rudesheim Bridge 8 Tel .: 06721 - 14 140
- The Ober- and Niederlahnstein - Koblenz-Stolzenfels ferry service has been in operation since autumn 2010 set.
- Koblenz - Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein Regular passenger ferry: March - April: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., May - November: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Cable car
Cable car over the Rhine from Koblenz old town up to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress plateau
activities
- Hiking on the Rheinsteig, Rheinburgenweg and Rheinhöhenweg.
- Cycling on the Rhine cycle route left bank of the Rhine. On the right bank of the Rhine there are several narrow street sections without a cycle path.
- Steamboat trips on the Rhine (see Cologne-Düsseldorfer)
Events
- Vierthaler market in Bacharach · Medieval hustle and bustle in the Rhine facilities at the gates of the old town on the Middle Rhine in a medieval ambience in May.
- Medieval Spectaculum in Oberwesel - Every two years on the Whitsun weekend in even years, enthusiastic spectators visit this festival of historical craftsmanship, jugglers, minstrels and charlatans: Oberwesel celebrates its medieval spectacle in the old walls of the city.
- Rhine in Flames - annual fireworks in different places and on different days.
- Bonn: May
- Rudesheim - Bingen: July - start in Trechtingshausen from 10 p.m. via Assmannshausen and Bingen to Rüdesheim. Boat tickets: 43 - 105 €.
- Koblenz: August.
- Oberwesel: September. - Start in St. Goar / St. Goarshausen, past the Loreley to Oberwesel.
- St. Goar - September. - To the Loreley rock, the castles Rheinfels and Katz.
- Middle Rhine Music Festival · From May to August.
- RheinVokal - Festival on the Middle Rhine - "from the song to the oratorio, from the Middle Ages to the present day" · From June to August in various places on the Rhine.
2011 took place in Koblenz including the upper Middle Rhine Federal Horticultural Show instead of.
kitchen
Specialties from the Middle Rhine Valley:
- A Kettle colorful. What is presented today as a cuisine on the Middle Rhine is the successful recipe from the products of traditional industries such as fishermen, winemakers, hunters and farmers as well as from the tastes of former visitors to the Rhine Valley
- Rhenish sauerbraten which nowadays was mostly made from beef, but in the past it was traditionally made from horse meat.
- Dip cake "Cake" is easily misleading because it is a hearty potato casserole.
- Reibekuchen made from grated raw potatoes, processed with eggs, onions, spices and a little flour, they are crispy and golden brown as round biscuits baked in a lot of fat in the pan and served with apple compote.
- Dippehas In a large pot called "Dippe", pieces of rabbit or rabbit, pieces of pork, carrots, onions and smoked pork belly come together. Seasoned with bay leaf, pepper, nutmeg and salt, add wine and broth to the ingredients.
- Heaven and Earth - "Himmel un Äd" a classic Rhineland dish! From heavenly apples and the earthy potato. Both processed into purees meet again on the plate. To top it off, there are slices of fried black pudding.
climate
trips
- Lahn valley from Lahnstein to Bad Ems and Nassau
- Moselle valley from Koblenz
literature
- : Middle Rhine - excursions to the most beautiful palaces and castles. Droste publishing house, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7700-1478-1 .
