Remagen - Remagen

Apollinari Church in Remagen at night.jpg
Remagen
federal stateRhineland-Palatinate
Residents
17.032 (2019)
height
60 m
Tourist information Tel(0)2642 20187
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Remagen

Remagen is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is located on the western / left bank of the Rhine, directly south of the federal city Bonn. The city is known for the bridge of the same name, which fell unexploded into the hands of the US troops at the end of the Second World War and made it possible for them to cross the Rhine.

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getting there

By plane

The nearest airport is that Cologne-Bonn AirportWebsite of this institutionCologne-Bonn Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCologne-Bonn Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCologne-Bonn Airport (Q157741) in the Wikidata database(IATA: CGN). By bus and train over Bonn it takes about an hour. By moving to the other side of the Rhine Bad Honnef, Unkel or Linz on the Rhine it is possible to shorten the journey time, in particular the VRS tariff regulations apply from Bad Honnef.

By train

  • Regional Express and a few IC connections Cologne and Koblenz, Regional train from Ahrbrück
  • Other train stops: Rolandseck, Oberwinter

By bus

In the street

By boat

The Rhine at Remagen is navigable at normal water level. The following excursion boats call at Remagen.

  • Cologne-Düsseldorfer. Tel.: 49(0)221 2088318. last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)
  • Bonn passenger shipping. Tel.: 49(0)228 636363. last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)
  • Siebengebirgsschiffahrt. Tel.: 49(0)228 363737. last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)

There are also moorings for sports boats.

Ferries

  • 1  Rhine ferry Linz-Kripp GmbH. Tel.: (0)2644 961550, Email: . The company serves various locations and points out that there may be restrictions in the event of high or low tide.
  • 2 Ferry terminal in Remagen (car ferry Remagen-Bad Honnef)
  • 3 Ferry terminal in Honnef (car ferry Remagen-Bad Honnef)
  • 4 drake
  • 5 Ferry dock in Kripp
  • 6 Ferry landing in Linz

By bicycle

  • Rhein-Rad-Fernweg; from the Gutenberg city of Mainz down the Rhine to Remagen on the border

North Rhine-Westphalia

  • Ahr cycle path in the Kripp district; through the traditional German wine-growing regions, near Mayschloß the cycle path leads through a 200 m long former railway tunnel

On foot

Rheinhöhenweg (on the left bank of the Rhine from Bonn to Oppenheim 240 km)

Rheinsteig (on the right bank of the Rhine from Bonn to Wiesbaden)

RheinBurgenWeg (on the left bank of the Rhine from Bingen to Koblenz)

Ahr red wine hiking trail (Sinzig-Altenahr 35 km, especially in autumn)

AhrSteig (Prädikatsweg in the Ahr valley)

mobility

Map of Remagen

Tourist Attractions

Churches

  • 1  cath. Pilgrimage Church of St. Apollinaris (neo-Gothic)
  • ev. Friedenskirche, Marktstr. 25th
  • "Black Madonna" memorial chapel, prisoner-of-war memorial chapel, Tel: 02642 20187

Castles

Roland's arch from below

Roland's Arch (former Rolandseck Castle)

  • The former Rolandseck Castle was a hilltop castle on the Rhine and, together with the Wolkenburg and the Drachenfels, secured the southern border of the possessions of the Archdiocese of Cologne. The legend connects the castle with Roland, the nephew of Emperor Charles. Today the remains of this castle are world-famous under the name Rolandsbogen.
The castle can be reached on a steep footpath at Remagen-Rolandswerth.

The Rolandsbogen restaurant rewards the climb with a Kölsch and a unique look.

From here you have one of the seven most beautiful views in the worldAlexander von Humboldt Source: Remagen Stadt am Rhein, page 32, advertisement L&W

Buildings

Remagen Bridge - The steel railway bridge was built during the First World War at the insistence of the German generals in order to be able to bring more troops and war material to the western front. The bridge became famous at the end of World War II, when a small vanguard of the 9th US Armored Division managed to conquer the bridge on March 7, 1945. The heavily damaged bridge collapsed on March 17th. Today's memorial tells the story of the bridge in the towers.

Museums

3  Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Hans-Arp-Allee 1, 53424 Remagen, Germany. Tel.: 49(0)2228 94250.Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck on FacebookArp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck on Twitter.Art museum.Open: Tuesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Price: Adults 9, - €, children up to 12 years free, family ticket 12, - €, reduced 7, - €.Last change: May 2017 (information may be out of date)twitter url used

Parks

  • Remagen City Park. After the old cemetery was rededicated by politicians, the unused cemetery was turned into a relaxing city park for citizens and tourists in cooperation with the Beautification Association. A Celtic tree horoscope, a barefoot path, a bowling green and a self-service herb garden are the central points of the park.
  • Remagen Sculpture Bank with the Rolandswerth Secret Gardens
  • Wildlife Park Rolandseck, 02228 433, http://www.wildpark-rolandseck.de

activities

  • For hiking see on foot
  • Boules / boccia, city park
  • Remagen leisure pool. Tel.: 49(0)2642 21601. last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)

Regular events

  • March fabric and cloth market
  • May Rhine in flames, spring festival
  • June LebensKunstMarkt
  • July Jakobsmarkt
  • July-August Apollinaris pilgrimage
  • September wine festival
  • November, December Christmas market

horse riding

shop

kitchen

Cheap

Sportklause, Goethestr 46. Tel.: 49(0)2642 23662. last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)

medium

Brewery, Rhine promenade 44. Tel.: 49(0)2642 996950, Email: . last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)

Upscale

Lutter & Wegner at the Rolandsbogen. Tel.: 49(0)2228 372, Email: . last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)

nightlife

accommodation

Cheap

medium

  • Hotel "Zum Birgeler Kopf", Rheinhöhenweg 20. Tel.: 49(0)2228 232. Price: from € 29.50.last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)
  • FW Loeffen, Crooked Morning 12. Tel.: 49(0)2228 912354, Email: . Price: 35 euros from 4 days.last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)

Upscale

RheinHotel ARTE, Rheinallee 3 (Crib). E-mail: . Price: from 78 euros.last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)

Learn

Work

security

police, In the Wässerscheid 32-38. Tel.: 49(0)2642 93820. last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)

health

Practical advice

  • Taxi, in front of the train station in Remagen, 02642 7075
  • Bike rental, Hotel Pinger (at the train station), 02642 93840
  • Bank, Kreissparkasse (EC), Marktstr. 41, 02641 3800
  • Lost and found office, city administration, Bachstr. 2, 02642 20137
  • Tourist info (Tourist office), Bachstrasse 5. Tel.: 49(0)2642 20187, Email: . Open: daily Mon to Wed: 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., 1:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thu - Fri: 08: 30-12: 45 13: 15-18: 00; Sat - Sun: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (in the winter months Mon-Wed until 4:00 p.m. and Fri until 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, Sat and Sun remain the same as in summer)last change: Jul. 2016 (information may be out of date)
  • Post agency, von-Laussaulx-Str. 44

trips

literature

  • March 7, 1945 The miracle of Remagen von Gückelhorn, Wolfgang: ISBN 978-3938208656
  • Franciscan and pilgrimage church St. Apollinaris von Pauly, Peter Paul: ISBN 978-3795454951

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