The Siebengebirge is a small low mountain range at Bonn on the Rhine. "Tourist centers" are on the mountains Koenigswinter and Bad Honnef.
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background
The mountains are of volcanic origin.
Until 2009 there were plans to set up a national park in the Siebengebirge. However, since a negative referendum in Bad Honnef, the project has not been pursued any further.
About the name: the popular opinion that the Siebengebirge got its name from the seven "great mountains" of the mountains is not entirely correct. On the one hand, depending on which hill you count, there are more or less than seven mountains, seven is more of a "nice" number. On the other hand, the name could also have originated from the Ripuarian word Siefen (moist mountain valley), which denotes a moist brook valley, or from boiling, because of the soap makers who used to work in the valleys.
The seven "great mountains" of the Siebengebirge: This term is used to describe the most famous, but not the highest mountains in the range:
- Great Mount of Olives (460.1 m) with summit gastronomy and a great view
- Löwenburg (455.0 m) with the castle ruins of the same name and the "Three Lakes View".
- Lohrberg (432.4 m) - The Lohrberg is largely uninteresting for tourists because it has no outstanding sights or views. There is also a "three-lake view" on its western slope.
- Nonnenstromberg (335.3 m)
- Petersberg (331.1 m) with the guest house of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Wolkenburg (324.0 m) - rock (Lalit) used to be mined here. As early as 1740 a tower collapsed during quarry work. By 1900 the summit disappeared together with the castle, the mountain is approx. 35 m lower today.
- Drachenfels (320.7 m) - the most famous mountain in the mountains with a panoramic view of the Rhine Valley and summit gastronomy.
getting there
In the street
- Motorway A 3 Cologne - Frankfurt to the "Siebengebirge" exit.
From here over the country road to Margarethenhöhe. There is a large car park for a fee (€ 1.50 per day in 2008). The Margarethenhöhe, located at approx. 320 m above sea level, is a good starting point for hikes in the "Hohen Siebengebirge" (for example to the Löwenburg or the Great Ölberg).
If you want to go directly to Königswinter to the Drachenfels, you can drive from the north of Cologne on the Autobahn 59 and the Bundesstraße 42. Königswinter can also be reached quickly from Koblenz via the B 42 through the Rhine Valley. Alternatively, you can also drive on the A3 from the south via the A 560 towards Bonn and via the A59 towards Bonn, later towards Königswinter. Or you just follow the road from the "Siebengebirge" exit to Königswinter.
By train
- Railway line Cologne - Bonn-Beul - Koblenz (RE8 and RB 27) - The regional trains stop in Koenigswinter and Bad Honnef
- Next long-distance stops:
- - Siegburg / Bonn to the ICE route Cologne - Frankfurt; The 66 tram takes you via Bonn to Königswinter and Bad Honnef.
- - Bonn Central Station - With the Stadtbahn 66 you then go over the Rhine to Königswinter.
By boat
Day trips on the Rhine to Königswinter or Bad Honnef are possible from Bonn, Cologne, Remagen and Linz. However, most ships do not operate from the end of October to March.
For a short boat trip there are also year-round trips Rhine ferries from Bonn-Mehlem to Königswinter and from Rolandseck to Bad Honnef.
By bicycle
- The right bank of the Rhine runs along the banks of the Rhine Rhine cycle route along which is signposted here as the "Rheinschiene Adventure Trail".
On foot
- The Rheinsteig of Bonn to Wiesbaden also runs over the most famous mountains of the Siebengebirge.
mobility
There are numerous hiking trails in the mountains.
Tourist Attractions
Drachenfels
With a height of 321 m is the 1 Drachenfels the most famous elevation in the Siebengebirge.
- 1 Valley station of the Drachenfelsbahn cog railway - 2 Mountain station of the Drachenfelsbahn cog railway - A 1.6 km long cogwheel railway leads up the mountain, with which one can comfortably overcome the 220 vertical meters to the summit. In the "Drachenfels Tourismus-Bahnhof", the valley station of the rack railway that has been redesigned as an adventure center, an exhibition on the Siebengebirge and a 20 m² model railway layout of the rack railway (as of 1927) can be viewed (entry 2 €). Furthermore, the Tourist information their seat here.
- - Fares: ascent and descent: € 12 (children: € 6); one way: € 10 (children: € 5); Strollers and dogs: € 1 (as of 04-2020)
- - Timetable and further information: -Side of the rack railway
- - Video on YouTube: ride with the Drachenfelsbahn
- 2 Drachenfels castle ruins (320.6 m) with viewing terrace - From the viewing terrace on the summit you have a beautiful panoramic view of the Rhine.
- 3 Castle "Drachenburg, (200 m) is halfway up the Drachenfels. A stockbroker and later baron had it built for himself in the 19th century in the historicist style with many pointed turrets.
- The park and the castle are accessible for an admission fee. The Museum of German Nature Conservation History is located in the outer bailey. The exhibition naturally also deals with the local nature conservation history of the Siebengebirge (info).
- Nibelungenhalle with dragon cave and reptile zoo
- KombiTicket K3 Ascent and descent with the rack railway and Drachenburg Castle. Adults: 17 € (instead of 19 € as the sum of the individual admissions), for children 10 € (up to 13 years) (as of 04-2020).
Löwenburg
The 4 Löwenburg castle ruins, is located on the mountain of the same name at an altitude of 455 m. From here you have a fantastic panoramic view of the Siebengebirge, Westerwald and Rhine Valley. The restored ruins can only be reached on foot.
- Three eyes - Through the mountains of the mountain range, the Rhine can be seen in three sections.
- refreshment possibility - Löwenberger Hof forest management below the mountain.
- Access via the Rheinsteig and Rheinhöhenweg.
Great Mount of Olives
The 5 Great Mount of Olives is the highest mountain in the Siebengebirge at 460 m. You can recognize the conical mountain from afar by the antenna that crowns the summit.
- View: Nice view over the entire Siebengebirge and over the Rhine to Bonn. On a clear day, the view extends as far as the Hocheifel to the Hohe Acht. The exposed cliffs can be reached via the terrace of the summit gastronomy.
- Summit gastronomy. From the parking lot at Margarethenhöhe it is about 20 minutes on foot along the hiking trail (not suitable for prams, approx. 120 meters in altitude). A road is available for mountain bikers. This is also suitable for prams.
Geisberg
The 324 m high 6 Geisberg is a rather unknown peak in the Siebengebirge. It is worth a visit because from its summit you have a nice view of the Drachenfels and the Rhine. At the top there is also a shelter and seating. The elevation is opened up for tourism through the Rheinsteig.
Petersberg
The mountain has become known as the location of the federal government's guest house. In addition to the guest house, there is also a grand hotel on the mountain today.
Incidentally, between 1889 and 1958 there was one that led up the mountain Rack railway.
Heisterbach Monastery
- Monastery ruins with a large park east of Oberdollendorf 50 ° 41 ′ 42 ″ N.7 ° 12 '45 "E.
Museums
- Siebengebirgsmuseum in Koenigswinter (Museum side).
- Siebengebirgshaus on the Margarethenhöhe with a nature park exhibition about the mountains.
activities
kitchen
- Milk house - Cozy restaurant located east of the Drachenfels in the middle of the forest (only accessible on foot).
- Löwenberger Hof forest management - is picturesquely located below the Löwenburg and can only be reached on foot or by bike. The next car parking lot is 1.4 km away.
- Einkehrhaus - excursion restaurant in the forest between Stenzelberg and Rosenau (only accessible on foot or by bike).
accommodation
- Otto Inn in Koenigswinter
- Bad Honnef Youth Hostel
- Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg - Five-star hotel on the Petersberg
nightlife
In the near Bonn to find.
security
Practical advice
Siebengebirgshaus
In the Siebengebirgshaus on Margarethenhöhe, the nature park provides information about the mountains. In the information area you get z. B. Hiking maps and information material about the Siebengebirge.
In the museum area, an exhibition presents the mountains. You can see here, among other things. a landscape model. Further topics of the exhibition are the geology as well as the flora and fauna of the Siebengebirge.
Contact: Margarethenhöhe, Königswinterer Str. 409, 53639 Königswinter, Tel .: 02223 - 909494; Admission is free.
literature
Web links
- http://www.siebengebirge.com - Official website of Siebengebirge
- Siebengebirge Nature Park - Site of the Siebengebirge Beautification Association (VVS)
