Andernach
Sign in to saveAndernach () is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, of about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated towards the end of the Neuwied basin on the left bank of the Rhine between the former tiny fishing village of Fornich in the north and the mouth of the small river Nette in the southeast, just north of Koblenz, with its five external town districts: Kell, Miesenheim, Eich, Namedy, and Bad Tönisstein.
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Andernach is a town of about 30,000 people located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated on the left bank of the Rhine River just north of Koblenz. It serves as a regional center in the Mayen-Koblenz district and comprises five external town districts along the Neuwied basin.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Town
- German location.image_photo
- Rheinlagen-Andernach.jpg
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen_Andernach.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Andernach in MYK.PNG
- German location.state
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- German location.district
- Mayen-Koblenz
- German location.elevation
- 60
- German location.area
- 53.34
- German location.postal_code
- 56626
- German location.area_code
- 02632
- German location.licence
- MYK
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 07 1 37 003
Article
17 sectionsContents
- The town
- Coat of arms and town seal
- Description
- Jewish history
- Population development
- Lord Mayors
- Mayors
- Literature
- Music
- Nazi victims
- Twin towns – sister cities
- People
- Associated with Andernach
- Transport
- See also
- References
- External links
Andernach () is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, of about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated towards the end of the Neuwied basin on the left bank of the Rhine between the former tiny fishing village of Fornich in the north and the mouth of the small river Nette in the southeast, just north of Koblenz, with its five external town districts: Kell, Miesenheim, Eich, Namedy, and Bad Tönisstein.
A few hundred metres downstream of Andernach the Rhine valley narrows from both sides forming the northern part of the romantic Middle Rhine stretch. Already in Roman times the place the narrow passage begins was named "Porta Antunnacensis" or Andernachian Gate. It is formed by two hills, the Krahnenberg (engl. Crane hill) and the Engwetter (Narrow weather) on the right bank near the wine village Leutesdorf (external town district of Bad Hönningen). The crane hill is named after the old crane beneath his foot (see below); in earlier times (until 1650) the hill was named "Geiersberg" ("Vulture's hill").