Remagen
Sign in to saveRemagen () is a town in Germany in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler. It is about a one-hour drive from Cologne, just south of Bonn, the former West German seat of government. It is situated on the left (western) bank of the river Rhine. There is a ferry across the Rhine from Remagen every 10–15 minutes in the summer. Remagen has many notable and well-maintained buildings, churches, castles and monuments. It also has a sizeable pedestrian zone with plenty of shops.
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Remagen is a town in western Germany located on the Rhine River, about an hour from Cologne, known for its historic buildings, churches, castles, and monuments. Today it serves as a tourist destination with a pedestrian shopping area and regular ferry service across the Rhine.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Remagen COA.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Apollinariskirche Remagen nachts.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Apollinariskirche
- German location.image_plan
- Remagen in AW.svg
- German location.state
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- German location.district
- Ahrweiler
- German location.elevation
- 60
- German location.area
- 33.21
- German location.postal_code
- 53424
- German location.area_code
- 02642, 02228
- German location.licence
- AW
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Bridge at Remagen
- Capture of the bridge
- Memorial
- Prisoner enclosures
- Geography
- City outline
- Sites
- Apollinariskirche
- Arp Museum housed in the Bahnhof Rolandseck
- People
- Notes and references
- External links
Remagen () is a town in Germany in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler. It is about a one-hour drive from Cologne, just south of Bonn, the former West German seat of government. It is situated on the left (western) bank of the river Rhine. There is a ferry across the Rhine from Remagen every 10–15 minutes in the summer. Remagen has many notable and well-maintained buildings, churches, castles and monuments. It also has a sizeable pedestrian zone with plenty of shops.
Overlooking the west bank of the Rhine just north of the city centre is the Apollinariskirche. It has an observation deck that is only open to parishioners on Sundays. Pedestrians reach the church via a dirt trail that passes a series of roadside monuments representing each of the fourteen Stations of the Cross. The church grounds contain an outdoor crypt and an abbey. Further down the river is one of the many castles along the Rhine, perched even higher than the Apollinariskirche.