Landsturmdenkmal

Landsturmdenkmal is a memorial in Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Landsturmdenkmal is situated near Drachenmarionette (Münzgerät), as well as near the railway stop Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Drachenfels and Schloss Drachenburg.

Drachenfels

Peak

Photo: Heuschrecke, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Drachenfels is a hill in the Siebengebirge uplands between Königswinter and Bad Honnef in Germany. The hill was formed by rising magma that could not break through to the surface, and then cooled and became solid underneath.

Schloss Drachenburg

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schloss Drachenburg or Drachenburg Castle is a private villa styled as a palace and constructed in the late 19th century. It was completed in only two years on the Drachenfels hill in Königswinter, a German town on the east bank of the Rhine, south of the city of Bonn. Schloss Drachenburg is situated 540 metres northwest of Landsturmdenkmal.

Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation

Railway stop

Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bad Honnef and Niederbachem.

Bad Honnef

Photo: Slick, CC0.

Bad Honnef is a spa town in the end of the Middle Rhine Valley in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state between Königswinter and Linz an Rhein. To the north it lies on the slopes of the Drachenfels mountain, part of the Siebengebirge.

Niederbachem

Village

Photo: Marc John, CC BY 2.0.

Niederbachem is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Landsturmdenkmal.

Rolandseck

Village

Photo: Plumpaquatsch, Public domain.

Rolandseck is a borough in the town of Remagen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The place consists almost entirely of villas and is a favorite summer resort. Rolandseck is situated 4 km south of Landsturmdenkmal.

Landsturmdenkmal

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Zur Erinnerung an die patriotische Hingebung des Rheinischen Volkes und an die Errichtung des freiwilligen Landsturms vom Siebengebirge in den Jahren 1813, 1814, 1815.”
Category: historic site
Location: Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.66438° or 50° 39′ 52″ north

Longitude

7.20979° or 7° 12′ 35″ east

Established

1876

Height

10 metres (33 feet)

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9F29M675+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 370537260

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Drachenmarionette (Münzgerät) and Weinberghäuschen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: km 23 Rheinsteig and two forms.

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