Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation

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

Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 560 metres northwest of Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation.

Wolkenburg Castle

Peak

Photo: Leit, Public domain.

Wolkenburg Castle is a peak.

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 Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation.

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 Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation.

Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation

Type: Railway stop
Also known as: “Drachenfels”
Categories: top station and transport
Location: Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.66454° or 50° 39′ 52″ north

Longitude

7.21092° or 7° 12′ 39″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9F29M676+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 370537470

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=halt

Wikidata ID

Q63385463

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation” goes by many names.

French: “Station haute du Drachenfelsbahn”
German: “Drachenfelsbahn Bergstation”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Drachenmarionette (Münzgerät) and Weinberghäuschen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Drachenfels and two forms.

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