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The name Koblenz comes from a Latin word for confluence, the place where two rivers come together. The Moselle, above, joins the Rhine here at the German Corner.
Second photo: Deutsches Eck with ships on both rivers.
Third photo: This ugly equestrian statue of the militaristic German Emperor Wilhelm I was first set up here in 1897 and was mercifully destroyed by artillery fire at the end of the Second World War. Instead of leaving well enough alone, somebody insisted on raising money to make a replica, which was unveiled in 1993. Leave a Comment
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Take a walk along the rivers Mosel and Rhine, there is a wide pedestrian area with plenty of benches, parks and cafes & restaurants along the way. And you may see lots of cruiseships docked there, mostly at the Mosel-river, that is a lot more calm and has less trafic than the much more busy Rhine. The dockingplace for the ships is close to the backside of the Mittelrhein-museum (my last picture)
Of course the Deutsche Eck is a must at such a walk, and during the day you may even enter the monument freely and without restrictions, at night the monument is lighted, but I think you may not enter it. Leave a Comment Directions: Close to the old town area of Koblenz
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Ludwig Kunst-Museum is an interesting museum showing mainly french works of art. This museum is just a few meters from St. Castors Church and not far from Deutsches Eck, and the building dates back to the 12th century and was originally built as the building for the "Deutschorden" (german knights-order), that was founded during the times of the crusades in order to supply and organize them. This is were the nearby "Deutsches Eck" (german corner) got its name from, so this has nothing to do with the german emperor's monument there. Leave a Comment Directions: Ludwig-Museum is between St.Castors church and Deutsches Eck, Close to the old town area of Koblenz
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Deutsches Eck is a place of history and also the place, where the river Mosel (on the right of my picture) flows into the river Rhine and on my main picture I was looking out through the arcades inside the large monument at Deutsches Eck, read more about this monument in my next tip !
This place is a Must, when you are in Koblenz, it is also a nice walk along the banks of both rivers with plenty of restaurants, cafes and benches to relax.
Opposite of Deutsches Eck you may see Festung Ehrenbreitenstein at the river Rhine / Rhein and a nice camping-site at the other bank of the river Mosel / Moselle Leave a Comment Directions: Deutsches Eck is close to the old town area of Koblenz, at the place , where the river Mosel flows into the river Rhine !
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 Elements of the Berlin Wall by Elena77
17th of June 1953 was the date of the 1st attempt of the reunion between Western and Eastern Germany. This national uprising was violently suppressed by Soviet tanks and many people died on that sad day.
9th of November 1989 was the day when the Berlin Wall finally came down and Eastern Germany opened its borders to the West.
"Den Opfern der Teilung" means "Dedicated to the victims of separation".
Deutsches Eck had been chosen as a site for this memorial as the place itself had served as a monument to the hope of unity for decades. Address: Danziger Freiheit, 56068 KoblenzDirections: Right at Deutsches Eck, just walk around the Emperor Wilhelm monument and you will see the memorial
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The Knights of the Teutonic Order 1st came to Koblenz in 1216, after Archbishop Theoderich of Wied granted them a piece of land next to St. Castor’s church. The bestowal included the buildings of the St. Nikolaus Hospital which was situated here since around 1100. Teutonic Knights were called on to aid as a crusading military order during the Middle Ages but it was also their task to maintain hospitals to care for the sick and injured or for pilgrims. They established their commandry here, at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Moselle, and due to their presence soon the site was known as “Deutsches Eck” (German Corner). The Teutonic Knights considerably enlarged the commandry by acquiring 20 buildings in and around Koblenz and in the middle of the 13th century it was appointed a bailiwick.
The Knight’s church, that was built at this site in 1306, was almost completely torn down in 19th century and only the Southern walls have been preserved. Large parts of the commandry were later destroyed in WWII. Parts of the outer walls of the 14th century chapel can still be seen. The residential building of the Order’s commander has been restored from war damage, though.
Around 1800 the building was leased out to private citizens. But already in 1819 the Prussian military administration moved in and “Deutschherrenhaus” was used as a provisions magazine until 1895 when it was converted into the public record office.
Since 1992 it has been the home of the Ludwig Museum, devoted primarily to 20th century Frechn art. There’s a permanent exhibition called “Atelier de France”. Behind the museum’s main building you can find the gardens of the so called “Blumenhof” (flower court) where several 3-dimensional works of art are displayed. Address: Danziger Freiheit 1, 56068 KoblenzPhone: +49 261 / 31304Directions: Few metres from Deutsches Eck (German Corner)Website: http://www.koblenz-touristik.de/en Other Contact: http://www.ludwigmuseum.org/
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Altes Regierungsgebaeude is the name of this impressive building dating back to the year 1905 and it was built for the governement of the county just a few hundred meters from Deutsches Eck, where the rivers Mosel and Rhine are mmeting.. I think this impressive building rather looks like an old castle and it is facing the waterfront at the river Rhine. Leave a Comment Directions: Altes Regierungsgebaeude is about 300 meters from Deutsches Eck, Close to the old town area of Koblenz
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 by sourbugger
For years it was an acceptable symbol of German Unity and pride. I understand that when German telly came to closedown time, the German corner would often be used as a backdrop to the closing music (*)
The base of the statue is adorned with the names of various German cities and towns. When East Germany fell and the country was re-unified the names of former East German Cities were added to the monument - and thus the symbolism of the monument was somewhat lost.
* Nowadays with 24hour TV there is no closedown. Instead the night hours are filled with comely fraulines wearing skimpy lederhosen inviting you to ring them on 'Fine - Fumpf - fine - fumpf - sex - noin - sex - noin - sex noin. Leave a Comment Directions: Close to the old town area of Koblenz
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 Deutsches Eck, with
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress by wadekorzanLeave a Comment
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 King Billy by steventilly
In the summer there are concerts here, with the band arranged up the steps of the monument, with coloured lights and water cascading down the steps. Must be quite nice.
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