Rüdesheim am Main (Germany)

Rüdesheim is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Rhine, at the southern entrance to the Lorelei valley.

On the hill above the city you can visit the enormous Niederwalddenkmal or "Gemania" from 1877. The memorial was built after the end of the Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) to comemorate the restoration of the German Empire.

The ten closest neighbours in the database:

Mainz (Germany) (25 km), Rhein-Main Airport (47 km), Saalburg Roman Fort (56 km), Frankfurt (Germany) (57 km), Bad Dürkheim (Germany) (61 km), Mannheim (Germany) (68 km), Hanau (Germany) (73 km), Ladenburg (Germany) (76 km), Speyer (Germany) (81 km), Schwetzingen (Germany) (82 km)

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Niederwalddenkmal
The foundation of the Niederwalddenkmal was laid on September 16, 1877 by the German emperor Wilhelm I. The 38 meter high monument with the 10.5 meter statue of "Germania" symbolize the "Wacht am Rhein" (poem by Max Schneckenburger which might be translated with "Watch on the Rhine") and remember the restoration of the German Empire directly after the Franco-Prussian War.
Statue of the "Germania" on the Niederwalddenkmal
The main relief of the Niederwalddenkmal shows emperor Wilhelm the Great together with princes, dukes and some soldiers. Below you can find the text of the song "Wacht am Rhein" (= "The Watch on the Rhine") from Max Schneckenburger.
Niederwalddenkmal
Niederwalddenkmal
Niederwalddenkmal
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Cable cars connect the city of Rüdesheim with the Niederwalddenkmal above the Rhine
Hill station of the cable car connecting the city of Rüdesheim with the Niederwalddenkmal
Cable cars connect the city of Rüdesheim with the Niederwalddenkmal above the Rhine
View from a pavilion below the Niederwalddenkmal over the river Rhine
View over Rüdesheim, vineyards and the river Rhine. On the left you can see in the distance the cable cars connecting the city of Rüdesheim with the Niederwalddenkmal.
      
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