Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Bonn, Germany

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 148 m
Descend 259 m

Explore Bonn in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BonnIndividual Sights in Bonn

Sight 1: Oberkasseler Menschen

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The double grave of Oberkassel was discovered in 1914 by quarry workers in what is now the Oberkassel district of Bonn. Beneath flat blocks of basalt and encased in a sparse layer of rubella-colored clay lay the skeletons of a man about 50 years old, a 20 to 25-year-old woman, the remains of a dog, other animal remains and worked animal bones.

Wikipedia: Doppelgrab von Oberkassel (DE)

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Kuckstein

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The Kuckstein is a mountain of the Ennert, which slopes down the Siebengebirge to the north. It lies east of the Bonn district of Oberkassel on the right bank of the Rhine and north of Römlinghoven, which belongs to Königswinter. Its height is 190 m above sea level.

Wikipedia: Kuckstein (DE)

1520 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 3: Burgwüstung Steiner Häuschen

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Burgwüstung Steiner HäuschenDrelm 19:10, 4 May 2013 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Steiner Häuschen is the remnant of a medieval castle complex in Oberkassel, a district of the Beuel district of Bonn. The beginnings of the complex date back to the 10th century. The Counts of Molbach (Maubach) were the owners at the end of the 12th century. Before 1210, Countess Alveradis von Molbach donated the "Haistilberg" estate to the Cistercian Abbey of Heisterbach. According to a report by Caesarius von Heisterbach, the tower of the complex was destroyed by lightning around 1217 and was never rebuilt.

Wikipedia: Steiner Häuschen (DE)

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Arboretum-Park Härle

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The Arboretum Park Härle is a nonprofit arboretum located on the slopes of the Rhine Valley between Bonn and the Seven Mountains at Büchelstraße 40, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is open twice a month during the warmer months; admission is free.

Wikipedia: Arboretum Park Härle (EN), Website

622 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Alte Evangelische Kirche

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The Old Evangelical Church in Oberkassel, a district of Bonn's Beuel district, was built between 1683 and 1685 and rebuilt after its destruction in 1689 to 1698. It is located in the centre of the village on the corner of Königswinterer Straße and Zipperstraße. The church building, including the surrounding grave slabs, is a listed building. Together with the Christuskirche in Königswinter and the community centre in Dollendorf, it is one of the three places of worship of the parish of Oberkassel-Königswinter in the church district of An Sieg and Rhein of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.

Wikipedia: Alte Evangelische Kirche (Oberkassel, Bonn) (DE), Website

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Landhaus zur Lippe

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The Lippesche Landhaus is a palace in Oberkassel, a district of the Beuel district of Bonn, which was built between 1750 and 1760. It is located on the east side of Königswinterer Straße. The Lippe country house, consisting of two houses, is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Lippesches Landhaus (DE)

436 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: St. Cäcilia-Kirche

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The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Cecilia in the Bonn district of Oberkassel has medieval origins. It is a listed building, including the rectory, the former churchyard and two stone path crosses.

Wikipedia: St. Cäcilia (Oberkassel) (DE)

582 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Sofie Israel

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The list of Stolpersteine in Bonn contains Stolpersteine that were laid in Bonn as part of the art project of the same name by Gunter Demnig.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Bonn (DE), Website, Memorial Website

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