Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Koblenz, Germany

The Memorial of the German Army at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz is a memorial inaugurated in 1972 for the fallen German Army soldiers in the two world wars and, since 2006, also for the Bundeswehr members of the Army who died in foreign missions and peacetime operations. The patron of the memorial is the Inspector of the Army. At his side and responsible for the maintenance of the memorial is the Kuratorium Ehrenmal des Deutschen Heeres e.V. The owner of the memorial and at the same time of the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress is the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Wikipedia: Ehrenmal des Deutschen Heeres (DE)

The monument to the infantry regiment "Von Goeben" No. 28 is a monument in memory of the fallen soldiers of the infantry regiment "von Goeben" No. 28. The monument built in 1930 is located in the courtyard of the fortress for Helfenstein fortress in Koblenz. After the partial destruction in 1945, only the base of the monument has been preserved as a memorial stone.

Wikipedia: Denkmal für das Infanterie-Regiment „von Goeben“ Nr. 28 (DE)

Helfenstein Castle is an abandoned spur castle on the Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz, Germany. It was built around 1160 on a mountain spur south of Ehrenbreitstein Castle in the Electorate of Trier by the von Helfenstein family. Both castles were separated from each other by a deep gorge. The family initially served on the Ehrenbreitstein, but around 1300 they expanded their domain with the construction of the Sporkenburg and Mühlenbach Castle.

Wikipedia: Burg Helfenstein (Koblenz) (DE)

Philippsburg Castle was part of the Electoral Residence in Ehrenbreitstein, which is now a district of Koblenz. The Electors and Archbishops of Trier resided here from 1632 to 1786. The castle was so damaged in 1801 when the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress was blown up by the French that it had to be demolished. Nothing remains of the castle, which was one of the largest and most important baroque buildings on the Rhine. Only the neighbouring buildings belonging to the castle have survived the passage of time.

Wikipedia: Schloss Philippsburg (Koblenz) (DE)

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The Kastorbrunnen in the forecourt of the Basilica of St. Kastor in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, is a curious testimony of the Napoleonic Wars. The fountain, built in 1812, was connected to the first aqueduct of the Elector Palatine.

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The Kaiser Wilhelm monument at the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz was erected between 1895 and 1897 by Bruno Schmitz and Emil Hundrieser in monumental style. The equestrian statue in front of a colonnade depicts the first German Emperor Wilhelm I accompanied by a figure of Victoria. The 44-metre-high monument is one of the sights of Rhineland-Palatinate and one of Germany's national monuments.

Wikipedia: Deutsches Eck (DE)

The Peter Altmeier Monument in Koblenz is a monument in honor of the former Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Peter Altmeier. The monument, which was inaugurated in 1981, is located in the Moselle area (Peter-Altmeier-Ufer) not far from the Deutsches Eck.

Wikipedia: Peter-Altmeier-Denkmal (Koblenz) (DE)

The Schöffenhaus was the seat of the Electorate of Trier's Court of Aldermen for the city of Koblenz. Built from 1528 to 1530 in the late Gothic style, the building housed part of the Middle Rhine Museum until 2013. Together with the Bürresheimer Hof, the Old Department Store and the Florinskirche, it forms an ensemble of four historic buildings on the Florinsmarkt.

Wikipedia: Schöffenhaus (Koblenz) (DE)

The Florinskirche is a Protestant church in the old town of Koblenz, Germany. The church building, built around 1100 and dominating the city's skyline, belonged to the monastery of St. Florin, which was secularized in 1802. In 1820 it was assigned to the Protestant parish of Koblenz. The early medieval church building is a prime example of Romanesque sacred architecture on the Middle Rhine. Together with the Bürresheimer Hof, the Old Department Store and the Schöffenhaus, the Florinskirche forms an ensemble of four historic buildings on the Florinsmarkt. It is owned equally by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the legal succession of Prussia, and the Protestant parish of Koblenz-Mitte.

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The Peter Cemetery Chapel is a chapel of the Order of the Merciful Brothers of Maria Hilf in the old town of Koblenz. The first mother house of the Order founded by Peter Friedhofen was here.

Wikipedia: Peter-Friedhofen-Kapelle (DE)

The former Koblenz City Commandery is a building in Koblenz, Germany. The front is located on the square Am Plan. Over time, the building has been used both as a town hall and as a fire station. Today it is a residential building. The building is an example of strict baroque architecture based on the French model, which characterized Koblenz at the beginning and last third of the 18th century.

Wikipedia: Ehemalige Stadtkommandantur Koblenz (DE)

The Church of Our Lady is a Catholic church in the center of the old town of Koblenz. Together with the other two Romanesque churches, the former collegiate churches of St. Castor and St. Florin, it shapes the silhouette of the old town. The beginnings of the church, which is located at the highest point of the old town, date back to the 5th century. From the late Middle Ages until the French Revolution, it was the main parish church of Koblenz. It bears the patronage of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and is a major work of medieval sacred architecture on the Middle Rhine.

Wikipedia: Liebfrauenkirche (Koblenz) (DE), Website

St. Michael's Chapel is a former cemetery chapel in the old town of Koblenz, Germany. The chapel is located right next to the Church of Our Lady and bears the patronage of the Archangel Michael.

Wikipedia: Michaelskapelle (Koblenz) (DE)

The Brunnen Am Plan is a neoclassical fountain in the old town of Koblenz on the Platz Am Plan. In addition to the obelisk on Deinhardplatz and the Castor Fountain, the Am Plan fountain is one of the last testimonies of the early water supply in Koblenz.

Wikipedia: Brunnen Am Plan (DE)

The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church in the old town of Koblenz, Germany, which was built as part of the southern expansion of the city from 1900 to 1903. It is one of the most important neo-Romanesque religious buildings in Germany. To the north of the parish church is the Löhr Center, an inner-city shopping center. The church is consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Wikipedia: Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Koblenz) (DE), Website

The Jewish Cemetery in Koblenz is a well-preserved burial ground of the Jewish community in northern Rhineland-Palatinate. The Jewish cemetery in the district of Rauental, which was first established in 1303, is bordered to the north by today's synagogue of the Jewish community of Koblenz and the surrounding districts, which served as a mourning hall until 1947. In its history, the cemetery has been dismantled and destroyed several times, but has always been re-established by the Jewish community in Koblenz.

Wikipedia: Jüdischer Friedhof (Koblenz) (DE)

The parish church of St. Elisabeth is a Catholic church in Koblenz. The church built in the Rauental district is one of the most important churches in the 1950s on the Middle Rhine. Since 2012 it has mainly been used as a youth church “X-Ground”. It bears the patronal feast of St. Elisabeth of Thuringia.

Wikipedia: St. Elisabeth (Koblenz) (DE)

The Mosellum – Adventure World – Fish Pass Koblenz is a visitor and information centre at the Koblenz barrage. In the course of the modernization of the fish pass, the Mosellum with an exhibition around the Moselle was also built and opened in 2011. The exhibition informs visitors on four levels about the topics of aquatic ecology, fish migration in the Moselle, shipping and power generation.

Wikipedia: Mosellum (DE), Website