Mehlem
District of Königswinter
North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany

Center of Advanced European Studies and Research

Research center caesar (Center of Advanced European Study and Research) was founded in 1995 as part of the compensatory actions under the Berlin/Bonn law, which were intended to support structural change in the region of the former capital. The independent foundation operates under private law with foundation capital from the governments of Germany and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. caesar is closely associated with the Max Planck Society (MPG).

Located at 50.7039, 7.15111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bonn, Foundations based in Germany, Research, University of Bonn, Organisations based in Bonn

Drachenfels Railway

The Drachenfels Railway or Drachenfelsbahn is a rack railway line in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. The line runs from Königswinter to the summit of the Drachenfels mountain at an altitude of 289 m . Besides the two terminal stations, an intermediate station serves the Schloss Drachenburg. The Drachenfels Railway is one of only four rack railways still operational in Germany, along with the Bavarian Zugspitze Railway, the Stuttgart Rack Railway and the Wendelstein Railway.

Located at 50.6743, 7.19851 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mountain railways, Metre gauge railways in Germany, Private railway companies of Germany, Königswinter, Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rack railways, Rack railways in Germany, Railway lines opened in 1883

Siebengebirge

The Siebengebirge (lit. "seven hills" in German) is a German upland range to the East of the Rhine, southeast of Bonn, consisting of more than 40 hills. It is located in the municipalities of Bad Honnef and Königswinter. It is of volcanic origin and came into being between 28 and 15 million years ago. Much of the territory covered by the Siebengebirge belongs to the Naturpark Siebengebirge, which is under environmental protection. The highest peak is the Ölberg at 460 metres.

Located at 50.6667, 7.23333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia

Drachenfels (Siebengebirge)

The Drachenfels is a mountain 321 metres in the Siebengebirge mountain range between Königswinter and Bad Honnef in Germany.

Located at 50.6653, 7.20972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia, Königswinter, Rheinsteig, Zoomorphic geographic features

Hotel Petersberg

Hotel Petersberg is a hotel and official guest house of the Federal Republic of Germany, termed the "Bundesgästehaus" (the official title being Gästehaus der Verfassungsorgane der Bundesrepublik Deutschland). It is located on the Petersberg, a prominent mountain of the Siebengebirge near Bonn, Germany. With a height of 331 metres, it overlooks the cities of Königswinter, on the right bank of the Rhine river, and Bonn on the opposite side.

Located at 50.6861, 7.2075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Foreign relations of Germany, Buildings and structures in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hotels in Germany, Königswinter, Rheinsteig, 1892 establishments in Germany, Hotels established in 1892, Hotel buildings completed in 1892

Rolandseck

Rolandseck is a borough of Remagen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The place consists almost entirely of villas and is a favorite summer resort. Crowning the vine-clad hills behind it lie the ruins of the castle, a picturesque ivy-covered arch, whence a fine view is obtained of the Siebengebirge and the Rhine valley as far as Bonn. Immediately below Rolandseck in mid-river is the island of Nonnenwerth, on which is a nursing school under the conduct of Franciscan nuns, established in 1850.

Located at 50.6333, 7.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate

Aloisiuskolleg

The Aloisiuskolleg is a co-educational, private and Catholic University-preparatory school in Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany with an affiliated boarding school directed by the Jesuits. The school is named for Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. It has an excellent reputation and is considered one of the most prestigious boarding schools in Germany. Since early 2010 the school has been at the centre of investigations into the sexual abuse of pupils.

Located at 50.6775, 7.15056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jesuit schools, Schools in North Rhine-Westphalia, Private schools in Germany, Boarding schools in Germany, Catholic boarding schools, Jesuit secondary schools in Germany, High schools in Germany, Educational institutions established in 1900, Universities and colleges in Germany, Gymnasiums (school), Sexual abuse

Nonnenwerth

Nonnenwerth is an island near Bad Honnef in the Rhine, upriver from Cologne, administratively part of Remagen in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Located at 50.6333, 7.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Franciscan convents, Islands of Germany, Monasteries in Rhineland-Palatinate, 1126 establishments, Religious organizations established in the 1120s, Benedictine nunneries in Germany, Islands of the Rhine

Bismarck tower

Bismarck towers are a unique genre of German monuments, built to honour the ex-chancellor of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck, according to a specific standard model. A total of 240 of these towers were built between German unification and the National Socialist takeover, i.e. between 1869 and 1934.

Located at 50.675, 7.15056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Towers in Germany, Bismarck monuments

Heisterbach Abbey

Heisterbach Abbey (Kloster Heisterbach; also Petersthal, formerly Petersberg) was a Cistercian monastery in the Siebengebirge near Oberdollendorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 50.6953, 7.21389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cistercian monasteries in Germany, Monasteries in North Rhine-Westphalia, 1134 establishments, Königswinter, Religious organizations established in the 1130s, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century

Rodderberg

The Rodderberg is an extinct volcano in the east of the municipality of Wachtberg near Bonn, Germany. The last eruption was 250,000 years ago. It is situated just above the Rhine-valley. Together with the Drachenfels directly opposite, the Rodderberg narrows the Rhine-valley. This gorge portion is the southern limit of the lowland-bay of Cologne. The Rodderberg offers views to the Siebengebirge, the Rhine-valley and up to the Cologne Cathedral, about 50 km away.

Located at 50.6425, 7.19833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia, Geography of Rhineland-Palatinate, Volcanoes of Germany, Maars of Germany, Crater lakes, Eifel, Extinct volcanoes, Pleistocene volcanoes, Nature reserves in Rhineland-Palatinate

CJD Christophorusschule Königswinter

The CJD Christophorusschule Königswinter is a state recognized private, alternative school located in Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, and is run by the Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands (Christian Youth Village Foundation of Germany – CJD). The school consists of a secondary school and a high school, which correspond to the state equivalents. The Christophorusschule has about 1,350 male and female students (including 360 in the secondary school), and about 95 teachers for instruction.

Located at 50.6833, 7.18722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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High schools in Germany, Schools in North Rhine-Westphalia, Königswinter, Educational institutions established in 1992, Boarding schools in Germany, Gifted education, Nondenominational Christian schools in Germany, Private schools in Germany

Oberkassel, Bonn

Oberkassel is a suburb in the Bonn municipal district of Beuel and lies on the right bank of the Rhine on the edge of the Siebengebirge mountains. Oberkassel has about 7,200 inhabitants.

Located at 50.7139, 7.16667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Urban districts and boroughs of Bonn, Rheinsteig, Former municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia

Rolandseck station

Rolandseck station in Rolandseck near Remagen, Germany, built in 1856, is considered an important part of the cultural heritage of the Rhineland and a significant early Germany railway building. It is the northernmost railway station on the West Rhine railway in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Located at 50.6314, 7.20694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Railway stations in Rhineland-Palatinate, Art museums and galleries in Germany, Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate

Haus Carstanjen

Haus Carstanjen is a castle on the River Rhine in Plittersdorf, a suburb of Bonn, Germany near Bad Godesberg.

Located at 50.7044, 7.16306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Castles in North Rhine-Westphalia, Buildings and structures in Bonn, United Nations properties

Deutsches Museum Bonn

The Deutsches Museum Bonn is a museum with exhibits and experiments of famous scientists, engineers and inventors. Its central themes are research and technology in Germany after 1945. It is part of the Deutsches Museum in Munich. It was founded in 1995 at the instigation of the Association of Sponsors for the Promotion of German Science (Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft) in the Science Centre (Wissenschaftszentrum) in Bonn.

Located at 50.6997, 7.14983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Bonn, Technology museums in Germany, Science museums in Germany, Museums established in 1995

Arboretum Park Härle

The Arboretum Park Härle (4.7 hectares) 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.

Located at 50.7152, 7.1691 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in North Rhine-Westphalia, Visitor attractions in Bonn

Destruction of the Oberstift

The destruction of the Oberstift, which included Linz, Ahrweiler, and other small towns and villages, occurred in the opening months of the Cologne War, from Christmas Day, 1582 until the end of March, 1583. Over these few weeks, armies of the competing archbishops of Cologne burned the southern-most villages, cloisters, and small towns.

Located at 50.6833, 7.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Holy Roman Empire, 1583 in Europe, 16th century in Germany

Siege of Godesberg

The Siege of Godesberg, 18 November – 17 December 1583, was the first major siege of the Cologne War (1583–1589). Seeking to wrest control of an important fortification, Bavarian and mercenary soldiers surrounded the Godesberg ("Wotan's Mountain"), and the village then of the same name, now Bad Godesberg ("Wotan's Mountain Spa"), located at its foot.

Located at 50.6833, 7.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles involving Bavaria, Protestant Reformation, 1583 in Europe, Holy Roman Empire

Godesburg

The Godesburg is a castle in Bad Godesberg, a formerly independent part of Bonn, Germany. Built in the early 13th century on the Godesberg, a hill of volcanic origin, it was largely destroyed following a siege in 1583 at the start of the Cologne War. In 1891, the German emperor Wilhelm II donated the castle's ruin to the city of Bad Godesberg. In 1959, the ruin was rebuilt according to plans by Gottfried Böhm, to house a hotel and restaurant.

Located at 50.6851, 7.15067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Castles in North Rhine-Westphalia

Schloss Drachenburg

Schloss Drachenburg is a private Villa in Palace style constructed in the late 19th century. In only two years 1882 till 1884 it was completed on the Drachenfels hill in Königswinter, a German town at the Rhine River near the city of Bonn. Baron Stephan von Sarter (1833–1902) a broker and banker planned to live there, but never did. Today the Palace is in the possession of the State Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is served by an intermediate station on the Drachenfels Railway.

Located at 50.6686, 7.20639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Palaces in North Rhine-Westphalia, 1880s architecture, Gothic Revival architecture in Germany, Königswinter, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia, Historic house museums in Germany

Bonn-Bad Godesberg station

Bonn-Bad Godesberg station is on the Left Rhine line in the Bonn district of Bad Godesberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a four-track through station, which does not have a “home” platform attached to the station building. Instead, it has two through and overtaking tracks on two island platforms, with one platform numbered 1 and 4 and the other 2 and 3, which is unusual in Germany, but occurs several times on the Left Rhine line.

Located at 50.6837, 7.15925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Buildings and structures in Bonn

Godesberger Bach

Godesberger Bach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 50.7, 7.16667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia

Noßbach

Noßbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 50.6547, 7.16167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia

Bonn-Mehlem station

Bonn-Mehlem station is a through station in the Bonn district of Lannesdorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has three platform tracks and is located on the Left Rhine line south of Bonn Hauptbahnhof. The station also is served by buses and has parking spaces. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.

Located at 50.6697, 7.18089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Buildings and structures in Bonn