Graswerth

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Graswerth
View of the Bendorfer Bridge, on the right the northern foothills of the Graswerth island
View of the Bendorfer Bridge , on the right the northern foothills of the Graswerth island
Waters Middle Rhine
Geographical location 50 ° 24 '16 "  N , 7 ° 35' 28"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 24 '16 "  N , 7 ° 35' 28"  E
Graswerth (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Graswerth
length 2.6 km
width 240 m
surface 30 ha
Residents uninhabited

The Rhine islands Niederwerth (back, with the same name) and Graswerth (front right) (April 2016)

Graswerth is an island in the Middle Rhine near Koblenz in the Mayen-Koblenz district . The island is 2.6 km long and a maximum of 240 meters wide. Their area can be estimated at around 0.3 km². It is uninhabited and can only be approached with boats . It is part of about 75 ha large nature reserve , which in 1978 under nature conservation has been asked and live in the many rare species of birds. The Bendorfer Bridge leads across the island in the extreme northwest (downstream) .

Graswerth is separated from the larger, southeastern neighboring island Niederwerth by the 1.7 km long and 60 meters wide branch of the Rhine, Rothe Food . On the right side, the island is separated from the right bank of the Rhine by the Vallendarer stream arm . The islands of Graswerth and Niederwerth together form the municipality of Niederwerth.

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