Rhenish legends trail
The Rheinische Sagenweg is a German holiday route that extends over 586 kilometers. Since 2005, the Rhine , Moselle , Lahn and Nahe have been visited on this tourist route , 48 places and more than 100 sights.
The route runs from Düsseldorf, Neuss via Cologne to Mainz, Wiesbaden, along both banks of the Rhine. The Rheinsteig coincides with part of the holiday route and opens up the possibility of hiking through the romantic Rhine Valley. The KD - Köln-Düsseldorfer Schifffahrtsgesellschaft also drives to almost all stations on the holiday route . A boat tour to the fairytale places is also possible. The stations of the holiday route can also be reached by bike along the rivers.
Course of the "Rhenish Legends Trail"
The individual stations with the associated legends and stories are:
| station | Saga / story |
|---|---|
| Dusseldorf | The white woman in the castle tower |
| Neuss | The Fetzer - robber captain in the Rhineland |
| Cologne | The Heinzelmännchen in Cologne |
| Rhein-Erft district | The Gymnicher ride |
| Bonn - Bad Godesberg | The demolition of the Godesburg or why the Rhineland is Catholic |
| Koenigswinter | Siegfried's fight on the Drachenfels |
| Uncle | The disgusting engagement |
| Remagen | The Roland Arch and the legend of the Knight Roland |
| Linz on the Rhine | The Linzer Strünzer |
| Bad Hönningen | The "destruction" of Arenfels Castle |
| Bad Neuenahr - Ahrweiler | Apollinaris |
| Bad Breisig | Spook at the mill pond |
| Brohltal / Maria Laach | The lily of Laach |
| Then after | The Andernach baker boys |
| Mayen | Saint Genofeva |
| Westerwald | The foundation of the Marienstatt Abbey |
| Neuwied | The great social reformer Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen |
| Lower Moselle | Sagas and legends of the Lower Moselle |
| Eltz Castle | The riddled armor |
| Treis cards | The giant in Treiser shock |
| Cochem | "Cochem pieces" |
| Bad Ems | The " Emser Depesche " |
| Nassau | Only the Nassauer is not a "Nassauer" |
| Diez | The heroic country mother of Diez |
| Limburg on the Lahn | Saint Lubentius |
| Koblenz | The " eye roller " |
| Lahnstein | The tragic fate of Idilia Dubb |
| Braubach | How the Marksburg got its name |
| Kamp-Bornhofen | The "Enemy Brothers" |
| Rhens | The Rhenser egg donation |
| Boppard | A fairy tale goes around the world |
| St. Goar / St. Goarshausen | The Loreley |
| Kaub / Lorch | The Free State bottleneck |
| Oberwesel | The "Seven Virgins" |
| Bacharach | The ghost round from Bacharach |
| Bingen am Rhein | The Binger Mouse Tower |
| Stromberg | The "German Michel" |
| Bad Kreuznach | In the footsteps of the historical Dr. fist |
| Bad Munster am Stein-Ebernburg | The legend of the Rheingrafenstein |
| Bad Sobernheim | Hildegard von Bingen and the Disibodenberg |
| Kirn | The legends of the Trübenbach |
| Idar-Oberstein | Atonement for fratricide |
| Rüdesheim / Assmannshausen | In the "spirit" of the revolution |
| Geisenheim / Johannisberg Castle | The discovery of the late harvest |
| Oestrich-Winkel | "Not just made of stone ..." |
| Eltville am Rhein / Eberbach Monastery | How Eberbach Monastery got its name |
| Wiesbaden | How Wiesbaden got its sources |
| Mainz | The coat of arms of Mainz |
See also
literature
- K.-P. Local mountain: Rhenish legends and stories. JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 2005