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9 Koblenz beheaded for his crimes in 1536, R Liebfrauenkirche E Festung VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
who now sticks his tongue out An der Liebfrauenkirche 1. Ehrenbreitstein
The name which the Romans gave to their camp in 9 BC – every half hour. To its right stands Tel (0261) 315 50. Fortress Open Apr–Oct: Practical Information
castellum apud confluentes, meaning the “camp at the the late-Gothic Schöffenhaus, Open Apr–Oct: 8:15am– 10am–6pm daily; Nov–Mar: Road map: B5. * 109,300.
confluence” – reflects the town’s strategic importance, for it is and to its left is the Baroque 7pm daily; Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm daily. & n Bahnhofplatz 17 (0261-
here that the Mosel flows into the Rhine. From the Middle Ages Bürresheimer Hof, from 1659–60. 8:15am–6pm Mon–Sat, Landesmuseum Koblenz 19433). _ Internationale
9am–5pm Sun.
Tel (0261) 66750. Open
Musiktage (Mar/Apr), Altstadtfest
until the 19th century, Koblenz was the seat of the powerful P Mittelrhein-Museum Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm daily; mit dem Fest der Stadtteile (Jun/
archbishop-electors of Trier. It was also the birthplace of Zentralplatz 1. Tel (0261) 129 25 20. At the highest point in Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm Jul), Koblenzer Gauklerfest (Jul),
the old town stands the
Prince von Metternich, the 19th-century Austrian statesman. Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. Romanesque church of daily. & Rhein in Flammen (Aug),
Today it is a modern metropolis which attracts many visitors, ∑ mittelrhein-museum.de Our Dear Lady. Its history On the opposite side Schängelmarkt (Sep), Koblenzer
Mendelssohn-Tage (autumn).
and is the main centre of the region’s cultural life. The modern Forum Confluentes dates back to early of the Rhine stands the ∑ koblenz-touristik.de
building near the river houses Christian times, but its mighty fortress of
herrenhaus belonging to the the Mittelrhein-Museum, which present form is the Statue of Ehrenbreitstein, one of Transport
Order of Teutonic Knights. Only covers 2,000 years of Central result of remodelling the Madonna the largest in the world £
part of the three-wing residence Rhine region history. It houses work carried out in in Liebfrauenkirche and barely changed
of the Order’s Comm ander, built an impressive collection of 1182–1250. A triple- since Prussian days.
in the early 14th century, has archaeology and medieval art. nave basilica with galleries, it has A smaller fortress was erected on splendid views over Koblenz, the
survived. The building now One remarkable exhibit is the a twin-tower western façade. this site in 1000, and extended in Rhine and the Mosel. Today, it is
houses the Ludwig-Museum, original head of the Emperor The beautiful, elongated Gothic subsequent years by the home to the Landesmuseum
with a collection of modern art. Wilhelm I statue, at the river’s choir was added in 1404–30. archbishops and electors of Trier, Koblenz (regional museum)
confluence. who lived in it from 1648 to with an interesting collection on
R Basilika St Kastor + Kurfürstliches Schloß 1786. Trier’s holiest relic, the Rock the development of technology,
Kastorstraße 7. Open 9am–6pm daily. Neustadt. Closed to the public. Christi (vestments of Christ) was and to the Rhein-Museum with
The collegial church of St Kastor Not far from the bridge across kept here. The fortress offers hydrological collections.
was built in 817–36 on the initi- the Rhine stands the electoral
ative of the archbishop of Trier, palace, an example of the
on a site previously occupied by Rhineland’s early Neo-Classical
an early Christian church. The architecture. It was built, and for a
treaty of Verdun, which divi ded short time occupied, by Clemens
the Carolingian Empire between Wenzeslaus von Sachsen, the last
the three sons of Ludwig I the of Trier’s electors. Construction of
Romanesque twin-tower façade of the Pious, was signed here in 843. the castle began in 1777,
Basilika St Kastor The pre sent appearance of the designed by Michael d’Ixnard,
church is the result of extensions and continued until 1786,
P Deutsches Eck from the 11th–13th centuries. overseen by Antoine François
Ludwig-Museum im Deutschherren- Inside are beautiful wall epitaphs The Renaissance Alte Burg, now housing Peyère the Younger. The Classical façade of the Kurfürstliches Schloß
haus: Danziger Freiheit 1. Tel (0261) 30 of the Trier archbishops Kuno archives and a library
40 40. Open 10:30am–5pm Tue–Sat, von Falkenst ein (1388) and
11am–6pm Sun. Werner von König stein (1418). + Alte Burg Koblenz City Centre
The “German corner” is where Burgstraße 1. 1 Deutsches Eck
the Mosel flows into the Rhine. P Florinsmarkt In the Middle Ages, the 2 Basilika St Kastor Festung
Here stands the enormous This square takes its name from powerful von Arken family Ehrenbreitstein
equestrian statue of Emperor the Romanesque-Gothic church had a fortified residence 3 Florinsmarkt Balduin- M o s e l Deutsches
Eck
Wilhelm I. Designed by Bruno of St Florin, which dates from the built for themselves in the 4 Mittelrhein-Museum brücke Mittelrhein-
Basilika
Schmitz, it was erected in 1897, 12th and 14th centuries. The northwestern section of the 5 Alte Burg Alte Burg Museum St Kastor
PET ER - A LTME I E R - U F ER
destroyed in World War II and historic Kaufhaus, found on the Roman fortifications. In 1277 6 Liebfrauenkirche Florinsmarkt KASTOR- H O F S T RAS SE VOR DEM
replaced with a copy in 1993. square, dates from 1419–25. The the building was taken over 7 Kurfürstliches Schloß STR. AM A LT E N H OS PI TAL SAUERWASSERTOR
KARMELITERSTR. KASTORPFAFFEN HOF
The name refers to the complex image of a horse-rider shows the by Heinrich von Finstingen, 8 Festung Ehrenbreitstein MARKT- MÜNZ- Liebfrauenkirche A DENAUER-UFER CHARLOTTENSTR. O BER TAL
of buildings known as Deutsch- robber baron Johann von Kobem, the archbishop of Trier, who STR. STRASSE
ordered its extension. The PFUHLGASSE GÖRGENSTR. GYMNASIALSTR. GÖRRES RHEIN- STRASS E R h e i n HOFSTR.
JOSEF
fortress was to protect him SCHANZENPFORTE HELFEN- STEINSTR.
PLATZ
from the citizens of Koblenz HOHENFELDER STR. Mittelrheinisches CLEMENSSTRASSE KONRAD- HUMBOLDTSTR.
Museum
who were striving for LÖ HRS TR. CASINOSTR DEINHARD- IM TEICHER T
PLATZ
independence. Successive LÖHR- VIKTORIASTR. LUISENSTR. STRESEMANNSTR
archbishops continued with RONDELL N E US TA DT
the conversion of the building, STEGEMANNSTRASSE
SCHLOSSSTRASSE
which acquired its final shape Kurfürstliches AM PFAFFENDORFER T
Schloss
in the 17th century. The eastern
Renaissance façade of the
complex is particularly 0 metres 250 Pfaffendorfer
attractive. Today it houses 0 yards 250 Brücke
the municipal archives and E M S E R STRASSE OR
The spur between the Mosel and the Rhine, called Deutsches Eck parts of the library.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p499 and pp524–5
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