- Drachenfels (Siebengebirge)
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The Drachenfels ("Dragon's Rock", German pronunciation: [ˈdʁaxənˌfɛls]) is a mountain 321 metres (1,053 ft) in the Siebengebirge mountain range near Bonn, Germany. The ruined castle atop the mountain bears the same name. A newer castle, recently restored (2003) and down the Rhine, is named Schloss Drachenburg.
A German legend recounts that Siegfried – the hero of the Nibelungenlied – killed a dragon living in a cave in the mountain, then bathed in its blood to become invulnerable. Hence, the mountain is named the "Dragon's Rock" -- Drachenfels.
A mountain railway, the Drachenfels Railway, connects Königswinter with the summit of the Drachenfels.
About a third of the way up is the Nibelungenhalle, built in 1913, a gallery of paintings by the symbolist painter Hermann Hendrich depicting scenes from Richard Wagner's operas.
See also
- List of mountains and hills in North Rhine-Westphalia
External links
- Official page (in German)
- Information around the Drachenfels (in German)
- Apiary Honighäuschen at the Drachenfels (in English)
Coordinates: 50°39′55″N 7°12′35″E / 50.66528°N 7.20972°E
Castles, Fortresses and Palaces in Germany - The Middle Rhine Valley (North to South) Explanation of location Lower Middle Rhine Valley Poppelsdorf Palace · Godesburg · Drachenburg Palace · Drachenfels CastleUpper Middle Rhine Valley Stolzenfels Castle · Lahneck Castle · Marksburg · Burg Sterrenberg · Burg Liebenstein · Maus (Mouse) Castle · Rheinfels Castle · Katz (Cat) Castle · Schönburg (Rhein) · Gutenfels Castle · Pfalzgrafenstein Castle · Stahleck Castle · Burg Fürstenberg · Ruine Nollig · Heimburg in Niederheimbach · Burg Sooneck · Reichenstein Castle · Rheinstein Castle · Mäuseturm · Ehrenfels Castle · Klopp Castle · Boosenburg · BrömserburgCategories:- Mountains and hills of North Rhine-Westphalia
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