Rheinbrohl | |
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Location of Rheinbrohl within Neuwied district  | |
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| Coordinates:50°29′42″N7°20′05″E / 50.49500°N 7.33472°E /50.49500; 7.33472 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Neuwied |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Hönningen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–24) | Oliver Labonde[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.20 km2 (6.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,155 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56598 |
| Dialling codes | 02635 |
| Vehicle registration | NR |
| Website | www.rheinbrohl.de |
Rheinbrohl (Latin origin of the name:Broele trans Rhenum) is a municipality in the territorial collectivity (Verbandsgemeinde) ofBad Hönningen, in the district ofNeuwied, inRhineland-Palatinate, in westernGermany. On itsRhine bank is the starting point of theUpper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes, the fortification of 550 km length which delimited theRoman Empire. At this place near the Rhine is the reconstruction of a Roman watchtower.[3]
Rheinbrohl is a wine village of theRhine valley, located on the east bank, oppositeBrohl-Lützing, and south of the spa town ofBad Hönningen. The municipality is part of theRhine-Westerwald Nature Park. From the geological point of view, the rock of the Rheinbrohler Ley, which overhangs the Rhine to the south of the village, can be considered as forming the southern end of the valley opening, calledLinz-Hönninger Talweitung, while the part to the east of the municipal territory is located on the wooded ridge of theRhein-Wied-Rücken which separates the Rhine valley from that of its tributary, theWied. The highest point of this ridge is the Malberg at an altitude of nearly 373 m. In Rheinbrohl began the Limes of Upper Germania, built by the Romans, whose route has been officially listed as aUNESCO World Heritage Site since July 15, 2005.[4]
In the late second and early third centuries AD, the area of today's Rheinbrohl was the site of a small Roman fort (castellum). It was the north-western beginning of the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, which delimited the Roman Empire.
Rheinbrohl itself was first mentioned on May 3, 877 in a letter fromKing Charles the Bald because the place belonged at that time to theAbbey of Nivelles in theDuchy of Brabant. In 1606, Rheinbrohl fell into theElectorate of Trier, and later went, during thesecularization in 1803, to theHouse of Nassau, then, after theCongress of Vienna in 1815, to theKingdom of Prussia, and then to theRhine Province.[4]
Rheinbrohl has a railway station of theRight Bank Rhine Railway (rechte Rheinstrecke) fromCologne toWiesbaden. The locality is served by regional trains Regionalbahn 27 and Regionalexpress 8 (fromMönchengladbach via Cologne toKoblenz).[citation needed]
Rheinbrohl is also served by the buses of the Rhein-Mosel transports association, on the line fromNeuwied toLinz.
Rheinbrohl is connected to the metropolitan areas of Cologne/Bonn in the north and Koblenz in the south by the federal road B 42 (which does not lead through the town centre). The Rhine river can be crossed in Rheinbrohl via a passenger and car ferry, which runs every 15 minutes between early morning and late evening. The only access road up to the former village ofRockenfeld, which is now deserted, leads from Rheinbrohl via the K1 district road.[5]
Rheinbrohl is crossed from south to north by the bike routeEuroVelo 15 which runs all along the Rhine banks, from its source inSwitzerland to its mouth area in theNetherlands.[6]
The German Limes cycle path also leads through Rheinbrohl, which passes as close as possible to the course of the Roman Limes border fortifications, linking the Rhine with theDanube and further with the Austrian border close to the town ofPassau.[7]
The municipal territory is crossed by several signposted hiking routes, namedRheinsteig,Westerwald-Steig [de;nl] andLimeswanderweg [de] (Limes hiking trail). All three hiking routes are passing close to the Roman themed centerRömerWelt at the B42 road exit to Rheinbrohl and Arienheller.[8]
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus inFrance is Rheinbrohl's sister city since 1965. This commune (at the time Bourcefranc) was the first inPoitou-Charentes to be twinned.[9] This partnership continues intensely today.[10]
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