Drachenfels (Бад-Хоннеф)

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The Drachenfels (“Dragon's Rock”) is a mountain (321 m [1053 ft]) in the Siebengebirge mountain range near Bonn, Germany. The castle ruin on top bears the same name. There is, also, another castle, which has recently been restored (2003), downstream the Rhine called Schloss Drachenburg.

One German legend recounts, that Siegfried – the hero of the Nibelungenlied – killed a dragon (German: Drachen) living in a cave in the mountain. After taking a bath in its blood, he became invulnerable.According to the legend, the dragon lived on that mountain, hence the mountain is named Drachenfels.

A mountain railway, the Drachenfels Railway, connects Königswinter with the summit of the Drachenfels.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachenfels_(Siebengebirge)

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Coordinates: 50°39'55"N 7°12'36"E

Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg 2.3 km
Stenzelberg 3.1 km
House "Marienhof" 3.3 km
Horse riding farm "Reiterhof" Hagerhof 4.8 km
Ittenbach Tunnel (ICE) 5.1 km
Aegidienberg Tunnel (ICE) 6.4 km
Rottbitze Tunnel (ICE) 8.6 km
Flugplatz Eudenbach 11 km
Fischerhaus Viaduct 11 km
Gunterscheid Tunnel (ICE) 12 km

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Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg Stenzelberg House "Marienhof" Horse riding farm "Reiterhof" Hagerhof Ittenbach Tunnel (ICE) Aegidienberg Tunnel (ICE) Rottbitze Tunnel (ICE) Flugplatz Eudenbach Fischerhaus Viaduct Gunterscheid Tunnel (ICE)