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Deutsches Eck
The point in Koblenz where the Moselle flows into the Rhine, with a cable car over the river to a fortress.
- Open
- Always; the fortress and cable car keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; paid for the cable car and fortress
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Deutsches Eck, 56068 KoblenzDirections
- Getting There
- A 20-minute walk from Koblenz station.
Why Go
A giant equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I stands on the 'German Corner'. Across the Rhine, the cable car climbs to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, one of the largest in Europe, with views of the confluence.
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