Upper Middle Rhine Valley
N 50° 10.175 E 007° 41.477
32U E 406539 N 5558305
The Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km section of the River Rhine between Koblenz and Bingen, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in June 2002 for a combination of geological, historical, cultural and industrial reasons.
Waymark Code: WMJZKE
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 01/22/2014
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[DE] Das Welterbekomitee der UNESCO hat auf seiner Tagung am 27. Juni 2002 die Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal zwischen Bingen, Rüdesheim und Koblenz zur Welterbestätte erklärt.
Quelle/weitere Informationen unter: www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de (
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[EN] The 65km-stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley, with its castles, historic towns and vineyards, graphically illustrates the long history of human involvement with a dramatic and varied natural landscape. It is intimately associated with history and legend and for centuries has exercised a powerful influence on writers, artists and composers.
Source/more information: UNESCO (
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