28 May 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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© Johannes Schilling/Karl Weissbach
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The Niederwald monument (
German : Niederwalddenkmal) is a monument located in the Niederwald, near
Rüdesheim am Rhein in
Hesse ,
Germany , built between 1871 and 1883 to commemorate the
Unification of Germany . The monument is located within the
Rhine Gorge , a larger
UNESCO World Heritage Site . It overlooks the
Rhine Valley and the town of
Bingen on the far side.
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7 October 2011 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Distance marks along the Rhine indicate distances from this bridge in the City of Constance © Achim Lehle
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The Rhine flows from Grisons in the eastern Swiss Alps to the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at about 1,233 km (766 mi), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 m3/s (71,000 cu ft/s).
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