Theme Week Upper Middle Rhine Valley – Niederwald monument

28 May 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

© Johannes Schilling/Karl Weissbach

© Johannes Schilling/Karl Weissbach

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.   read more…

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