Drachenfels in 1921.

Ruin of castle Drachenfels.

Old drawing of the Drachenfels.

Wine grown at the side of the Drachenfels.

The Drachenfels is a mountain (321 m [1053 ft]) in the Siebengebirge mountain range near Bonn, Germany. The castle ruin on top bears the same name. Whereas the intact castle downstream the Rhine is named Schloß Drachenburg. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2066x448, 205 KB) Summary Rhein und Drachenfels bei Bonn, Germany (1921) Processed image found in http://memory. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2066x448, 205 KB) Summary Rhein und Drachenfels bei Bonn, Germany (1921) Processed image found in http://memory. ... Image File history File links Sg_fexx_05. ... Image File history File links Sg_fexx_05. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1076x680, 217 KB) Description: Engraving by Matthäus Merian shows Drachenfels (Siebengebirge) near Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia Source: Topographia Germaniae, possibly Edition Topographia Archiepiscopatuum Moguntinensis, Treuirensis, et Coloniensis License: The Author died in 1650 so it`s public domain Beschreibung... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1076x680, 217 KB) Description: Engraving by Matthäus Merian shows Drachenfels (Siebengebirge) near Königswinter, North Rhine-Westphalia Source: Topographia Germaniae, possibly Edition Topographia Archiepiscopatuum Moguntinensis, Treuirensis, et Coloniensis License: The Author died in 1650 so it`s public domain Beschreibung... Image File history File links Sg_fexx_18. ... Image File history File links Sg_fexx_18. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grapes or grape juice. ... The castle Schloß Drachenburg belongs among the emblems of the Siebengebirge The Siebengebirge (lit. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (19th largest), in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the north of the Siebengebirge. ... The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ...

One german legend tell, that Siegfried - the hero of the Nibelungenlied - has killed a dragon (german: Drachen) living in a cave at the mountain. After taking a bath in its blood, he got invulnerable. The dragon lived at that mountain, hence the mountain is named Drachenfels. Siegfried could refer to: The opera by Richard Wagner; see Siegfried (opera). ... First page from Manuscript C of the Nibelungenlied (ca. ... Chinese dragon, colour engraving on wood, Japanese Chinese school, 19th Century A dragon is a mythological creature, typically depicted as a large and powerful serpent or other reptile, with magical or spiritual qualities. ...

A rack railroad connect Königswinter with the summit of the Drachenfels. The Drachenfels Railway or Drachenfelsbahn is a mountain railway line in Germany. ... Königswinter is a town and summer resort of Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, on the right bank of the Rhine, 24 m. ...

External links

• Official page (in German)
• Apiary Honighäuschen at the Drachenfels (in English)