Upper Middle Rhine Valley

Local nameOberes Mittelrheintal
LocationWellmich

The Rhine Gorge is a popular name for the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km section of the Rhine between Koblenz and Rüdesheim in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse in Germany. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in June 2002 because of its beauty as a cultural landscape, its importance as a route of transport across Europe, and the unique adaptations of the buildings and terraces to the steep slopes of the gorge.The region's rocks were laid down in the Devonian period and are known as Rhenish Facies. This is a fossil-bearing sedimentary rock type consisting mainly of slate. The rocks underwent considerable folding during the Carboniferous period. The gorge was carved out during a much more recent uplift to leave the river contained within steep walls 200 m high, the most famous feature being the Loreley.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhine_Gorge

UNESCO website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1066

Address 35 Bachstraße, Wellmich 56346, Germany

Coordinates 50°10'24.96" N 7°41'39.012" E

Tours and activities: Upper Middle Rhine Valley

Koblenz: Walking Tour with Audio Guide on App

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Koblenz: Rhine Valley Castles and Palaces Boat Tour

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Koblenz: 2-Hour Sightseeing Cruise on the Rhine

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