Sankt Goarshausen, Administrative center in Rhine Valley, Germany
Sankt Goarshausen stands on the eastern bank of the Rhine River, featuring medieval architecture and surrounded by steep vineyard slopes.
The settlement emerged during Roman times as a strategic point along the Rhine trade route, later developing into a significant administrative center.
The town maintains Germanic Protestant traditions, with religious practices representing over 60 percent of the local population's cultural identity.
Visitors reach Sankt Goarshausen through regular ferry services from Sankt Goar, as the nearest bridge crossing spans 30 kilometers away.
Two medieval fortifications, Burg Katz and Burg Maus, rise above Sankt Goarshausen, with Burg Maus offering Rhine Valley panoramas.
Location: Verbandsgemeinde Loreley
Location: Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Elevation above the sea: 100 m
Website: https://sankt-goarshausen.de
GPS coordinates: 50.15472,7.71639
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:54
Loreley
1.9 km
Rheinfels Castle
854 m
Rhine Gorge
2.6 km
Katz Castle
625 m
Maus Castle
2.4 km
Freilichtbühne Loreley
1.7 km
Burg Reichenberg
3.1 km
Sommerrodelbahn Loreley
1.8 km
Stiftskirche St. Goar
482 m
St. Martins-Kirche
5 km
Burg Herzogenstein
4.3 km
Katholische Kirche Sankt Goar
492 m
Propstei Hirzenach
5.8 km
Häuser Kran
886 m
Spitzestein
3.3 km
St. Bartholomäus
5.8 km
Jüdischer Friedhof
5.4 km
Jüdischer Friedhof
4.4 km
Jüdischer Friedhof
2.7 km
Villa Brosius
5.8 km
St. Johannes (Sankt Goarshausen)
280 m
Evangelische Kirche (St. Goarshausen)
193 m
Saint Martin's Church (Wellmich)
2.5 km
Loreleystatue
1.2 km
Rheingebiet von Bingen bis Koblenz
4.9 km
Saint George Church
6 km
Mittelrheintal
3.9 km
Rheinhänge zwischen Lahnstein und Kaub
1.8 kmReviews
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