DB Museum, Koblenz

Name: DB Museum
Address: Schönbornsluster Str. 14, Koblenz, 56070, Germany
Telephone: +49 261 3961338

#11 among attractions in Koblenz

Museum, Specialty museum, Neo-renaissance architecture

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Facts and practical information

The DB Museum in Koblenz was opened on 21 April 2001 as the first remote site of the Nuremberg Transport Museum. It is run by volunteer workers as part of the Stiftung Bahn-Sozialwerk, a kind of railway workers social service organisation, and has its origins in a BSW's 'Group for the Preservation of Historical Railway Vehicles' at Koblenz. ()

Local name: DB Museum Koblenz Coordinates: 50°22'39"N, 7°35'31"E

Address

Schönbornsluster Str. 14Koblenz 56070 Germany

Contact

+49 261 3961338

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DB Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Middle Rhine, Deutsches Eck, Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Basilica of St. Castor.

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Nature, Canyon
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River confluence marked by giant statue
Deutsches Eck, Koblenz
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Elevated 19th-century fortress and museum
Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz
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Historic church in the Romanesque style
Basilica of St. Castor, Koblenz
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Aerial tramway, Cable car
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Monuments and statues
Kastorbrunnen, Koblenz
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Historical place, Forts and castles, Gothic architecture
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Bridge
Baldwin Bridge, Koblenz
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Museum, Specialty museum
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Mosque
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Church, Sacred and religious sites
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