Nonnenwerth

#3217 among destinations in Germany

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Nonnenwerth is an island in the river Rhine in Germany between Rolandseck and Bad Honnef opposite the island of Grafenwerth. The island has been the site of a monastery with interruptions since the beginning of the 12th century, was originally founded by the Benedictines and taken over by the Franciscans in 1854. Since then, the monastery has also been home to a Franciscan educational institution, which began as a girls' boarding school and later became a general high school. ()

Alternative names: Area: 44.48 acres (0.0695 mi²)Coordinates: 50°37'60"N, 7°12'34"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Nonnenwerth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rodderberg, Arp Museum, Church of the Redeemer, Rolandsbogen.

0.7 miNW
Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction
Rodderberg
20 min walk • The Rodderberg is an extinct volcano in the east of the municipality of Wachtberg near Bonn, Germany. The last eruption was 250,000 years ago. It is situated just above the Rhine Valley. Together with the Drachenfels directly opposite, the Rodderberg narrows the Rhine Valley.
~1070 ftSW
50°37'54"N • 7°12'19"E
Arp Museum, Remagen
6 min walk • Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
1 miNE
Church
Church of the Redeemer, Bad Honnef
27 min walk • The Church of the Redeemer is the Protestant parish church of Bad Honnef, a town in the Rhine-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was built in 1899/1900. The church is located on Luisenstraße in the western part of the city center.
0.5 miNW
Ruins
Rolandsbogen, Bad Honnef
14 min walk • Rolandseck Castle in the Rolandswerth district of Remagen was a hilltop castle on the Rhine whose preserved ruins are called Rolandsbogen. In 1040 it was first mentioned as Rulcheseck.
1.2 miNE
Church
Sankt Johann Baptist, Bad Honnef
30 min walk • The parish church of St. Johann Baptist is a Roman Catholic church in Bad Honnef in the Rhine-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located northwest of the town hall at the market and church square in the center of the city.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Untere Burg, Rheinbreitbach
38 min walk • The Lower Castle in Rheinbreitbach, a local community in the Neuwied district of Rhineland-Palatinate, dates back to the second half of the 14th century at the latest. The moated castle was the ancestral seat of the Lords of Breitbach, and only the...
1.2 miNE
City hall
Rathaus Bad Honnef, Bad Honnef
31 min walk • The town hall of Bad Honnef, a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, was built from 1979 to 1983. It was built according to a design by architect Joachim Schürmann.
0.9 miNE
Wayside shrine
Österreicher Kreuz, Bad Honnef
23 min walk • The Austrian Cross in Bad Honnef, a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, is the oldest surviving gravesite in the town. It is located on the street Am Wolfshof corner Am Schönblick.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Obere Burg, Rheinbreitbach
37 min walk • Obere Burg is a manorial estate in Rheinbreitbach, a local community in the Neuwied district of Rhineland-Palatinate, dating back to the 14th century. It is the seat of the municipal administration and is listed as a cultural monument.
0.9 miNE
Memorial
Heimatdichter Franzjosef Schneider, Bad Honnef
23 min walk • Franzjosef Schneider was a German regional poet who devoted most of his works to his hometown of Bad Honnef.
1.2 miN
50°38'60"N • 7°13'5"E
Parkresidenz Bad Honnef, Bad Honnef
31 min walk • Restaurant

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Nonnenwerth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)