Koblenz, Deutsches Eck

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“Deutsches Eck” (Germany’s Corner), is the name given to the narrow point of land at the confluence of the Rhein and the Mosel. About all that remains on this prominent landmark is the base that held a gigantic statue of Wilhelm I, erected in 1897.

High on the hill across the Rhein, Festung Ehrenbreitstein is the fortress built in early 1100, whose residents collected tolls from passing ships for a few centuries. The campsite just across the Mosel from the Deutsches Eck, is an excellent location from which we watched the movement of the river boats and barges that travel on the Rhein and Mosel, and from where we snapped this photo. Didn't see any hotel with this view!

This was our last campsite in Europe in 1980, right on the corner of the Rhine River and the Mosel River, across from the Deutsches Eck, and below the Ehrenbreitstein Citadel on top of the hill, where we had visited with Cousins Josef and Bärbel last year. There is a lot of river traffic, and this is the last night for the Koblenz campsite to be open this year. Very nice location for a campground. Emmy fed the ducks the last of the stale bread that we had accumulated during the past few days. Perfect timing for us.
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Another view across the river to Koblenz