The statue commemorates Field Marshal Blücher (1813/1814)
The statue commemorates Marshal Blücher, whose troops crossed the wintry Rhine on New Year's Eve 1813/1814 near the castle of Pfalzgrafenstein with the help of a constructed pontoon bridge. In total, 50,000 soldiers, 15,000 horses, and 182 pieces of artillery crossed the river.
On June 18, 1894, the monument designed by the Berlin sculptor Prof. Friedrich Schaper was ceremoniously unveiled.
On June 18, 1894, the monument designed by the Berlin sculptor Prof. Friedrich Schaper was ceremoniously unveiled.
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| Tuesday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Wednesday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Thursday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Friday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Saturday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00–24:00 |
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Blücherdenkmal
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50.086361, 7.763932
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50°05'10.9"N 7°45'50.2"E
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32U 411574 5548964
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Hiking Trail
· Middle Rhine
Cultural Route Kaub
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
2.7 km
Duration
1:30 h
Ascent
137 m
Descent
134 m
Gutenfelssteig with Panorama Route and Old Town Kaub
from Isabelle Diesler,
Loreley Touristik
Long Distance Cycling
· Middle Rhine
Rhine cycle path/Middle Rhine (right Rhine bank)
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Distance
119.7 km
Duration
8:00 h
Ascent
307 m
Descent
266 m
The right-Rhine cycle path in the Middle Rhine region stretches about 120 km from Unkel to Rüdesheim.Between Kestert and St. Goarshausen, there is ...
from Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH,
Mittelrhein
Blücherdenkmal
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56349 Kaub
+49 6774 222 https://www.loreley-touristik.de E-mail: stadt.kaub@t-online.de
Maps and trails
Hiking Trail
· Middle Rhine
Cultural Route Kaub
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
2.7 km
Duration
1:30 h
Ascent
137 m
Descent
134 m
Gutenfelssteig with Panorama Route and Old Town Kaub
from Isabelle Diesler,
Loreley Touristik
Long Distance Cycling
· Middle Rhine
Rhine cycle path/Middle Rhine (right Rhine bank)
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Distance
119.7 km
Duration
8:00 h
Ascent
307 m
Descent
266 m
The right-Rhine cycle path in the Middle Rhine region stretches about 120 km from Unkel to Rüdesheim.Between Kestert and St. Goarshausen, there is ...
from Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH,
Mittelrhein

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