Saint Goarshausen

Źródło: Elke Greiff-Gossen

We look forward to welcoming you to Saint Goarshausen

Saint Goarshausen is centrally located nearby the shrouded in legend Loreley.
The city with her sister's city Saint Goar, is connected by the Loreley ferry, so that here various possibilities are offered for an active and recreational holiday in the "Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage".
The old part of the town with the two historical city towers and the remainders of the old defense wall is especially idyllic.
In immediate nearness of the small town the zamku Cat and Mouse glance down proudly at the Rhine.
Saint Goarshausen is an ideal starting point for the king's stage of the "Rheinsteig" (Rhine steep path), but also for trekking tours on the "Rhein-Burgen-Wanderweg".
Within walking distance reachable is the "Loreley open air theatre“, which presents events in wonderful atmosphere all the year round, as well as the "Loreley Visitors' Center", which presents the Middle Rhine Valley.
The highlight of the year is the spectacular display of fireworks called "The Rhine in Flames" with a week long wine festival in the old part of Saint Goarshausen.
An experience of the special kind is the journey with the nostalgic "shovel wheel steamboat Goethe" from Saint Goarshausen to Rüdesheim or Koblenz.

History

First traces of settlement originate from the 6th Century, when the holy Goar settled down on the opposite side of the river Rhine. In 1284 Saint Goarshausen was assigned as fiefdom of Trier to the counts of "Katzenelnbogen". Already in 1324 Saint Goarshausen received its town rights by "King Ludwig the Bavarian". Around the same time the town was going to be protected by building a city wall and two city towers, which are maintained till today. Not until 1393 Cat Castle, which is enthroned above Saint Goarshausen, was built by the count "Wilhelm II. of Katzenelnbogen". It was used as bastion and military base for the reinforcement of the Rheinfels Castle. Together they've erected a bulwark fortification with a push bar for levying of the Rhine-toll. Rhine duty and salmon's catch helped the Counts of "Katzenelnbogen" to extensive wealth.