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Upper Middle Rhine Valley

Also known as Rhine Gorge

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Upper Middle Rhine Valley is about 20 km south of Koblenz. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, about 75 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Koblenz · about 313,000 peopleabout 20 km north
  • Wiesbaden · about 617,000 peopleabout 40 km east
  • Mainz · about 185,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
  • Frankfurt · about 2,895,000 peopleabout 70 km east
  • Bonn · about 681,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
  • Gießen · about 82,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
Upper Middle Rhine ValleyFrankfurtWiesbadenKoblenzMainzMathildenhöhe DarmstadtMessel Pit Fossil Site20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Upper Middle Rhine Valley and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesMathildenhöhe Darmstadt1Messel Pit Fossil Site2Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch3Trier Roman Monuments4Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces5Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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