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Sankt Goar (German pronunciation: [ˌsaŋktˈɡoː.aʁ]) is a town on the west bank of the Middle Rhine in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein, whose seat is in Emmelshausen.
Saint Goar of Aquitaine (Latin: Goaris; c. 585 – 6 July 649 AD) was a French priest and hermit of the seventh century. He was offered the position of Bishop of Trier, but prayed to be excused from the position. Goar is noted for his piety and is revered as a miracle-worker. He is a patron saint of innkeepers, potters, and vine growers.
Rheinfels Castle (German: Burg Rheinfels) is a castle ruin located above the left (west) bank of the Rhine in Sankt Goar, Germany. It was started in 1245 by Count Diether V of Katzenelnbogen . After expansions, it was the largest fortress in the Middle Rhein Valley between Koblenz and Mainz .
[4]: 80–81 The obelisk was moved to St Goar in 1737; moved to Koblenz in 1805; moved to the border of St Goar and Pfalzfeld in 1807; then to the cemetery of St Goar in 1845; and finally, to a room in Rheinfels Castle in 1932. In 1938, it was gifted to the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, where it remains today.
In 1962, Simmern began a friendship pact with the French region Bourgogne, which was continued after the merging with the St. Goar.In 1985 a partnership was started with the district Nyaruguru (at that time called the municipality Rwamiko) in Rwanda, as part of the partnership of the Rhineland-Palatinate region with Rwanda.
Katz Castle St. Goarshausen, Katz Castle and the Lorelei rocks. Katz Castle (German: Burg Katz) is a castle above the German town of Sankt Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle stands on a ledge looking downstream from the riverside at Sankt Goar. It was first built around 1371 by Count William II of Katzenelnbogen.
Sankt Goarshausen (abbreviated St. Goarshausen) is a town located in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Nassau on the eastern shore of the Rhine, in the section known as the Rhine Gorge, directly across the river from Sankt Goar, in the German state Rhineland-Palatinate.
Sankt Goar-Oberwesel is a former Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Rhein-Hunsrück district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. 30 km southeast of Koblenz. Its seat was in Oberwesel. On 1 January 2020 it was merged into the new Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein.