Remagen, Germany

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Remagen, Germany is a town on the Rhine River best known for its strategically important Ludendorff Bridge, which played a key role in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
battle Battle of Remagen
climate temperate oceanic climate
coordinates 50.576°N 7.227°E
country Germany
crossedBy Ludendorff Bridge (until 1945)
linked to: Ludendorff Bridge
dialingCode 02642
economySector services
tourism
hasCityRightsSince 1969
hasHigherEducationInstitution RheinAhrCampus Remagen
hasLandmark Apollinariskirche
Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck
Remagen Rhine promenade
linked to: Remagen, Germany
hasMemorial Black Madonna of Remagen
hasMuseum Peace Museum Bridge at Remagen
hasRailwayStation Remagen station
hasSubdivision Bandorf
Kripp
Oberwinter
Oedingen
Rolandseck
Rolandswerth
Unkelbach
linked to: Wahnbach
historicalEvent Capture of the Ludendorff Bridge by U.S. forces in March 1945
linked to: Remagen, Germany
knownFor Ludendorff Bridge
World War II bridgehead
languageMajority German
locatedIn Rhineland-Palatinate
locatedInRegion Middle Rhine
linked to: Mittelrhein
locatedNorthOf Koblenz
locatedOnRiver Rhine
locatedSouthOf Bonn
near Erpeler Ley
partOf Ahrweiler district
Verbandsgemeinde Remagen (before 2000s reforms, context-dependent)
populationApproximate 17000
postalCode 53424
religionMajority Christianity
servedByRailway Ahr Valley Railway
Left Rhine line
twinnedWith Brzeg Dolny
Hastings
Maisons-Laffitte
Rheinbach
vehicleRegistrationCode AW
wasPartOf Prussia
Rhineland Province

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Adolf Galland placeOfDeath Remagen, Germany
Adolf Galland burialPlace Remagen, Germany
Gustav Adolf Steengracht von Moyland placeOfDeath Remagen
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Ruhr Pocket significantPlace Remagen
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Remagen historicalEvent Capture of the Ludendorff Bridge by U.S. forces in March 1945
subject linked to: Remagen, Germany
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Remagen hasLandmark Remagen Rhine promenade
subject linked to: Remagen, Germany
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Wachtberg adjacentTo Remagen
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Rolandseck locatedIn Remagen
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Rolandseck partOf Remagen
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Right Rhine line passesThrough Remagen
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Nonnenwerth locatedNear Remagen
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Nonnenwerth partOf Remagen
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Unkel locatedOpposite Remagen
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Rudolf Caracciola placeOfBirth Remagen
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Bundesstraße 9 connects Remagen
subject linked to: federal road B9
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Ahr River nearbyCity Remagen
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Rudi Altig placeOfDeath Remagen
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Mittelrhein hasTown Remagen
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