Sankt Goarshausen

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Sankt Goarshausen
Coordinates: 50°9′17″N7°42′55″E / 50.15472°N 7.71528°E / 50.15472; 7.71528 Coordinates: 50°9′17″N7°42′55″E / 50.15472°N 7.71528°E / 50.15472; 7.71528
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Rhein-Lahn-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Loreley
Subdivisions4
Government
   Mayor (201924) Matthias Pflugradt [1]
Area
  Total7.00 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
  Total1,288
  Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
56346
Dialling codes 06771
Vehicle registration EMS, DIZ, GOH
Website www.sankt-goarshausen.de

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. It is located within the Nassau Nature Park and the Rhine Gorge UNESCO world heritage site, and was historically part of the Duchy of Nassau. It lies approximately 30 km south of Koblenz, and it is above all famous for the Lorelei rock nearby. Sankt Goarshausen is the seat of the Loreley collective municipality. The town's economy is based on wine making and tourism.

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The Sankt Goarshausen railway station connects the town with Wiesbaden, Frankfurt and Koblenz. Sankt Goarshausen was formerly the terminus of the Nassau Light Railway line between Sankt Goarshausen and Nastätten.

History

In 1885, St. Goarshausen had almost 1,456 inhabitants. Close to the town in the hillside just above it, lie the ruins of 14th century Castle Katz, ruined since 1806.

Demographics

Traditionally more than 60% of the population are Protestants, while around 30% are Catholics; however Sankt Goarshausen is located in close proximity to Catholic-majority areas where the reverse situation exists. Due to the abandonment of religious beliefs, fewer people are members of the churches today, whether Protestant or Catholic. Sankt Goarshausen had a small but well-established Jewish community from the 17th century to the 1930s, peaking at 2.4% in 1895. [3] As of 1860, the district of St. Goarshausen, which included St. Goarshausen proper and its surrounding villages, had a population that included 8557 Protestants, 3840 Catholics, 110 Jews and 6 Mennonites. [4]

Economy

St. Goarshausen, Castle Katz with Lorelei rock in the Rhineland-Palatinate St.Goarshausen Loreley Burg Katz 2016-03-27-17-13-57.jpg
St. Goarshausen, Castle Katz with Lorelei rock in the Rhineland-Palatinate

The town has 1,585 inhabitants as of December 31, 2002, and is the seat of the township association (Verbandsgemeinde) Loreley . With the villages Ehrental, Wellmich and Heide, the number of inhabitants is over 2,000.

The most important economic areas for St. Goarshausen are tourism and wine making. In earlier times was the town an important place along the Rhein for fishing and as an embarcation area. Today, the formerly very busy town is losing its importance and relies more and more on tourism. Especially problematic for St. Goarshausen is the short distance to the larger city Nastätten, that has replaced St. Goarshausen as the regional centre.

In tourism, the biggest competitor is the twin city St. Goar on the other shore of the Rhine. St. Goar is only reachable by ferry, as the closest bridge is 30 km away. While there is an established need for a bridge across the Rhine, plans for connecting the towns have not yet been realised.

To help tourism, a visitors centre has been established in connection to the Lorelei rock.

Sights

The most famous and most popular tourist attraction in town is the Lorelei rock.

In St. Goarshausen, there are two castles, Burg Katz (English: Castle Cat, formerly Burg Neu-Katzenelnbogen) and Burg Maus (English: Castle Mouse). Burg Katz is not open for visitors. There is a good view of the town from Burg Maus, and also visible are the ruins of Burg Rheinfels on the other side of Rhine.

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References

  1. Direktwahlen 2019, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 5 August 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
  3. Sankt Goarshausen, Alemannia Judaica
  4. Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau für das Jahr 1860 , p. 130, Wiesbaden, Government of the Duchy of Nassau