 Location & surrounding area
Osterspai
is located in the valley of castles and of the Loreley,
on the Large Rhine Loop, where the Rhine flows from West
to East. It’s opposite the vineyards of “Bopparder
Hamm”, between forests and fruit gardens, indulged by
a mild climate, a beautiful piece of nature!
Small, comfortable alleys with many restored half
timbered houses characterise the look of Osterspai. In
1998 the town won the 1st district prize of the main
class in the competition “Our village should be more
beautiful – our village has a future.” The Baroque
St Martin's Church and the former moated castle,
Wasserburg, from the 13th century at the heart of the
.village
areworth seeing. In the upriver direction you...
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Loreley - Foto: Georg Dahlhoff
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Recommended
links
Map
 Osterspai
Official city portal
Osterspai
Koblenz
Miscalleneous
UNESCO
Worldheritage
Rhine
Valley: Rheintal.de
Middle
Rhine Valley
Portal
Loreley
Tourism
Water
castle
Osterspai
Wineguide
Middlerhine
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Basicdata
Osterspai:
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| Federal State: |
Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Landkreis: |
Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
| Admin.: |
Gemeinde
Braubach |
| Coordinates: |
50° 15′ N,
7° 37′ O |
| Altitude: |
65 m ü. NN |
| Area: |
13,00 km² |
| Inhabitants: |
1.293 (30.6.2006) |
| Zipcode: |
56340 |
| Area Code: |
02627 |
| Country Code: |
EMS |
| Web: |
www.osterspai.de |
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...can
find the Liebeneck
castle. It is currently privately owned. The town offers
good access to the extensive walking trails along the
heights of the Rhine – the Rheinhöhen Rheinsteig.
It is very easily accessible from Osterspai both in a Northern direction (Marksburg, Braubach), and a Southern direction (Kestert, St. Goarshausen). Comfortable pubs and sights make Osterspai a very special kind of holiday resort.
Just a few kilometres away is the lovely Loreley, which can be reached easily by car, boat or bus. Loreley, or Lorelei, is a 132 metres high shale rock rising out of the Rhine at St Goarshausen. According to the ballad, a mermaid called Loreley sat on this rock and allured the Rhine boatmen with her voice. Due to her unbelievably beautiful song, they did not heed the dangerous current and the rocky reefs, and smashed their boats. It was also characteristic that she combed her long blond hair with a golden
comb.
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Our
Partners
Loreley-Linie GmbH
 Rheinuferstrasse 55–56
D-56341 Kamp-Bornhofen
www.loreley-linie.de
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