20th Century
The Great War
The Kaiser’s world was about to fall apart. The Great War would bring total mobilization and upheaval in Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia, plus a new social and world order.
Articles by Petra Willnecker
Heisterbach Abbey and surroundings
Weilberg
Here we are in front of the abandoned quarry at Mount Weilberg, close to Heisterbach Abbey at the L268 country road. On the signpost leading from the parking lot “Im Mantel” to the abandoned quarry you read “Geologischer Aufschluss” (geological outcrop).
20th Century
German Revolution
Germany, 1918: The war was lost, there was hunger and need everywhere, millions of soldiers had perished in battle. The mood swung against the Kaiser. In Russia, the Bolsheviks had seized power and finally killed the Tsar and his family. The multi-ethnic Austria-Hungary was falling apart. A German Revolution would do away with the Kaiser and the Hohenzollern Monarchy.
Löwenburg, Honnef and surroundings
Trailhead Rommersdorf
Siebengebirge hiking: Bad Honnef – Rommersdorf, a charming winegrower village, is a good trailhead to discover the Siebengebirge. Hiking trails through the valleys Annatal and Tretschbachtal take you through the southern, humid corner of the Siebengebirge.
20th Century
Occupation of the Rhineland
Rhineland, 1918/1919. The armistice had put a temporary end to the fighting in the Great War, the allied occupation of the Rhineland began. Martial law remained in force, and the British fleet maintained its naval blockade.
Löwenburg, Honnef and surroundings
Annatal
After leaving the beautiful neighborhood of Bad Honnef-Rommersdorf, you enter the perhaps the most picturesque corner of the Siebengebirge, the humid valleys Annatal and Tretschbachtal.
20th Century
Weimar Republic
This chapter if about the first German republic, named after the city of Weimar where the national assembly met in 1919, to decide about a constitution and to form a new government. However, the young Weimar Republican had to struggle from its start.
Löwenburg, Honnef and surroundings
Tretschbachtal
Do you like wild romantic sceneries? Then the Tretschbachtal, one of the most beautiful valleys in the Siebengebirge Nature Park, is definitely the right trail for you.
20th Century
Nazi Germany
On January 30, 1933, President Hindenburg had finally appointed Hitler Chancellor. Within only a few months, Germany became a totalitarian state, Nazi Germany.
Löwenburg, Honnef and surroundings
Löwenburg
Mount Löwenburg (455 m), one of the name-giving seven mountains in the Siebengebirge, is located in the city of Bad Honnef. You have to climb a bit at the end of your way up to the top, but it’s worth all your efforts.