Loreley

**Loreley**
	rock on the eastern bank of the River Rhine in Germany
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Instance of	mountain;
Part of	Middle Rhine; Upper Middle Rhine Valley;
Location	Bornich, Verbandsgemeinde Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Elevation above sea level	109 m;
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	50° 08′ 22″ N, 7° 43′ 44″ E
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English: The "Loreley" is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen. Loreley is also the name of the beautiful Rhine Maiden sitting on top of the rock, luring navigators to their doom.

Deutsch: Die Loreley ist ein Schieferfelsen am Ostufer des Rheins bei Sankt Goarshausen, Rheinland-Pfalz. Der Sage nach saß die Nixe Loreley auf dem Felsen und verwirrte die Rheinschiffer mit ihrem Gesang so, dass diese nicht auf die gefährlichen Felsen im Fluss achteten und ihre Schiffe daran zerschellten.

The rock

ca. 1840
Loreley ca. 1890 to 1905
Loreley ca. 1900
Loreley 2005, closer view
Loreley 2005 in winter
Loreley im August 2007
Loreley 2009

Overview

Loreley 2005, aerial photo
Loreley 2006, aerial photo
Loreley 2016, panoramic view from southwest (Maria Ruh)
Loreley 2016, panoramic view from northwest

The Rhine Maiden

Loreley statue at the harbour wall at the base of the rock
Loreley

In art

"Curse upon Loreley by Monks" by Johann Köhler. Oil painting, 1887.
Painting by Hans Makart in 1883 circa.
In 2016 at Rüdesheim am Rhine, 'Ein Deutscher Mythos, painting image to be identified.