Online dictionary of Germany travel and tourism: Loreley

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Loreley

German words: Loreley
alternative words: Lorelei
keywords: human heritage , rhine valley , tourist resort
related topics: Koblenz
related web sites: http://www.loreley-touristik.de
explanation: Loreley is the name of a rock hanging over the Rhine above 120m, where due to a narrowness of the valley and underwater reefs, many shipwrecks happened. The name comes from the old German words "lureln" (murmuring) and "ley" (rock) because of echos provoked by surrounding cliff. The poem of Heinrich Heine, " I cannot explain the sadness", immortalized this rock. The stretch of the Rhine river from Bingen to Koblenz along with medieval castles and vineyards was enlisted into UNESCO's human heritage in 2002.