Cruise port
Rüdesheim am Rhein: Docks, Old Town and Railway Station
Docks along Hindenburgallee, the old town with Drosselgasse and the Niederwald Monument, as well as the existing and planned railway stations.
Rüdesheim am Rhein and the docks
Rüdesheim is located in Germany, on the northern bank of the Rhine. Docks 0 to 6 are situated along Hindenburgallee, east of the old town and south of Hafenpark; Dock 19 lies farther west. The numbered quays are designated for cruise ships.
Railway station and Hafenpark
The current railway station is on Am Rottland, west of the old town; the local bus stop is immediately to its northeast. Deutsche Bahn is building a new station at Hafenpark, right by the ship docks. It is intended to replace the current station and is scheduled for completion by mid-December 2026. The new station is planned as an accessible mobility hub.
Old Town and Drosselgasse
Drosselgasse is 144 metres long. Historic inns, half-timbered houses with bay windows, vine-covered pergolas and live music give character to this narrow street in the old town. Rüdesheim and Rheingau wines, along with regional specialities, are part of the local food and drink scene. The Adlerturm is a 20.5-metre-high late Gothic tower, part of the old town fortifications dating from the 15th century. The Catholic Church of St. Jakobus was built in the 11th century and, after suffering severe war damage in 1944, was rebuilt in Rhine-region quarry stone. Klunkhardshof is a monumental half-timbered building from the first half of the 16th century; its rear wall was part of the town’s oldest fortifications. Brömserburg is first documented in 1275 and was partially destroyed in 1640.
Niederwald Monument
The Niederwald Monument above Rüdesheim was built between 1877 and 1883 to designs by Dresden sculptor Johann Schilling. It commemorates the founding of the German Empire following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. The monument is 38 metres high; the Germania statue, with its imperial crown and imperial sword, stands twelve metres tall. It was inaugurated in September 1883. The historic rack railway began operating in 1884 and carried visitors up to the monument until 1939; it was Germany’s second rack railway built for tourism. After being destroyed in the war, it was never rebuilt. Since 1954, a cable car has taken visitors to the monument. The Germania Loop leads from the circular wall to the monument. From there, views extend up the Rhine to the Rhine-Main region and the Odenwald; opposite lie Bingen and Bingerbrück, at the mouth of the Nahe.
