Kehl, Germany

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After returning form Strasbourg, there was time to explore the Rhine waterfront of Kehl. Baedeker described Kehl thus: Kehl (460 ft.), a small Baden town (3000 inhab.), was erected by the French as a tête-de-pont of Strassburg in 1688. Wars have taken their toll on Kehl. A number of monuments line Rheinpromenade, the Rhine Promenade, the riverbank park. Begegnung (Encounter) commemorates peace and reconciliation between France and Germany. Another memorial commemorates French resistance fighters killed in 1944. Four cenotaphs, the Denkmäler für Flutopfer, memorialize those drowned in Rhine floods in the line of duty. A stone marks the Jakobsweg, The Way of St. James. This was a pilgrimage route through Germany that led ultimately to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. In the park is a Biblical Garden. Each of the 17 stele made of red sandstone from the Vosges tells a Biblical story. One side of the path is Old Testament and the other side is New Testament. The Ludwig-Trick-Straße runs above the Rhine Promenade. It looks like a nice residential neighborhood. At the far end of the street is the Villa Schmidt built in 1914 on the site of an old fortification. It is a restaurant today.

This evening was German Night on board Viking Sigrun. A hearty German dinner was served, preceded by Bavarian pretzels and cured meat appetizers. (Perhaps a Charcuterie Board would be the au courant term for the latter.) After dinner a tour of the galley was held.

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Photos

Villa Schmidt
Villa Schmidt. Mansion built in 1914 on the foundations of the Kehl fortress constructed by Vauban in 1683. It was the home of the Schmidt family who owned a cellulose processing plant in Kehl. Between 1945 and 1992 Villa Schmidt housed the headquarters of the French military administration. Adaptive reuse as a restaurant and events centre. Ludwig-Trick-Straße 12.
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Statue de la faneuse
Statue de la faneuse (The hay gatherer), sculpture by Albert Schultz. The original statue was installed in 1906, the present recasting in 2004. Rheinterrassen - Jardin des Deux Rives, Kehl am Rhein.
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St. Johannes Nepomuk
Tower of St. Johannes Nepomuk church, Kehl. The church was built in 1911-1914. Restored in 1953 following damage during World War II.
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Jakobsweg
Jakobsweg - The Way Of St. James. Pilgrimage route marker showing St. James. The marker is on the Kinzigtäler Jakobusweg from Loßburg to Kehl. Rheinpromenade park, Kehl.
Ultimately, the various St, James (Jakob) pilgrimage routes through Germany are intended to lead to Santiago de Compostella in Spain.
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Jakobsweg
Jakobsweg - The Way Of St. James. Pilgrimage route marker. The marker is on the Kinzigtäler Jakobusweg from Loßburg to Kehl. Reverse showing the pilgrimage route. Rheinpromenade park, Kehl.
Ultimately, the various St, James (Jakob) pilgrimage routes through Germany are intended to lead to Santiago de Compostella in Spain.
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The Way of St. James Interpretive Marker
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Roses Frontaliéres
Grenzrosen - Roses Frontaliéres. Memorial commemorating the execution of nine French Resistance members just before the liberation of Strasbourg, 23 November 1944. Sculpture by Thomas Rother. Rhine Promenade, Kehl.
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Begegnung
Begegnung - Encounter. Statue de la réconciliation franco-allemande - Statue der deutsch-französischen Versöhnung. France and Germany reconciliation sculpture by Josef Fromm. Rhine Promenade, Kehl.
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Denkmäler für Flutopfer
Kehl: Rheinpromenade, Denkmäler für Flutopfer - Memorials to Rhine flood victims along the Rhine Promenade, Kehl.
This one honors a soldier who drowned 31 August 1913.
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Denkmäler für Flutopfer
Kehl: Rheinpromenade, Denkmäler für Flutopfer - Memorials to Rhine flood victims along the Rhine Promenade, Kehl.
This one honors a lieutenant from Baden who drowned here on 1 August 1906.
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Denkmäler für Flutopfer
Kehl: Rheinpromenade, Denkmäler für Flutopfer - Memorials to Rhine flood victims along the Rhine Promenade, Kehl.
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Denkmäler für Flutopfer
Kehl: Rheinpromenade, Denkmäler für Flutopfer - Memorials to Rhine flood victims along the Rhine Promenade, Kehl.
The first honors a sergeant who drowned here on 2 August 1910.
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Biblischer Garten
Biblischer Garten - Jardin biblique. Biblical Garden in the Rhine Promenade. Each of the 17 stele tells a Biblical story. One side of the path is Old Testament and the other side is New Testament. They were made from red sandstone from the Vosges.
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Kehl Houses
House along Ludwig-Trick-Straße, Kehl. Ludwig-Trick-Straße 28.
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Kehl Houses
House along Ludwig-Trick-Straße, Kehl. In the background is the tower of St. Johannes Nepomuk church. Ludwig-Trick-Straße 29.
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Kehl Houses
House along Ludwig-Trick-Straße, Kehl. Ludwig-Trick-Straße 34
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Passerelle des Deux Rives - Brücke der zwei Ufer
Passerelle des Deux Rives - Brücke der zwei Ufer. Pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the Rhine River connecting the Jardin des Deux Rives in Strasbourg and the Rhein Promenade in Kehl.. Openend in 2004.
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Viking Sigrun
Viking Sigrun on the Rhine at Kehl, Germany. Inland cruise ship operated by Viking River Cruises. Launched in 2018, MMSI 211805980.
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Bavarian Pretzels
German Night on Viking Sigrun. Bavarian Pretzels.
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Charcuterie Board
German Night on Viking Sigrun. Salami and ham among the Charcuterie Board appetizers.
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Galley Tour
Viking Sigrun. Galley tour.
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Galley Tour
Viking Sigrun. Galley tour.
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