Remagen is a town in
Germany in the Land
Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of
Ahrweiler. It is about a one-hour drive from
Cologne, just south of
Bonn, the former
West German capital. It is situated on the left (western) bank of the
River Rhine. There is a
ferry across the Rhine from Remagen every 10–15 minutes in the summer. Remagen has many beautiful and well-maintained buildings, churches, castles and monuments. It also has a sizeable
pedestrian zone with plenty of shops.