Lorelei

For other uses, see Lorelei (disambiguation).

Lorelei
Slate rock
View from the left bank of the Rhine at Sankt Goar
Coordinates50°08′22″N 7°43′44″E / 50.13944°N 7.72889°E / 50.13944; 7.72889

The Lorelei (/ˈlɒrəlaɪ/ ⓘ LORR-ə-ly; German: Loreley or Lorelei, pronounced [loːʁəˈlaɪ̯] ⓘ or [ˈloːʁəlaɪ̯]; also found as Loreleï, Lore Lay, Lore-Ley, Lurley, Lurelei and Lurlei throughout history) is a 132-metre-high (433 ft), steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge (or Middle Rhine) at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany, part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1] The 1930s Loreley Amphitheatre is on top of the rock.

It has been an infamous maritime disaster site since its first records during the 10th century, with a varied mythos, ranging from dwarfs to a siren trying to explain the high number of ship wrecks and the loud echo inside the passage.[2]

  1. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Upper Middle Rhine Valley". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
  2. ^ "Märchen – Märchenland Deutschland – Märchen der Romantik". Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 3 January 2023.