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Culture of Sankt Goar


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se (lane) in Sankt Goar has since 1985 been giving visitors a review of the dolls, teddy bears and other toys from various generations. In an area of 600 m�, more than 3,000 pieces from various collectors are exhibited. Moreover, the museum provides knowledge about dollmaking, doll tailoring and the work done in the museum�s own doll and bear clinic.

The Wahrschauer- und Lotsenmuseum in Sankt Goar, dedicated to boat signalling and pilotage on the Middle Rhine, is found at a former pilotage and signalling station at the Bankeck at river kilometre 555.43. The museum collects and keeps extensive information about the history of shipping on the Rhine. Just outside the museum is an outdoor area where exhibits from the pilots� and signalmen�s daily life may be viewed. The museum is open from May to September.

At the local history museum at Burg Rheinfels are exhibits from the town�s and the castle�s history.

�    Easter Monday: Festival of the Flying Bridge

�    First weekend in June: Castle Market and Knightly Tournament at Burg Rheinfels

�    Third weekend in July: Marksmen�s and Local History Festival

�    Fourth weekend in July: Traditional Werlau Local History Festival in the outlying centre of Werlau.

�    First weekend in August: Hansenfest

�    Third weekend in August: St. Goar fire brigade promotional association�s festival

�    First weekend in September: Traditional Biewerumer Quetschekerb in the outlying centre of Biebernheim

�    Third weekend in September: Rhein in Flammen fireworks from Burg Katz near Sankt Goarshausen, Burg Rheinfels near Sankt Goar and from the middle of the Rhine
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