What is "drachenfels"

Drachenfels ( German: dragon's rock) is the name of

Hills:

• Drachenfels (Siebengebirge), a hill on the Rhine between Königswinter and Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Drachenfels (Central Palatinate Forest), hill and Roman fortification in the north of the Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate

Castle ruins:

• Drachenfels Castle (Siebengebirge), on the Rhine between Königswinter and Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Drachenfels Castle (Wasgau), near Busenberg im Wasgau in the south of the Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate

People:

• Gottfried von Drachenfels (Siebengebirge) (died 1273), Viscount of Castle Drachenfels on the Rhine
• Rudolf von Drachenfels (1582–1656), German civil servant and occasional poet

The Drachenfels ("Dragon's Rock", ) is a hill in the Siebengebirge uplands between Königswinter and Bad Honnef in Germany. The hill was formed by rising magma that could not break through to the surface, and then cooled and became solid underneath. It is the subject of much tourism and romanticism in the North Rhine-Westphalia area.

The Drachenfels ("Dragon Rock") is a hill in the northern part of the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate) on the forest estate of the county town of Bad Dürkheim. At , it is the highest point of the Palatine Forest north of the Hochspeyerbach - Speyerbach line. The Drachenfels area has been designated as a nature reserve.