Drachenfels

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proper noun

A hill near Königswinter and Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which has a rack railway to the summit.

OriginGerman Drachen + Fels →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hill near Königswinter and Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which has a rack railway to the summit.
  2. A hill near Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Origin

  1. GermanDrachen + Fels“Dragon's Rock”
  2. EnglishDrachenfels

From German Drachen + Fels (“Dragon's Rock”).

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