Wednesday 21 August 2013

COCHEM, GERMANY

Cochem is the seat of and the biggest area in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With just under 5,000 inhabitants, Cochem falls just behind Kusel, in the like-named district, as Germany's second smallest district seat. Since 7 June 2009, it has belonged to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem.

The town centre with the outlying centre of Sehl upstream lies on the Moselle River's left bank, while the constituent centre of Cond lies on its right. A further constituent centre, Brauheck, with its commercial area, air force barracks and new town development, lies in the heights of the Eifel on Bundesstraße 259, some 2 km from the town centre. Emptying into the Moselle in Cochem are the Kraklebach, the Ebernacher Bach, the Sehlerbach, the Falzbach, the Märtscheltbach and the Enthetbach.

The quality of these digital photos is not that great, but considering they were taken with one of the first digital cameras, in June 1999, they are not too bad. The beautiful vineyards lining the banks of the river and terracing the hills surrounding it are quite amazing. The wine produced is of course world-famous!

This post is part of the Waterworld Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme.







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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 August 2013 at 17:48

    Beautiful country ~ Wonderful photography of the watery gems of nature ~ thanks, carol, xo

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  2. Rajesh21 August 2013 at 19:56

    Beautiful place, so much variety.

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  3. Noel Morata21 August 2013 at 23:40

    Aloha Nick

    gorgeous images of this area, love the water scapes

    have I invited you to link up with us for Travel Photo Mondays? it runs the whole week starting on Mondays.

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  4. Gianni22 August 2013 at 01:07

    Great shots of a beautiful place. Photo quality looks pretty good to me...

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  5. Kim, USA22 August 2013 at 04:04

    Oh my gush these photos are my favorite. Such beautiful scenery love it!

    Thank you for joining Water World Wednesday
    Kim,USA

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  6. Neabear22 August 2013 at 10:32

    Interesting valley and river tucked in between the hillsides. I live in a grape growing region also and see many grapevines on my commute to and from work. I never tire of the scenery on my drive.

    Linnea

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  7. JohnDotGarvey4 September 2013 at 01:56

    That last shot is a winner

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