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The Fortress Gunner

  • Koblenz
  • 22.06. – 26.10.2025Dates overview
  • 15:00 - 15:45

An exciting weapons demonstration

A Prussian chief artilleryman will accompany you up to the Bastion Fuchs and present an arms demonstration to interested visitors. He will explain the handling of sabers and bayonet rifles, as well as their use and effect in battle. Here you will learn what made an "old warhorse," that as a soldier you absolutely needed good teeth and "what was 'on the pan'." At the end of the demonstration, the soldier will show the military loading and firing with the flintlock rifle.

Meeting point: Upper Castle Courtyard / Fountain Monument

Duration: approx. 45 minutes (duration may vary depending on weather conditions)

Price: included in fortress admission

Note: The tour is only conducted in German.

All dates

June 2025
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August 2025
September 2025
October 2025

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Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz

Festung Ehrenbreitstein

56077 Koblenz

DE


Phone: (+49) 0261 66 75 40 00

Fax: (+49) 0261 66 75 26 99

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Website: www.tor-zum-welterbe.de


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