Siebengebirge

Seven Hills, or Seven Mountains (German: Siebengebirge), is a Central Uplandish hill range on the east bank of the Middle Rhine, southeast of Bonn, Germany. The area, located in the municipalities of Bad Honnef and Königswinter, consists of more than 40 hills. The hills are of ancient volcanic origin and came into being between 28 and 15 million years ago. Much of the territory covered by Seven Hills belongs to the Seven Hills Nature Park (Naturpark Siebengebirge), which is under environmental protection.

The highest peak is the Ölberg at 460 metres above sea level. It is a popular tourist destination for hiking, because of its natural beauty.

Hills

The seven most important hills:

Other hills:

Siebengebirge (Wine District)

The Siebengebirge wine growing district ("Bereich") is part of the Mittelrhein wine growing region and is made up entirely of the Petersberg site ("Großlage"). The district is named for the Siebengebirge mountain range, located within the municipal boundaries of Bad Honnef and Königswinter.

The acreage under cultivation once exceeded 500 hectares, of which today only about 20 hectares remain.

Vineyards

The site comprises nine vineyards, located in the towns of Niederdollendorf and Oberdollendorf (part of the city of Königswinter), Königswinter proper, Rhöndorf (part of the city of Bad Honnef) and Beuel (part of the city of Bonn).

The vineyards of Sülzenberg, Laurentiusberg and Rosenhügel cover the western slope of the Dollendorfer Hardt hill on a soil made up of loam and loess on greywacke. The vineyards of Goldfüßchen, Heisterberg and Longenburgerberg in neighbouring Niederdollendorf have a sandy loam base.

The largest vineyards by far are on the slopes of the Drachenfels, with one vineyard located in Königswinter (to the south) and one in Rhöndorf (to the north). They are characterized by trachytic and stony clay soil. A small vineyard on the right bank of the Rhine has a gravel and sand loam soil.