The “Großer Doppelkopf” (Great Double Head) is a striking work of art in public space and a landmark of Traben-Trarbach. The sandstone sculpture symbolizes the two districts of Traben and Trarbach. It is 6.60 meters high, weighs about 15 tons, and was created by sculptor Jürgen Waxweiler.
In the background on the mountain are the ruins of Grevenburg Castle.
(August 2025)
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The organ in the Protestant Church in Trarbach (Traben-Trarbach on the Moselle, Rhineland-Palatinate) was built in 1750.
(August 2025)
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The ruins of Grevenburg Castle above Trarbach (Traben-Trarbach on the Moselle, Rhineland-Palatinate). The hilltop castle was built in 1350 and was last destroyed in the war of 1734.
(August 2025)
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The town hall in Trarbach, a district of Traben-Trarbach, was built in 1843/44 in the neoclassical style.
(August 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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