In 1412, Engers received river tax rights, but they were soon given back to Koblenz because of the adverse position of the Rhine-banks at Engers.
In 1662, the pestilence killed nearly all families of Engers except six of them. Families from the nearby village Reil relocated to Engers afterwards, thus Engers started expanding again.
In 1938, under the Nazi regime Jewish families were banished from Engers.
In 1945, the German army destroyed the Engers-Urmitz bridge (formerly named Kronprinz-Wilhelm-Brücke), ignoring fleeing comrads and civilians still crossing the bridge.
Until 1970, Engers was an independent minor city, but in this year it was forced to become in-municipated as a district of Neuwied. With this act, Engers lost its independence and its city-status.
In 1995, the Ensemble Villa Musica trust of the Engers-chateau opened its own academy of music. In 2003, the state's academy of music of Mainz, the Hochschule für Musik Mainz, was temporarily relocated to Engers.
Tourist attractions
A well known tourist attractions in the region of Neuwied and Koblenz is Schloss Engers. It was built around 1760 by Archbishop Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, as a summer-residence and hunting lodge. Today it is a popular touristic attraction for its music-events and touristic guidings.
The old city hall (built around 1642) and the princely inn "Schloss-Schenke" (built 1621) are placed directly in front of the Engers chateau.
