Kreis Wesel – the ‘Shire’ between Lower Rhine and Munster
The hobbits would have felt at home here: Kreis Wesel delights with enchanting nature, rivers and a lot of green. City strollers will enjoy the half-timbered buildings of the towns and romantics will love the palaces and castles.
Museums in Kreis Wesel
Do cultural experiences make your heart leap? Then take a trip to Moers to the regional museum in Moers Castle or visit the LVR Museum, Archaeological Park and Roman Museum in Xanten. You will also find out more about the early Romans in Sonsbeck at the Roman Tower. The Otto-Pankok Museum in Hünxe is also worth a detour. You can combine all of the museum visits perfectly with prolonged strolls around the towns and nature walks. In Kamp Abbey, you will learn much about the lives of the monks and the history of the Cistercians. The wonderful outdoor facilities ensure you have a relaxing stay in the abbey at Kamp-Lintfort.
Lord of the castle over time
Hünxe is also home to the magical Gartrop Water Castle on the vast Lippeaue – perfect for a rest from your bike ride along the Roman Lippe Route. Ringenberg Castle in Hamminkeln is an old fortified castle, in Voerde, you can visit the Haus Voerde Water Castle.
See Kreis Wesel from above
In Neukirchen – Vluyn, you can hike to the Norddeutschland mine dump and get a fantastic all-round view over all of Kreis Wesel. Both Himmelstreppe and Hallenhaus landmarks – designed as a work of art, are illuminated in the evenings. Paragliders may launch into the sky from here. Still visible is the red miner’s lamp on the Rheinpreußen mine dump in Moers - from here there is an incredible view over Duisburg and Moers.
Enjoy bathing
Thanks to its location in Lower Rhine, you will find a variety of bathing opportunities in nearly all places, communities and towns in the area. For example, the town of Xanten is not only famous for its Roman settlement and its picturesque old town, the Xantener Südsee Leisure Centre invites you to dive into its cool waters. Water skiing is even possible here. In Alpen, you can even bring your four-legged friend to the beach of the Mezelen-Ost Leisure Lake.
Hiking in Kreis Wesel
Fans of hiking and cycling get their full money’s worth in Kreis Wesel. Thanks to its location in the Hohe Mark Nature Park, you have access to an extensive network of trails. In Schermbeck, there are several conservation areas and numerous cycle paths lead to the Roman Lippe Route or directly to the Netherlands and to the middle of the Ruhr region. In Rheinberg, you can follow Jakobsweg.
What is there to discover in Kreis Wesel?
Cities & communities in Kreis Wesel
Wirtschaftsförderung/Tourismus
Rathaus
Platz d’Agen 1
46535 Dinslaken
Tel.: +49 2064 66498
E-mail: info@dinslaken.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Dinslaken website.
Stadt Hamminkeln
Brüner Strasse 9
46499 Hamminkeln
Tel.: +49 2852 880
E-mail: info(at)hamminkeln.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Hamminkeln city website.
Stadt Kamp-Lintfort
Am Rathaus 2
47475 Kamp-Lintfort
Tel.: +49 2842 912-0
E-mail: info(at)kamp-lintfort.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Kamp-Lintfort website.
Moers Marketing GmbH
- Bürger- und Touristeninformation -
Kirchstr. 27 a/b
47441 Moers
Tel.: +49 2841 882260
E-mail: stadtinformation(at)moers-marketing.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Moers website.
Stadt Neukirchen-Vluyn
Stadtmarketing und Tourismus
Hans-Böckler-Strasse 26
47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn
Tel.: +49 2845 391228
E-mail: stadtmarketing(at)neukirchen-vluyn.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Neukirchen-Vluyn website.
Stadt Rheinberg
Kirchplatz 10
47495 Rheinberg
Tel: +49 2843 171-114
E-mail: Barbara.Gumpert(at)rheinberg.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Rheinberg website.
Stadt Voerde
- Bürgerbüro -
Rathausplatz 20
46562 Voerde
Tel.: +49 2855 80629
E-mail: buergerbuero(at)voerde.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Voerde website.
WeselMarketing GmbH
Großer Markt 11
46483 Wesel
Tel.: +49 281 24498
E-mail: stadtinformation(at)weselmarketing.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Wesel website.
Tourist Information Xanten (TIX)
Kurfürstenstrasse 9
46509 Xanten
Tel.: +49 2801 772200
E-mail: info(at)xanten.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Xanten website
Alpen municipality
Rathausstrasse 5
46519 Alpen
Tel.: +49 2802 9120
E-mail: info(at)alpen.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Alpen website.
Gemeinde Hünxe
Rathaus, Raum 210
Dorstener Str. 24
46569 Hünxe
Tel.: +49 2858 69210
E-mail: tourismus(at)huenxe.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Hünxe website.
Schermbeck municipality
- Tourismus -
Weseler Strasse 2
46514 Schermbeck
Tel.:+49 2853 910153
E-mail: info(at)schermbeck.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Schermbeck website.
Gemeindeverwaltung Sonsbeck
- Tourismus -
Herrenstrasse 2
47665 Sonsbeck
Tel.: +49 2838 36130
E-mail: info(at)sonsbeck.de
You can find information on other attractions, hotels and experiences on the Sonsbeck website.