Wesel–Datteln Canal

#1707 among destinations in Germany

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The Wesel–Datteln Canal is a 60-kilometre long canal in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It runs along the northern edge of the Ruhr Area, from the Rhine near Wesel to the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Datteln. It forms an important transport connection between the Lower Rhine and northern and eastern Germany, together with the parallel Rhine-Herne Canal. ()

Local name: Wesel-Datteln-Kanal Coordinates: 51°38'5"N, 6°40'7"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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Wesel–Datteln Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Zitadelle Wesel, Auesee, Burgtheater Dinslaken, Heimatmuseum Hünxe.

2.6 miNW
Museum
Zitadelle Wesel, Wesel
66 min walk • The Wesel citadel is the largest intact fortification system of the Rhineland and was built 1688–1722 in Wesel according to plans by Johan de Corbin, in the form of a pentagonal star, with each point of the star being a bastion.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Beach
Auesee, Wesel
112 min walk • Auesee is an artificial bathing lake in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 50 kilometres northwest from the state capital of Düsseldorf. A popular recreation spot, it has been referred to as the "jewel" of Wesel. Auesee was built from one of the largest gravel excavation sites in North Rhine-Westphalia.
5.7 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Burgtheater Dinslaken, Dinslaken
145 min walk • Burgtheater Dinslaken is a theatre in Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
4.1 miE
51°38'14"N • 6°45'47"E
Heimatmuseum Hünxe, Hünxe
104 min walk • Museum
2.9 miNW
Church
Willibrordi-Dom, Wesel
75 min walk • The Willibrordi Cathedral in Wesel was built from 1498 to 1540 as a late Gothic basilica with five naves. The tower, erected in 1478, was preserved from the three-nave Gothic predecessor from 1424-1480.
3.8 miS
Church
Evangelische Kirche Götterswickerhamm
96 min walk • The Evangelical Church Götterswickerhamm is the landmark of the Rhine village Götterswickerhamm, which belongs to the city of Voerde. Built in the 11th/12th century, the church was dedicated to St.
5.4 miSE
51°35'4"N • 6°45'51"E
Bergpark, Dinslaken
137 min walk • Park
6.5 miSE
Church
Dorfkirche Hiesfeld, Dinslaken
165 min walk • Hiesfelder Dorfkirche is the Protestant parish church in Hiesfeld, a district of Dinslaken. It was dedicated to St. Cyriac, a deacon who died a martyr's death in Rome in 303. He is counted among the Fourteen Helpers in Need.
5.8 miSE
Church
Protestant church, Dinslaken
148 min walk • The Protestant Stadtkirche is a listed church building in the old town of Dinslaken, a town in the district of Wesel in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is one of the preaching places of the Protestant church congregation of Dinslaken in the Dinslaken...
2.9 miNW
Church
Sankt Martini Kirche, Wesel
75 min walk • St. Martini is the second Roman Catholic church in the old town of Wesel, along with St. Mary's Assumption. It goes back to a branch of the Friars founded in 1436 on Ritterstraße with the patrocinium of St. Martin.
5.7 miSE
Historical place, City hall
Burg Dinslaken, Dinslaken
145 min walk • Castle in Dinslaken-a castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the western part of Germany, in Dinslaken. It is also the reproductive cell of this city.