Forstgarten, Kleve

#9 among attractions in Kleve

Town, Relax in park, Park

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Kleve is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy. Today, Cleves is the capital of the district of Cleves in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city is home to one of the campuses of the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences. ()

Local name: Kleve Area: 37.75 mi²Elevation: 79 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°47'48"N, 6°7'38"E

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Day trips

Forstgarten – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum Kurhaus Kleve, XOX-Theater Kleve, B.C. Koekkoek-Haus, Collegiate Church.

~600 ftSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve
3 min walk • Museum Kurhaus Kleve is an art museum in Kleve on the Lower Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia. It bears its name because of the building's original function, when Kleve was a spa resort, especially popular with wealthy Prussians and Dutch, as "Bad...
0.8 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
XOX-Theater Kleve, Kleve
22 min walk • XOX-Theater Kleve is a theatre in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
0.6 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
B.C. Koekkoek-Haus, Kleve
17 min walk • The Museum B.C. Koekkoek House is the former home of the Dutch painter Barend Cornelis Koekkoek and his family. The listed building in Kleve at Koekkoekplatz 1, formerly Kavarinerstraße 33, has been used as a museum since 1960.
0.9 miSE
Church
Collegiate Church, Kleve
24 min walk • Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary-a church in the city of Kleve, Germany, in the union country of North Rhine-Westphalia. Established in the Gothic style in the fourteenth and fifteenth century as a collegiate...
~970 ftNW
Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
Tiergarten, Kleve
5 min walk • The Kleve Zoo is a zoo in Kleve, Germany. It houses about 350 animals with a focus on mostly old, endangered domestic breeds. As part of the European Conservation Breeding Program, it also keeps kulans and lesser pandas.
0.7 miSE
Town, Church
Unterstadtkirche, Kleve
19 min walk • Kleve is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy.
0.8 miS
Church
Kleine Evangelische Kirche, Kleve
21 min walk • The Kleine Evangelische Kirche is a church building in the district town of Kleve on the lower Lower Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia. It belongs to the Protestant parish of Kleve. The church, which was consecrated in the name Trinitatiskirche on...
0.6 miN
Forts and castles
Wasserburg Rindern, Kleve
17 min walk • Wasserburg Rindern is a former manor house in the village of Rindern, which is now part of the urban area of Kleve. The moated castle has served as the seat of the "Katholische Heimvolkshochschule Wasserburg Rindern" since 1956.
~670 ftW
Monuments and statues
Eiserner Mann, Kleve
4 min walk • The Iron Man, more correctly New Iron Man, is a statue in Kleve. It is located in the baroque gardens with amphitheater at the Tiergarten and was made by Stephan Balkenhol. The statue commemorates Prince Johann Moritz of Nassau-Siegen and was...
0.9 miSE
Neighbourhood
Schwanenburg Castle, Kleve
22 min walk • The Schwanenburg Castle, in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the Dukes of Cleves resided, was founded on a steep hill. It is located at the northern terminus of the Kermisdahl where it joins with the Spoykanal, which was previously an important transportation link to the Rhine.
0.8 miE
Universities and schools
Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Kleve
21 min walk • Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences or HSRW, is a young and fast growing German public university that first opened for the winter semester of 2009/10.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Forstgarten?

Nearby attractions include Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Kleve (3 min walk), Eiserner Mann, Kleve (4 min walk), Tiergarten, Kleve (5 min walk), Wasserburg Rindern, Kleve (17 min walk).

How to get to Forstgarten by public transport?

The nearest stations to Forstgarten:

Bus

Gruftstraße • Lines: 59, Sb58 (7 min walk)
Landwehr • Lines: 60 (10 min walk)

Train

Draisinenbahnhof Kleve (17 min walk)
Kleve (24 min walk)