Wesel: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 99 - 205 Welcome Hotel Wesel
 This modern, 4-star hotel in Wesel lies on the banks of the River Rhine. It offers spacious junior suites with kitchenettes, Wi-Fi internet, a solariu… MoreEUR 54 - 139 Zum Hasen Hein
 Zum Hasen-Hein may remind you of the time when the forest was still full of trees and the landscape was not ruined by roads and houses - a real oasis … MoreEUR 110 - 168 Waldhotel Tannenhäuschen
 Embedded in its own 54,000 m² wooded park in Wesel, this hotel is a perfect base from which to explore the Niederrhein region. Alternatively, relax … MoreEUR 40 - 40 Pension Offizierskasino
 This family-run guest house in Wesel offers spacious apartments in a historic building dating from 1902. It is located in Reitsenstein Park, 800 metre… MoreEUR 66 - 89 Hotel Haus Duden
 Set amid the historic property of Bossigt in Wesel, where Konrad Duden, the inventor of the German dictionary was born, this 4-star hotel offers a wel… MoreEUR 65 - 220 Hotel Kaiserhof
 This hotel offers free Wi-Fi and free parking. It is a 3-minute walk from Wesel Train Station and a direct train ride from Düsseldorf’s city centre… MoreEUR 50 - 95 Hotel Buerick
 The Hotel Bürick offers - in addition to comfortable furnishings - an easily accessible location between the city centre and the beautiful landscape … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wesel: Guide
Wesel is a city (population about 61,689 in 2004) in Germany, located at the point where the Lippe River empties into the Rhine. It is the capital of the Wesel (district)|Wesel district in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Different suburbs are Lackhausen, Obrighoven, Ginderich, Büderich, Flüren and Blumenkamp.
History
The city originates from a Franconian manor that was first mentioned in the 8th century.
In the 12th century Wesel came into the possession of the Duke of Cleves. The city was given extensive privileges and became a member of the Hanseatic League during the 15th century. Within the duchy of Cleves, Wesel was second only to Cologne in the lower Rhine region as an entrepôt. It was an important commercial centre: a clearing station for the transhipment and trading of goods.
Wesel's mayors:
since 1945:
1945: Jean Groos
During the war, Wesel became a target of the Allies of World War II|Allies particularly in its capacity as a strategic Distribution_center|depot. On the 16, 17 and 19 February 1945, the town was attacked with impact and air-burst weapons and almost entirely destroyed. The Rhine and Lippe bridges were blown by the Wehrmacht; among others, on 10 March, the 1,950m long railway bridge, the last Rhine bridge remaining in German hands. On 23 March, Wesel came under the fire of over 3,000 guns when it was bombarded anew, in preparation for Operation Plunder. 97% of the town was destroyed before it was finally taken by allied troops See the entry for 23/24 March 1944.
One of Germany's highest FM and TV-mast Wesel|radio masts is situated in the district of Büderich on the left bank of the Rhine. It measures 320.08 metres.
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1808–1814: Johann Hermann Westermann
1814–1840: Christian Adolphi
1841–1862: Franz Luck
1863–1870: Wilhelm Otto van Calker
1870–1881: Carl Friedrich August von Albert
1881–1891: Caspar Baur
1891–1902: Josef Fluthgraf (1896 Oberbürgermeister)
1903–1931: Ludwig Poppelbaum
1931–1933: Emil Nohl
1933–1945: Otto Borgers
1945: Wilhelm Groos
1946–1947: Anton Ebert (CDU)
1947–1948: Paul Körner (CDU)
1948–1952: Ewald Fournell (CDU)
1952–1956: Helmut Berckel (CDU)
1956–1966: Kurt Kräcker (SPD)
1967–1969: Willi Nakaten (SPD)
1969–1979: Günther Detert (CDU)
1979–1984: Wilhelm Schneider (SPD)
1984–1989: Volker Haubitz (CDU)
1989–1994: Wilhelm Schneider (SPD)
1994–1999: Bernhard Gründken (SPD)
1999–2004: Jörn Schroh (CDU)
since 2004: Ulrike Westkamp (SPD)Prussian period
World War II
Buildings and places of interest in Wesel
Berliner Tor
Willibrordi-Dom (Cathedral)
Zitadelle Wesel (Citadel)
FM and TV-mast Wesel|Broadcasting Mast Wesel, one of Germany's tallest constructionsPeople born in Wesel
Jan Joest - 1455-1519
painter
Hans Lipperhey - 1550-1619
Inventor of the telescope
Peregrine, 12th Baron Willoughby de Eresby|Peregrine Bertie, 12th Baron Willoughby de Eresby - 1555-1601
English diplomat and soldier
Peter Minuit - 1580-1641
Founder of New Amsterdam (New York)
Johann Friedrich Welsch - 1796-1871
painter
Konrad Duden - 1829-1911
Author of the first Duden
Friedrich Geselschap - 1835-1898
painter
Ida Noddack-Tacke - 1896-1978
Discover with her husband Walter Noddack the chemical elements rhenium and technetium
Joachim von Ribbentrop - 1893-1946
Foreign minister of Germany from 1938-1945Town twinning|Sister Cities
Hagerstown, Maryland (USA)
Felixstowe (United Kingdom|GB)
Kętrzyn (Poland)
Salzwedel (Germany)Miscellaneous
Further reading
Footnotes
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