Wilhelmshaven: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 55 - 80 Hotel Rüstersieler Hof
 This hotel offers free public parking, a free breakfast buffet each morning and a skittle alley. It is located opposite a lovely lake in the Rüstersi… MoreEUR 52 - 79 Hotel Keil
 This charming 3-star hotel in Wilhelmshaven offers a relaxing break close to the North Sea shores. Wilhelmshaven railway station, the town centre and … MoreEUR 65 - 100 Hotel Schröder´s Superior
 Welcome to our hotel and restaurant ”Schroeder’s”. Located in the idyllic district of Ruestersiel in Wilhelmshaven, the hotel offers a b… More
 This youth hostel is located in the town of Wilhelmshaven, 4 km from the North Sea coast and the German Marine Museum. It offers free Wi-Fi internet a… MoreEUR 65 - 110 Strandhotels Seestern & Delphin
 This beach hotel is a 3-minute walk from Wilhelmshaven Ferry Port, in the Jadebusen Bay. Its bright rooms offer free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and views … MoreEUR 78 - 99 Residenz Hotel
 This 4-star hotel in Wilhelmshaven offers free Wi-Fi internet and free private parking. The bright rooms have a TV and private bathroom. The hotel is … MoreEUR 62 - 130 Hotel Kaiser
 This strategically located 3-star hotel is just a 5-minute walk from Wilhelmshaven’s pedestrian area and Nordseepassage shopping and dining complex.… MoreEUR 87 - 152 Hotel am Stadtpark
 Offering a free wellness area with indoor pool, free Wi-Fi access, and fine international cuisine, this 4-star hotel in Wilhelmshaven is just a 5-minu… MoreEUR 35 - 95 Beans Parc Hotel Jade
 This hotel in Wilhelmshaven offers rooms with free Wi-Fi, daily breakfast with homemade bagels, and easy access to the pedestrian area. The main train… MoreEUR 49 - 98 Banter Hof
 This hotel is located right near Wilhelmshaven’s railway station and city centre, while being just a 5-minute stroll from the Maritime Meile, or mar… MoreEUR 126 - 158 COLUMBIA Hotel Wilhelmshaven
 This 4-star superior hotel is situated in a beautiful location on the Jadebusen bay, right by the waters edge, in the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven.… MoreEUR 25 - 90 EcoSleep Boardinghouse
 The EcoSleep Boardinghouse is located in Wilhelmshaven city centre, just a 5-minute drive from the Südstrand beach. It offers quiet rooms, a 24-hour … MoreEUR 45 - 70 Friesen-Hotel
 This 3-star hotel in the Ebkeriege district of Wilhelmshaven offers free Wi-Fi, free private parking and a restaurant. The city centre is a 5-minute d… MoreEUR 55 - 80 Frühstückshotel Fürstenwerth
 This family-run hotel offers comfortable rooms with breakfast included and free internet access. It is located in the heart of Wilhelmshaven, just a 5… MoreEUR 25 - 95 Ü-Punkt
 Situated a short walk from the spa gardens in central Wilhelmshaven, the Ü - Punkt hotel offers air-conditioned rooms with free wireless internet, ca… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wilhelmshaven: Guide
Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the western coast of the Jadebusen, which is a bay of the North Sea. Population: 83,765 (2005).
History
Wilhelmshaven is a relatively young city by German standards. In need of a naval base for Prussian Navy|Prussia's developing fleet, Prussian king Wilhelm I of Germany|Wilhelm I founded the town in 1869.
There was a castle at the place as early as 1383, the Sibetsburg; this castle was owned by pirates and destroyed in 1433 by the Hanseatic League. Four centuries later the kingdom of Prussia planned to establish a fleet and a harbour at the North Sea. In 1853, Prince Adalbert of Prussia arranged the Jade Treaty (Jade-Vertrag) with the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, in which Prussia and the grand duchy entered into a contract: 3.13 km² of Oldenburgian territory at the Jadebusen should be ceded to Prussia. Wilhelm I (later to become the German emperor of the same name) inaugurated the port sixteen years later and gave it his name.
Wilhelmshaven grew to become one of the most important German ports. The duchy of Oldenburg benefited as well from the port; adjacent to Wilhelmshaven the town of Rüstringen was founded on the Oldenburgian territory. Wilhelmshaven and Rüstringen were merged in 1937.
During World War II the city, which had been a main operating base for the German navy, was bombed by Allied air attacks; two thirds of the town's buildings were destroyed.
Wilhelmshaven today
After the war the harbour was used not only for military purposes, but for economy and tourism as well. Today, Wilhelmshaven is Germany's main naval base at the North Sea again. It is also the third largest German port (after Hamburg and the combined ports of Bremen (city)|Bremen and Bremerhaven) with mainly oil products being loaded and unloaded. Besides the military, chemical industries and a refinery are the main employers of Wilhelmshaven which has one of the highest unemployment rates in the western part of Germany. The oil terminal and the refinery are connected with other German industrial centres by Pipeline transport|pipelines. Wilhelmshaven also provides an Applied Sciences University (Fachhochschule) for engineering and business sciences.
Economical hopes rest in four major development projects:
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the JadeWeserPort project for a deep water container port to be constructed 2006 - 2010, capable to even berth the largest container vessels presently under construction
the further development of the chemical industry
the construction of an Liquefied natural gas|LNG-Terminal
the proposed coastal highway (Bundesautobahn 22|Küstenautobahn) connecting north-western German industrial centres at the Elbe, Weser, and Ems rivers.Sights
In Wilhelmshaven there is an aquarium with native animals from the North Sea, the information centre of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park. The town's landmark is the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke ("Emperor Wilhelm Bridge"), which crosses an inlet of the Jadebusen. It was built in 1908; with a length of 159 m it was once the greatest swing bridge of Europe. The main exhibits of the Navy Museum are a former German Navy destroyer, a submarine, and some smaller warships as well as an exhibition of German naval history from the 19th century onwards.Twinned Cities
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