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Wesel & the region
A holiday on the Lower Rhine
Discover the diversity of the region between the Rhine, the Netherlands and the Ruhr area during your holiday on the Lower Rhine: Wesel, Xanten, Kevelaer and other popular destinations with their stories and sights. The majestic Rhine and the flat, green landscape, where you will find excellent cycle paths. Lakes in the surroundings of Wesel, where you will enjoy swimming in summer ... Wesel is also a good starting point for holiday highlights in the nearby Ruhr area, especially for the Movie Park Germany and the Landschaftspark Nord Duisburg, as well as the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia: Düsseldorf. You can even reach the Netherlands in less than 50 km.
Wesel & the region - at a glance
The Hanseatic city of Wesel
History & attractions
In 1227 Wesel received city rights and the economy flourished. Since 1407 Wesel has been a Hanseatic town on the Lower Rhine. Remains of this important epoch are the Willibrordi Cathedral and the historic town hall facade. The location on the Rhine and Lippe was strategically favorable. After sieges of the town, the Prussian electors and kings built the largest fortress in the Rhineland in the 17th and 18th centuries. Berliner Tor and the citadel complex date from this period. Today the citadel houses a cultural center, the LVR-Niederrheinmuseum, and the Städtisches Museum.
In 2009 the 770-meter-long Niederrheinbrücke bridge was completed. It is an imposing structure that is lit up in the evening.
City tour of Wesel
Finding the sights
During WWII, Wesel was almost completely destroyed. You can find out what was left standing and how the town has changed on a city tour. We recommend the free "Zeitfenster Wesel" app which allows you to look into the past during your city tour through Wesel.
Events in Wesel
Sports, culture, festivals on the Lower Rhine
- Street carnival with Old Women's Carnival and Rose Monday procession in the city center.
- May fair at the beginning of May along the Rhine promenade.
- In spring the 2-day Eselrock music festival takes place in the Heubergpark - with local and national bands of all music styles.
- International pianists play at the Weseler Klaviersommer.
- Wesel cathedral concerts on various dates.
- "Wesel erleben" - an adventure weekend in June in Wesel
- Fair, live music, and fireworks await you at the traditional city festival "Pauken, Plunder, Promenade" (PPP) on the first weekend in August - in the city center, the floodplain, and along the Rhine.
- The dragon boat regatta in August on the Auesee is both sporty and fun.
- Wesel shows its cultural diversity at the Night of Culture and at "Culture for Kids" in September.
- Hanse-Citylauf in September with over 2,000 participants.
- Wesel Oktoberfest at the beginning of October on the Rhine promenade.
- Organ Autumn on the Lower Rhine: Saturday concerts in October in the Wesel Cathedral
- Every year on the last weekend of October we celebrate the Historical Hanseatic Festival in Wesel with music and cabaret, commemorating Wesel's entry into the Hanseatic League in 1407.
- Wesel Winter: Handmade products and delicacies are presented by clubs and charitable institutions at the Advent Market at the Cathedral on the first weekend in Advent. At the Berliner Tor, the Nikolausmarkt opens mid/end of November, right next to it an ice rink. You can rent skates on site.