Wesel–Datteln Canal
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal
- Also known as: “Wesel-Datteln-Kanal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Blücher and Niederrheinbrücke Wesel.
Wesel Citadel
Castle
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The Wesel Citadel is the largest intact fortification system of the Rhineland, built 1688–1722 in Wesel. It was built according to plans by Johan de Corbin, in the form of a pentagonal star, with each point of the star being a bastion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lippedorf and Wesel.
Wesel
Town
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Wesel is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district. Wesel is situated 2½ km north of Wesel–Datteln Canal.
Fusternberg
Suburb
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Fusternberg is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northeast of Wesel–Datteln Canal.
Wesel–Datteln Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Wesel–Datteln Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Wesel–Datteln Canal” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Везель — Датэльн”
- Belarusian: “Везель-Датэльн”
- Belarusian: “канал Везель — Датэльн”
- Belarusian: “канал Везель-Датэльн”
- Cebuano: “Wesel-Datteln-Kanal”
- Chinese: “威悉-达特尔恩运河”
- Chinese: “威悉-達特爾恩運河”
- Dutch: “Wesel-Dattelnkanaal”
- Dutch: “Wesel–Datteln Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة فيزل داتاين”
- Esperanto: “Kanalo Wesel-Datteln”
- German: “Wesel-Datteln-Kanal”
- Japanese: “ヴェーゼル-ダッテルン運河”
- Lithuanian: “Vėzelio-Datelno kanalas”
- Russian: “Канал Везель — Даттельн”
- Russian: “Канал Везель-Даттельн”
- Ukrainian: “Канал Везель — Даттельн”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Emmelsum and Büderich.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Büdericher Insel and Lippe.
North Rhine-Westphalia: Must-Visit Destinations
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