Wesel

Wesel is a city in , in western . It is the capital of the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Wesel Citadel and Wesel station.

Castle
The 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.

Railway station
Wesel is a railway station in Wesel, , . The station is located on the Arnhem-Oberhausen railway and the Bocholt-Wesel railway. The train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Abellio Deutschland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feldmark and Fusternberg.

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Wesel

Latitude
51.6577° or 51° 39′ 28″ north
Longitude
6.6171° or 6° 37′ 2″ east
Population
60,100
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE WES
Open location code
9F38MJ58+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 116125299
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2810678
Wiki­data ID
Q4011
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Wesel” goes by many names.
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  • Arabic: فيزل
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  • Chinese: 韋塞爾
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  • Chinese: 韦瑟尔
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  • Japanese: ヴェーゼル
  • Japanese: ヴェセル
  • Kazakh: Везель
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  • Korean: 베젤
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  • Western Frisian: Wesel (stêd)
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