Emperor William Monument
The Emperor William Monument, near the town of Porta Westfalica in the North Rhine-Westphalian county of Minden-Lübbecke, is a colossal monument above the Weser gorge of Porta Westfalica, the "Gateway to Westphalia".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: colossal monument near Porta Westfalica in North Rhine-Westphalian, Germany
- Also known as: “Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal” and “Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Goethe-Freilichtbühne Porta Westfalica and Wittekindsberg.
Goethe-Freilichtbühne Porta Westfalica
Theater building
Photo: TUBS, Public domain.
Goethe-Freilichtbühne Porta Westfalica is a theater building, which is situated 330 metres northeast of Emperor William Monument.
Wittekindsberg
Peak
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wittekindsberg is a hill, 281.48 m above sea level, which forms the easternmost peak of the Wiehen Hills and is also the western guardian of the Weser gorge, the Porta Westfalica, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Moltketurm
Scenic viewpoint
Moltketurm is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1 km west of Emperor William Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neesen and Vennebeck.
Neesen
Suburb
Photo: Elya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neesen is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northeast of Emperor William Monument.
Vennebeck
Village
Photo: Ingo2802, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vennebeck is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Emperor William Monument.
Minden
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minden, sometimes also called Minden an der Weser or Minden is in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Emperor William Monument
- Categories: Kaiser William monuments and historic site
- Location: Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.2456° or 52° 14′ 44″ northLongitude
8.9052° or 8° 54′ 19″ eastElevation
276 metres (906 feet)Open location code
9F4C6WW4+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 2119806045OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Emperor William Monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal”
- Chinese: “威廉皇帝紀念碑”
- Chinese: “威廉皇帝纪念碑”
- Dutch: “Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal (Porta Westfalica)”
- Dutch: “Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal”
- German: “Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal an der Porta Westfalica”
- Italian: “Kaiser Wilhelm Denkmal”
- Italian: “Monumento all’imperatore Guglielmo I”
- Japanese: “ヴィルヘルム皇帝記念碑 (ポルタ・ヴェストファーリカ)”
- Romanian: “Monumentul Împăratului Wilhelm I al Germaniei”
- Spanish: “Monumento al emperador Guillermo (Porta Westfalica)”
- Spanish: “Monumento al emperador Guillermo”
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