Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven is in East Frisia. The city's population in 2018 was about 76,000. Wilhelmshaven's main claim to fame is its connection to the sea and its function as a harbour.

Places of Interest

Highlights include German destroyer Mölders and Botanischer Garten der Stadt Wilhelmshaven.

German destroyer Mölders

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Mölders was one of three Lütjens-class guided-missile destroyers, a modified version of the American Charles F. Adams class, built for the Bundesmarine during the 1960s.

Botanischer Garten der Stadt Wilhelmshaven

Park

Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0.

The Botanischer Garten der Stadt Wilhelmshaven is a municipal botanical garden located at Neuengrodener Weg 26 in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Lake Bant

Lake

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Lake Bant, or Banter See in German, is an artificial lake in the North Sea port city of Wilhelmshaven in north-west Germany. It is about 2.6 kilometres long and 0.5 kilometres wide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sande and Rüstringer Stadtpark.

Sande is a municipality in the district of Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Jade Bight, approximately 7 kilometres west of Wilhelmshaven, and 12 kilometres southeast of Jever. Sande is situated 7 km west of Wilhelmshaven.