Vorhafen
Vorhafen is a harbor in Wilhelmshaven, East Frisia, Lower Saxony. Vorhafen is situated nearby to the suburb Heppens, as well as near the locality Kirchreihe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include German destroyer Mölders and Deutsches Marinemuseum 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. German destroyer Mölders is situated 3 km southwest of Vorhafen.
Deutsches Marinemuseum Wilhelmshaven
Museum
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Deutsches Marinemuseum Wilhelmshaven is situated 3 km southwest of Vorhafen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include JadeWeserPort and Tossens.
JadeWeserPort
Suburb
Photo: Alchemist-hp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
JadeWeserPort is Germany's largest harbour project. It is supported by the states of Lower Saxony and Bremen. This new container port is located at Wilhelmshaven at the Jade Bight, a bay on the North Sea coast. JadeWeserPort is situated 7 km north of Vorhafen.
Tossens
Suburb
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Tossens is a village on the Butjadingen peninsula in Germany, in the Bundesland of Niedersachsen. It effectively consists of two areas: the tourist section on the coastline of Jadebusen bay; and the original village which is further inshore. Tossens is situated 8 km northeast of Vorhafen.
Mariensiel
Village
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Mariensiel is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Vorhafen.
Vorhafen
- Type: Harbor
- Category: transportation
- Location: Wilhelmshaven, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.53492° or 53° 32′ 6″ northLongitude
8.16435° or 8° 9′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9F5CG5M7+XPGeoNames ID
13521985
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In Other Languages
“Vorhafen” goes by many names.
- German: “Vorhafen”
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