Wesel Citadel
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.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Citadel in Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Also known as: “Wesel citadel”, “ヴェーゼル要塞”, and “ヴェセル要塞”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include LVR-Niederrheinmuseum Wesel and Willibrordi Cathedral.
Willibrordi Cathedral
Church
Church of the Assumption
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wesel and Fusternberg.
Wesel
Town
Wesel Citadel
- Categories: citadel, fortress, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.65174° or 51° 39′ 6″ north
Longitude
6.61534° or 6° 36′ 55″ east
Open location code
9F38MJ28+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Wesel Citadel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “韦塞尔要塞”
- Dutch: “Wesel citadel”
- Esperanto: “Citadelo je Wesel”
- French: “citadelle de Wesel”
- French: “Citadelle de Wesel”
- German: “Zitadelle Wesel”
- Japanese: “ヴェーゼル城塞”
- Russian: “Везельская цитадель”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An der Zitadelle and Stadtarchiv.
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