Wesel
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Wesel is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.
Willibrordi-Dom in Wesel. The cathedral, dedicated to St Willibrord, has been restored after wartime bombing.
97% of Wesel was destroyed before it was finally taken by Allied troops in 1945.
Konrad Duden, author of the first Duden
Lippe (river)
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The Lippe is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine and 220.3 km (136.9 mi) in length with an elevation difference of 125 metres and a catchment area of 4.890 km².
The source is located at the edge of the Teutoburg Forest in Bad Lippspringe close to the city of Paderborn. It runs westward through Paderborn, Lippstadt and then along the northern edge of the Ruhr area, parallel to the river Emscher and river Ruhr. The river finally enters the Rhine at Wesel.
The Lippe in Lünen