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 in length with an elevation difference of 125 metres and a catchment area of 4.890 km². The s
The Lippe in Lünen
Wesel
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Wesel is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.
Lippe (river)
…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 river Lippe has been used as an infrastructure in Roman times. For the Romans the river (named Lupia) was a gateway to Germania, running from the…
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.
Main railway station
Wesel Citadel