Meiderich
District of Duisburg
North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany

Ruhr (river)

The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany, a right tributary (east-side) of the Rhine.

Located at 51.4508, 6.72278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhine basin, Tributaries of the Rhine

König Brauerei

The König Brewery is situated in the Beeck area of Duisburg; amongst other beers, it brews the well-known König Pilsener (also known in colloquial German as “KöPi”).

Located at 51.475, 6.73556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Beer brewing companies in Germany, Beer brands of Germany, 1858 establishments, Companies based in Duisburg, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail

Meiderich

Meiderich is a quarter of the city of Duisburg. It is divided into Unter-, Mittel- and Obermeiderich. Meiderich belongs to the city district Meiderich/Beeck, which started in 1975, during the course of municipal reorganization. On 31 December 2004, 75,000 people lived in the district. Meiderich/Beeck has seven quarters: Beeck, Beeckerwerth, Bruckhausen, Laar, Mittel, Ober and Untermeiderich.

Located at 51.4667, 6.76667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Duisburg, Former municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhrort

Ruhrort is a district within the German city of Duisburg situated north of the confluence of the Ruhr and the Rhine, in the western part of the Ruhr area. Ruhrort has the largest river harbour in the World, with quays extending nearly 40 kilometres along the river, and it is the principal inland shipping port in Germany.

Located at 51.4561, 6.73222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Duisburg, Former municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

Landschaftspark is a public park located in Duisburg Nord, Germany. It was designed in 1991 by Latz + Partner, with the intention that it work to heal and understand the industrial past, rather than trying to reject it. The park closely associates itself with the past use of the site: a coal and steel production plant (abandoned in 1985, leaving the area significantly polluted) and the agricultural land it had been prior to the mid 19th century.

Located at 51.4803, 6.78 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Duisburg, Parks in Germany, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail, Protected areas of North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhine–Herne Canal

The Rhine–Herne Canal is a 45.6-kilometre long transportation canal in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with five canal locks. The canal was built over a period of eight years (5 April 1906 - 14 July 1914) and connects the harbour in Duisburg on the Rhine with the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Henrichenburg, following the valley of the Emscher. It was widened in the 1980s.

Located at 51.4497, 6.76694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Canals in Germany, Federal waterways in Germany

Duisburg Zoo

The Duisburg Zoo, founded on May 12, 1934, is one of the largest zoological gardens in Germany. It is especially well known for its dolphinarium and, since 1994, for breeding koalas. Far less well known are the breeding successes in other areas, for example, with fossas and Red River hogs. The zoo is located in the northern part of the Duisburg urban forest on the border with Mülheim on the Ruhr.

Located at 51.4353, 6.80528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Duisburg, Zoos in Germany, Visitor attractions in North Rhine-Westphalia

Lehmbruck Museum

The Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum - Center for International Sculpture is a museum in Duisburg, Germany. Sculptures by Wilhelm Lehmbruck, after whom the museum is named, make up a large part of its collection.

Located at 51.4303, 6.76611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Germany, Modern art museums, Buildings and structures in Duisburg, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia, Sculpture galleries

Duisburg Central Station

Duisburg Central Station (Duisburg Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station in the city of Duisburg in western Germany. It is situated at the meeting point of many important national and international railway lines in the Northwestern Ruhr valley.

Located at 51.43, 6.7725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hauptbahnhof in Germany, Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, S1 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), S2 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn), Buildings and structures in Duisburg, Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn stations, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail

Stadtwerketurm

Stadtwerketurm is a remarkable chimney of Duisburg. It was built in 1966/67 and consists of 4 tubes One of these tubes contains an elevator, the others are used for smoke guiding.

Located at 51.4297, 6.75306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towers in Germany

Rhine Orange

Rheinorange (Rhine Orange) is the name of a sculpture erected in Duisburg-Neuenkamp in 1992 at the point where the Ruhr flows into the Rhine at 'Rheinkilometer 780', i.e. 780 km from the source of the Rhine. It was constructed from steel by the sculptor Lutz Fritsch from Köln. It is 25 m tall, 7 m wide and 1 m thick, and weights 83 tonnes. The cost was over 400.000 DM, which was donated by IHK Niederrhein after an initiative by employees. The name Rheinorange is actually a play on words.

Located at 51.4495, 6.72253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Duisburg, Rhine, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail, Outdoor sculptures in Germany, Buildings and structures in North Rhine-Westphalia

Landfermann-Gymnasium

Landfermann-Gymnasium (LfG) is situated in the city centre of Duisburg, Germany. It is a municipal grammar school for boys and girls, and is one of the oldest schools in Germany. Founded before 1280 as Schola Duisburgensis, the school was transformed into a Latin school in 1559, which today's Landfermann-Gymnasium acknowledges as its official founding year.

Located at 51.4342, 6.7736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Schools in Germany, Educational institutions established in the 1550s, 1559 establishments

Botanischer Garten Duisburg-Hamborn

The Botanischer Garten Duisburg-Hamborn, also known as the Botanischer Garten Duisburg or the Botanischer Garten Hamborn, is a municipal botanical garden and aquarium located at Fürst-Pückler-Straße 18, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is open daily, and should not be confused with the Botanischer Garten Kaiserberg, another botanical garden in Duisburg. The garden hosts about 1,000 species outdoors and in greenhouses.

Located at 51.4869, 6.7665 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in North Rhine-Westphalia

Botanischer Garten Kaiserberg

The Botanischer Garten Kaiserberg (2 hectares) is a botanical garden located at Schweizer Straße 24, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The garden was established in 1890 and primarily cultivates native plants, but also includes exotic flora such as Araucaria, Ginkgo biloba, Sequoiadendron. It is open daily without charge, and should not be confused with the Botanischer Garten Duisburg-Hamborn, another botanical garden in Duisburg.

Located at 51.4359, 6.7972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Germany, Gardens in North Rhine-Westphalia

Duisburg Inner Harbour

The Innenhafen (Inner Harbour) in Duisburg, encompassing an area of 89ha. , was for over a hundred years, during the high point of the Industrial Revolution, the central harbour and trading point of the town. Since the mid-60s, the importance of the harbour declined and it lay in a disused condition for 20 years, before plans for renovation were drawn up.

Located at 51.4408, 6.76611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Duisburg, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail, River ports of Germany, Redeveloped ports and waterfronts, Warehouse districts, Visitor attractions in North Rhine-Westphalia, Entertainment districts, Restaurant districts and streets

German Inland Waterways Museum

The German Inland Waterways Museum (Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt) is located in Ruhrort, Duisburg at the nucleus of Duisburg-Ruhrorter ports which today make up the largest European inland harbour complex. The museum was founded in 1974 with purchase of the museum ship Oscar Huber.

Located at 51.46, 6.73 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Duisburg, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail, Ruhr, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia, Maritime museums in Germany

Museum Küppersmühle

Museum Küppersmühle (MKM) is a Centre for Modern and Contemporary Art based Duisburg's Inner Harbour. It houses the Ströher Collection. It is part of the Duisburg: Town and Harbour section of the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail.

Located at 51.4411, 6.775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Germany, Modern art museums, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail, Buildings and structures in Duisburg, Museums in North Rhine-Westphalia, Art museums established in 1999, 1999 establishments in Germany

Duisburg Canals

The Duisburg Canals are part of the master plan developed by Foster and Partners for the reconstruction of the Duisburg Inner Harbour. They are part of the Duisburg: Town and Harbour section of the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail. An eastern port area was created separated from the rest of the port by the forming an artificial lake 26 m above sea level. The water level is maintained by ensuring that rainwater is channeled into the basin.

Located at 51.4397, 6.75361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Duisburg, Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail, Redeveloped ports and waterfronts, Canals in Germany

Werhahnmühle

The Werhahnmühle is a complex of offices, restaurants and a museum located in Duisburg's Inner Harbour It occupies the former silo and mill buildings of the Rheinische Mühlenwerke Werhahn. It is part of the Duisburg: Town and Harbour section of the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail.

Located at 51.4408, 6.77222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail, Buildings and structures in Duisburg

Love Parade disaster

On 24 July 2010, a crowd disaster at the 2010 Love Parade electronic dance music festival in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, caused the death of 21 people from suffocation. At least 510 more were injured. The Love Parade was a popular and free access festival and parade that originated in 1989 in Berlin. The parade featured stages, but had floats with music, DJs and dancers moving through the audience.

Located at 51.4204, 6.77236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Human stampedes in 2010, 2010 in Germany, Duisburg, Love Parade, Human stampedes, Filmed deaths

Auf dem Damm (VRR)

Auf dem Damm is an underground Stadtbahn Rhein-Ruhr station, located in Duisburg-Meiderich, named after the street "Auf dem Damm", under which it is located. The station was opened in 2000, when the overground tram route from Meiderich to Duissern was replaced by the underground section. The former route was not guided via Auf dem Damm, so before the opening of the new line, this area had no connection to the light rail network. Auf dem Damm station was designed by Eberhard Bosslet.

Located at 51.4654, 6.77403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Duisburg Stadtbahn stations

König-Heinrich-Platz (VRR)

König-Heinrich-Platz is an underground Stadtbahn station in central Duisburg, located under the Königstraße, west of the square after which it is named. It consists of two island platforms located on two levels. The upper one is used by trains from or to southern Duisburg, the lower one by trains from or to the Ruhrort and all trains terminating here.

Located at 51.4328, 6.76865 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Duisburg Stadtbahn stations

Duissern (VRR)

Duissern is an underground light rail station in the district of Duissern, Duisburg, located under Duissernstraße, near the local employment agency. The station is served by U79 and 903 lines of Duisburg stadtbahn, which is part of Stadtbahn Rhein-Ruhr. It also offers connections to several local bus lines that stop above the station.

Located at 51.439, 6.78396 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Duisburg Stadtbahn stations

Die Säule

Die Säule is a theatre in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 51.4306, 6.76056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Duisburg, Theatres in North Rhine-Westphalia

Theater am Marientor

Theater am Marientor is a theatre in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 51.4292, 6.75694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Duisburg, Theatres in North Rhine-Westphalia