Weeze | ||
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State | Germany | |
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Region | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Territory | Lower Rhineland | |
Altitude | 18 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 79.49 km² | |
Inhabitants | 10.697 (2019) | |
Prefix tel | 49 02837 | |
POSTAL CODE | 47652 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Weeze is a citizen of the Germany located in the region of Lower Rhineland, in the federal state (land) of the North Rhine-Westphalia.
To know
How to orient yourself
How to get
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Weeze Airport
By plane
- 1 Weeze Airport (IATA: NRN) (3.7 km from Weeze). The airport is served by international flights operated by Ryanair is Corendon.
By car
Bundesstraße 9 runs through Weeze.
On the train
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Bahnhof_Weeze.jpg/220px-Bahnhof_Weeze.jpg)
Weeze railway station
- 2 Weeze railway station (Bahnhof Weeze). Two regional trains from Kleve is Düsseldorf they stop every hour at the station.
By bus
You can get to Weeze by bus from Goch is Kevelaer or with private shuttle buses from Duisburg is Düsseldorf.
How to get around
What see
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/SchlossWissen07.jpg/220px-SchlossWissen07.jpg)
Wissen Castle
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Weeze_-_Haus_Hertefeld_02_ies.jpg/220px-Weeze_-_Haus_Hertefeld_02_ies.jpg)
Hertenfeld Castle
- 1 Wissen Castle (Schloss Wissen). The moated castle was last rebuilt in the 1960s and 1970s with predecessors from the 14th century.
- 2 Kalbeck Castle (Schloss Kalbeck). Built in 1906, no chance to visit.
- 3 Hertefeld Castle (Haus Hertefeld). Ruins of the 14th century castle with park, partly rebuilt in the 21st century.
Events and parties
Two major music festivals are held every year in the airport area:
- 3 Parookaville. Annual electronic music festival with tens of thousands of visitors.
- IMPAQT (Q-Base).