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1 Windmills in Baerl
The two restored windmills from the
first half of the last century and the
village church in Baerl (b.c.1200)
contribute to the village charm of this
rural suburb to the north of Duisburg.
In the Baerler Busch woodlands and
the nearby Lohheide Lake there are
6 Ruhrort Harbour District
For centuries navigation has played
an outstanding role in the history of
Ruhrort, a district sited at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Ruhr.
Even today this is still evident. At the
so-called Hafenmund (harbour
mouth) lies the Schifferbörse - now
a restaurant - where for many decades freight and towing business was
conducted between ship-owners and
shipping agents. If you walk along
the towpath beside the harbour basin
and past the water-level indicator
you will come to the Mühlenweide,
a large area of meadowland used for
occasional springtime harbour concerts.
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Places of interest
outside the
city centre
Köhler-Osbahr coin and antique
collection. The museum is housed in
one of the former grain mills alongside the inner harbour. The permanent
collection is augmented by numerous
specialised exhibitions of a cultural
and historical nature.
The Mercator Treasury provides a
comprehensive review of Gerhard
Mercator’s widely diverse works. Included in its exhibits are astronomical
instruments designed by Mercator, a
large number of famous maps and a
pair of precious globes, the Globe of
the Earth (1541) and the Globe of the
Heavens (1551).
The Königsberg Town Museum is
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integrated into the Cultural and Local
History Museum. It furnishes insights
into the art, history, science and poetry of Duisburg's twin town of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad, and part of
Russia).
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2 Nature Reserve at Walsum
Walsum, whose origin can be traced
back to Carolingian times, is characterised by the extensive mining and
industrial sites in its immediate proximity, and by the quiet beauty of the
nature reserve bordering the Rhine.
The car ferry from Walsum over the
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The Inner Harbour, the Old Town Park and the Marina
Duisport
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Shipping lines from all over the
world demonstrate their presence in
Ruhrort by flying their colourful flags
from the flagpole at its centre.
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7 Duisport
The first harbour basin was built in
1715 to protect ships against flood
waters, ice and storms. This was the
start of what was to develop into
the largest inland harbour in Europe.
Duisburg's harbour, Duisport, is
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”City Centre”
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Street maps
Places of interest
Highlights
3 No. 1 Address for Steel
Since the turn of the century the
northern part of Duisburg has been
heavily marked by iron and steel production. Hamborn is the number one
address in Europe for steel as this is
the site of the largest blast furnace in
the world, operated by ThyssenKrupp.
(For tours, ask at the Tourist Information Duisburg ).
Landschaftspark
Duisburg-Nord
The power-packed park!
A 42 motorway, Exit Duisburg-Neumühl.
Head right for the blast furnace.
The St. John the Baptist Abbey
church in Alt-Hamborn contains parts
of the original cloister dating back to
the 12th century.
Combining pleasure with power!
The playful face of industrial history
where work plays host to leisure.
now a multi-purpose service and
trading centre with state-of-the-art
equipment for loading, storing and
processing high-quality goods from
all over the world. The harbour
which can accommodate river-going
vessels up to 4,500 tons has a unique advantage over its rivals, in that
it provides the best possible links to
water, rail and road communications
and even has access to air traffic.
The best way to experience the
inland harbour is by taking a boat
trip on one of the boats belonging
to the Weisse Flotte (see highlight 4).
8 The Village of Friemersheim
Friemersheim is situated in the
district of Rheinhausen. The traditional charm of the Lower Rhine has
been retained in the tree-lined village square, the village church, the
village inn and the old school house
4 Niederrhein-Therme
Mattlerbusch Park is one of Duisburg's "green lungs". People come
here from all over the area to relax in
its major attraction the Niederrhein
Looking for fun? Looking for action?
Climbing, jogging, diving, cycling:
The whole park is a huge
adventure playground.
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
Emscherstraße 71 · D–47137 Duisburg
Information:
Hotline + 49 (0)203-4291942
Fax
+ 49 (0)203-4291945
Internet www.landschaftspark.de
Therme (Lower Rhine Thermal Bath) a
huge complex containing indoor and
outdoor swimming baths, salt-water,
whirlpools and sauna baths, not forgetting a café and restaurant.
5 The Old Ferry Tower
The last of two lifting towers recalls
the time when a steam ferry loaded
with coal wagons crossed the Rhine
between Hamborn and Ruhrort. Two
steam-driven lifts in the towers regulated the difference in height between the railway line on the bank
and the ferry on the Rhine. The ferry
tower was in operation from 1856
to 1907.
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which has been turned into a local
museum. The Rheinaue meadows
(under nature protection) and the
neighbouring Toeppersee lake are
popular recreation areas.
The huge disused site of the old
Krupp steelworks in Rheinhausen
(265 hectares) has been converted
in an exemplary fashion into a an
international logistics centre, named
logport.
The pedestrian bridge to the marina is
extraordinarily flexible. Within the
space of six minutes it can be arched
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A walk round the water's edge takes
around 90 minutes.
In addition to the almost complete
collection of the works of the
Duisburg sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881-1919) this museum also
displays a unique collection of international sculptures of the classical
Modern period and post 1945
(over 300 sculptures and other items).
Other collections are devoted to the
German painters between 1900 and
1960, and to international graphic
works. The group of pavilion-like
buildings surrounding a courtyard of
sculptures and embedded into the
10 The Six Lakes
Only a few kilometres south from the
centre of Duisburg and immediately
adjacent to the sports park lies the
largest and most scenically beautiful
local recreation area in the whole of
the Duisburg area. Its diverse lakes,
extensive system of footpaths, barbecue sites, open-air swimming bath,
boat-hire facilities and model-boat
harbour have made this a popular
resort for sporting fans and day-trippers alike.
11 Duisburg-Essen University
Some 15,000 students are currently
studying in 5 faculties at DuisburgEssen University, which was founded in 1972. The university, like its
historical predecessor from 1655 to
new impulses by the university and
the immediately adjacent Fraunhofer
Institute for Microelectronic Circuits
and Systems.
www.innenhafen-duisburg.de
Boat Trips round Duisport
Map
City Centre
Opening times:
daily: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The centre of
Duisburg – vivid
and full of contrast
Historic Duisburg
Inner Harbour · Fountains
Shopping · Events
A day or a
weekend in Duisburg
Duisburg Zoo
Where to go
and what to see
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße 40
D–47051 Duisburg-Centre
Telephone +49 (0)203-2832630
www.lehmbruckmuseum.de
Opening times:
Tue – Sat:
Sunday:
Monday:
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
closed
Opera, theatre, concerts
Map
Urban Area
The Duisburg zoo is a mecca for almost
one million visitors a year from near
and far. It's situated near the Kaiserberg, an area of magnificent woodland. Amongst its exceptional attractions are the Equatorium - one of the
most richly endowed primate houses
in the world - the Dolphinarium and
the Chinese Garden, a gift from our
twin town in China, Wuhan.
Duisburg zoo is famous for its koala
bears which have captured the hearts
of visitors in the short time they have
been there.
Mülheimer Straße 273
D–47058 Duisburg-Duissern
Telephone +49 (0)203 30559-0
www.zoo-duisburg.de
Box office opening times:
Summer 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.
Winter 8.30 a.m.-6.30 p.m.
Dolphin shows:
11.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., 4.30 p.m.
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Duisburg's two most ambitious venues
are the Opera House and the Theater am Marientor. The productions
of the German Opera on the Rhine,
a joint venture between the cities of
Duisburg and Düsseldorf, dates back
to 1956.
The Opera House also presents shows
from other well-known theatres in the
area, concerts by the Duisburg
Landschaftspark Nord
Philharmonic Orchestra and a range
of master concerts.
Tickets:
Telephone +49 (0)203 3009-100 (Theatre)
www.theater-duisburg.de
Telephone +49 (0)203 285440 (Concerts)
www.theater-am-marientor.de
Duisburg Highlights
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Burgplatz and
Old Market
Archaeological Zone
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Cultural- and
Local History Museum
with Mercator Treasury
and Königsberg Town Museum
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Inner Harbour
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Boat Trips
round the Duisport
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Küppersmühle Museum –
Grothe Collection
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Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum
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Opera, theatre, concerts
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Duisburg Casino
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Atlantis Children’s Museum
10 Duisburg Zoo
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Landschaftspark Nord
12 German Inland
Waterways Museum
Duisburg Highlights
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Burgplatz and Old Market Archaeological Zone
The buildings in the Neudorf Electronic Park, designed by the internationally renowned British architect Sir
Norman Foster, endow the area with
a futuristic accent.
13 The Botanical Gardens
Duisburg can boast of two botanical
gardens. The larger of the two (260
hectares) lies in the suburb of Hamborn. It contains several large aquaria
and specially heated pavilions.
Innenhafen Duisburg
Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
Philosophenweg 19
D–47051 Duisburg-Centre
Telephone +49 (0)203-30550
Philosophenweg 23-25
D–47051 Duisburg
Telephone +49 (0)203 449900
www.atlantis-kindermuseum.de
whole complex of the Immanuel Kant
Park is regarded as an outstanding example of modern museum architecture.
upwards to allow incoming boats to
pass beneath.
The recently opened marina provides
mooring berths for boat-owners. The
rear section of the harbour has been
closed off. Here, along a row of old
warehouses and small Dutch-type
canals a unique mixture of cafés, bars,
restaurants and a museum of contemporary art are turning the area into a
highly popular waterside leisure resort.
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9 The Wedau Sports Park
The Wedau Sports Park, with its football stadium, ice-skating hall, swimming stadium and water-ski facilities
is a major attraction for sporting enthusiasts from near and far.
The regatta course is known all over
the world and hosts regular national
and international canoe and rowing
regattas.
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The transformation of the inner harbour site into a new “harbour district”
providing residential, working, cultural and leisure facilities is one of
Duisburg's most innovative projects
featuring both functional and artistic
aspects. The Garten der Erinnerung
(Garden of Remembrance) in the Altstadtpark (Old Town Park) near the
Jewish Community Centre is the work
of the Israeli artist Dani Karavan. In his
work he has deliberately left the outer
walls of demolished houses and stairways untouched in order to recall the
architectural past of the harbour area.
museum for joining in. Children aged
between 4 and 12 can discover their
own environment - the city - in a
completely new way. Curiosity and an
urge to explore are what are required
here when they look at the world
from the perspective of a mole in the
soil, or to experience what it is like to
sit on an airy leaf in the treetop. If you
have any questions, the scouts will be
only too pleased to answer them, direct you through Atlantis and give you
information.
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Rhine to Orsoy provides a direct link
to the Lower Rhine and its scenic
and cultural charms.
European Centre of Modern Sculpture
Museum opening times:
Tue-Thur, Sat:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday:
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday:
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Monday:
closed
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plenty of opportunities for walking
riding, sailing and other recreational
pursuits.
The Wilhelm Lehmbruck Foundation Museum
Johannes-Corputius-Platz 1
D–47051 Duisburg-Centre
Telephone +49 (0)203-2832640
www.stadtmuseum-duisburg.de
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The Burgplatz (Castle Square), formerly
the site of the weekly market, is surrounded by important historical evidence
of the city’s history. Amongst the items
to be found in the late Gothic Salvatorkirche (Church of our Saviour) (13161415), which was built on the foundations of a Roman basilica, are the memorial slabs of the universal scholar and
cartographer Gerhard Mercator (15121594) and the first rector of Duisburg’s
historical university, Prof. theol. Johannes Clauberg (1622-1665).
The Mercator memorial in front of the
Town hall also recalls Duisburg's worldfamous citizen.
The Old Market Archaeological Zone
containing the 16th century foundations
of the market hall, which have been
reconstructed since their excavation, are
behind the imposing Town hall which
dates back to the turn of the 20th century. Text boards, profiles and items uncovered in the excavations give visitors
an idea of how the city developed.
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Duisport, Europe's largest inland
harbour, is 250 kilometres away from
the coast. A trip around the harbour is
undoubtedly one of the city's main attractions. It is a fascinating experience
to glide past warehouses as big as
football fields, ocean-going ships, towering cranes and loading pontoons,
view the traffic on land and water
and observe world-wide trade in action at first hand.
Round trips (1 to 2 hours) with the
The Landschaftspark Nord (North
Duisburg Landscape Park) is situated
on a 200 hectare site of a former ironworks. It contains highly interesting industrial relics of brick, steel, concrete
and glass. Today the park offers a wide
variety of recreational facilities ranging
from walks and cycle tours through its
unique natural habitat to conducted
tours of the ironworks which closed
down in 1985. Visitors can climb to
the top of one of the blast furnaces,
attend music concerts, theatre and
dance shows in the old production
workshops, climb the outdoor bunkers
Duisburger Hafenrundfahrt Gesellschaft take place daily from April to
October. The main boarding point is
at the Schwanentor.
DHG-Infocenter
Harry-Epstein-Platz 10
D–47051 Duisburg-Innenstadt
Telephone +49 (0)203 60444-5/-7
www.dhg-duisburg.de
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Casino Duisburg
The Küppersmühle Museum - Grothe Collection
www.duisburg.de/mercator
www.duisburg.de/stadtarchiv
"Pure fascination" - that's what you're
promised at the Duisburg Casino,
the fourth of its kind in North-Rhine
Westphalia!
WestSpiel invites you to take a chance
with Lady Luck in the historical buildings of the Old Post Office opposite
Burgplatz. Here you'll be dazzled by
the first-rate display of blinking, winking gambling machines. Las Vegas
fans can live it up in style on one of
the 132 machines ranging from classical
one-arm bandits to a super modern
Roulette Multiplayer.
In 2007 the Casino will be moving to
the newly built congress centre on the
König-Heinrich Platz.
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or even go underwater diving in a
flooded gasometer. There is also a
permanent exhibition on the subject
of iron production. One last bonus:
there's even a modern youth hostel
on site.
Places of interest
round the city centre
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The Windmills in Baerl
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Nature Reserve Rheinaue
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Hamborn: No. 1 address for steel
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Niederrhein-Therme
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The Old Ferry Tower
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Ruhrort Harbour District
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Duisport
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Village of Friemersheim
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Wedau Sports Park
German Inland Waterways Museum
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Emscherstraße 71
D–47137 Duisburg-Meiderich
Telephone +49 (0)203 4291942
www.landschaftspark.de
Open day and night. Illuminations
take place at weekends after nightfall.
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Gerhard Mercator University
12 Neudorf Electronic Park
13 Botanical Gardens
Poststraße 26
D–47051 Duisburg-Centre
Telephone +49 (0)203-298780
www.casino-duisburg.de
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1818, makes an important contribution to promoting the economic,
intellectual and cultural life of the
region, and has made Duisburg into
an international meeting place for
scholars and scientists. Its sweeping
architecture has given it the reputation of being one of the most beautiful modern campuses in Germany.
12 The Neudorf Electronic Park
The suburb of Neudorf was set up by
thirteen families as a housing settlement in 1770. It has now developed
into a major site for new technology.
Cooperation between theory and
practice has been given important
The smaller (195 hectares) is situated
just below the Kaiserberg, the highest
point in the city (78.33 m.). From here
you can enjoy the view over the nearby
zoo and the meadowlands of the Ruhr.
More information on the internet:
www.duisburg-marketing.de
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Cultural and Local History Museum,
the Mercator Treasury and Königsberg Town Museum
Apart from the collection relating to
the history of the city, the main items
of interest in the Cultural and Local
History Museum are the important
Mercator
Treasury, its
broad range of
archaeological finds, and the
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The Küppersmühle, a listed building,
houses the comprehensive art collection of important German postwar artists such as Baselitz, Lüpertz,
Immendorff, Polke, and others,
belonging to Hans Grothe, a Duisburg
entrepreneur. The disused corn mill
has been completely gutted and
architecturally adapted to meet the
requirements of the exhibits. This has
created a unique spatial and artistic
environment which can also be appre-
Atlantis Children’s Museum
ciated from the outside in the course
of a tour round the harbour basin.
Philosophenweg 55
D–47051 Duisburg-Centre
Telephone +49 (0)203-30194811
www.museum-kueppersmuehle.de
Opening times:
Wednesday:
Thur, Sat+Sun:
Friday:
2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
by arrangement
A sunken ship, supply lines, excavations, a traffic landscape, a bed of
clouds and an accessible tree but also
computers, a sound studio and ro-
bots. All of this and even more can be
discovered in the Atlantis Children's
Museum. Here, discovery is just what
it means, the Children's Museum is a
The German Inland Waterways
Museum is housed in a listed art nouveau building which was once the former public baths in Ruhrort. It deals
with historical, economic and social
developments in inland waterways
traffic. It shows the technical evolution from dug-out canoes, via cargo
sailing ships to barges and tugs and
gives visitors an insight into the life
of riverboat people and dock workers.
Thematically grouped models, exhibits,
photographs and texts give a lively
impression of towing and passenger
services on the Rhine, and of navigation on other waterways of the world.
The museum ships Oscar Huber (a
side-wheel steam tug built in 1921/22)
and Minden (a steam-bucket dredger,
1882), are anchored a few minutes
away at the harbour entrance and are
open to museum ticket-holders. The
two boats and a steam crane, built in
1897, are important monuments to
technical and economic progress.
Imprint
Published by
Duisburg Marketing GmbH
on behalf of the City of Duisburg
www.duisburg-marketing.de
10th revised edition
© 03/2005
While all the information given has
been carefully checked, we cannot
guarantee its absolute accuracy
Apostelstraße 84
D–47119 Duisburg-Ruhrort
Telephone +49 (0)203 8 08 89-0
www.binnenschifffahrtsmuseum.de
Opening times:
Tue-Sun:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday: closed
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For travellers by bus and rail:
Buses, trams and suburban lines provide quick links between Duisburg’s
various districts. The most important
centre for public transport is the Central Station, the main changeover
point from inter-city and other overground trains to the city bus and underground service.
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For lovers of good food:
The hotels and restaurants in Duisburg
are very lively and offer something to
suit every taste: smart cafés, cosy restaurants, top-class restaurants, rustic
breweries, pubs and beer gardens, discothèques and meeting places for the
scene. By the way, the “König Pilsener”,
so highly prized by connoisseurs of
beer, is brewed in Duisburg.
For art lovers:
A visit to the Wilhelm Lehmbruck
Museum and the Cubus-Kunsthalle in
the Kant-Park • A stroll down the
“Fountain Mile” Königstraße • A visit to
the Küppersmühle Museum – German
contemporary art.
For those interested in history:
A stroll over the Burgplatz and through
the Archaeological Zone • A visit to the
Cultural- and Local History Museum •
A walk along the old City Wall around
the inner harbour.
Whether you are visiting, here on business or live here, if you're looking for
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offer. The Tourist Information Duisburg (address bottom left) will be delighted to put together a personal programme for you. We organise round
trips and guided tours and have plenty
of information ready to hand. Perhaps
some of the following suggestions will
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Information Centre
Harry-Epstein-Platz 10
D–47051 Duisburg
Telephone +49 (0)180-350 40 30
(0.9 cents per minute)
German Railway (Deutsche Bahn)
Service-Point
Telephone (D) 11861,
(GB) +49 (0)180-599 66 33 (60 cents
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D–47049 Duisburg
Telephone +49 (0)203 94000
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through the city; advance sales
of tickets; Duisburg city brochures
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Internet: www.duisburg-marketing.de
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You can obtain these publications, along
with tickets for most events, from the
Duisburg Tourist Information Office
(address bottom left).
processions and ending with the Christmas Market, an event which puts
townsfolk and visitors alike in the right
mood for seasonal celebrations. And
in between there are plenty of other
open-air events to liven up the city
streets like arts and children's festivals,
city and harbour festivals, fairs, street
markets, arts-and-crafts markets, wine
festivals, the "herring" festival, not forgetting outstanding sporting events.
motion to regenerate the 89 hectare
area around the innner harbour. Only a
few minutes walk from the city centre
and immediately in front of the old
City Wall, a multi-purpose service and
leisure park comprising homes, offices
and a marina has sprung up around
the striking old buildings, warehouses
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Monthly diaries of events like the timeout guide Applaus (www.applausonline.de) provide detailed information
on coming events in the city.
facilities are good in Duisburg, as
evidenced by the large number of
shoppers from far and wide.
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The Königstrasse has other things to
offer apart from shops. Due to its six
fountain sculptures, and especially the
colourful Lifesaver by Niki de Saint
Phalle, it is popularly dubbed the
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Memories of the eventful history of
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Street life
There is always something going on in
Duisburg. In addition to the theatres,
museums and concert halls Duisburg's
streets and squares are regularly used
for attractive, popular entertainment
throughout the year: starting in early
spring with the traditional carnival
struction of the Rhine Canal in 1828.
In 1893 the harbour was extended to
the east by enlarging the timber dock
and broadening the harbour basin,
thereby creating an inner harbour. The
face of the new port was characterised
by grain silos, mill buildings and
warehouses. Leading names in the
timber and grain trades established
themselves along the harbour basin and
flourished until the end of the 1960s.
In 1989 an ambitious urban architectural redevelopment scheme was set in
The charm of Duisburg’s city centre lies
in its successful blending of historical
and modern elements, the harmonious
proximity of life and work, shopping
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The Königstraße, Duisburg’s attractive
high street, extends from the Central
Station via Kuhstraße and Münzstraße
to the Schwanentor at the inner harbour. Principally conceived a spacious
boulevard with transparent roofing
over the shop fronts, its stores and arcades are a magnet for shoppers, independent of the weather. Here and in
the adjacent streets you can find a
wide variety of boutiques, specialist
shops and department stores whose
broad range of products is enough to
satisfy every taste and requirement.
And afterwards you can treat yourself
to a snack in one of the cafés and bistros.
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For celebrations:
A premiere in the Theater der Stadt,
the Theater am Marientor, or the
Comödie followed by a gourmet meal
in one of the city's elegant restaurants.
(A Guide for restaurants is available in
the Tourist Information Duisburg.)
For romantics:
In summer: A stroll along the illuminated promenade of the Inner harbour
• In winter: A stroll through the atmospheric Christmas Market • A visit
to a classical concert in the City halls.
For fitness fans:
A salt-water bath or sauna in the Niederrhein-Therme (Lower Rhine Thermal
Bath) • A walk beside the salt-works.
For nature lovers:
A walk through the Rhine meadows
at Walsum or Friemersheim
• A visit to the old village centre in
Friemersheim • A conducted nature
tour in the Landschaftspark Nord
(North Duisburg Landscape Park)
• A walk around The Six Lakes - a
near-by recreational area
• A stroll through the Botanical
Gardens to the Kaiserberg.
For shoppers:
Take a stroll through the pedestrianised
shopping centre • A break in one of the
many cafés, ice-cream parlours, bistros
and brewery houses.
For the family:
A visit to the zoo, with its koala bears
and dolphin-shows • A round trip
through the Duisport, Europe’s largest
inland harbour. (April-October)
Park) • A boat trip at The Six Lakes
• Underwater diving in the gasometer,
and outdoor climbing on the former ore
bunkers at the Landschaftspark Nord.
For technology freaks:
A climb to the top of the disused blast
furnace in the Landschaftspark Nord
• An informative round trip on the theme
of iron production • A visit to the museum ship Oscar Huber in the harbour.
For water-rats:
A boat trip around the Duisport
• A visit to the German Inland Waterways Museum • A walk along the
tow-path to the Mühlenweide at the
Hafenmund (harbour mouth) • Or visit
the Marina in the Inner harbour.
For comedy and cabaret:
A night out at the Comödie, Die Säule
and HundertMeister, before rounding
off your evening in one of the theatre
cafés or a nearby eating-house.
For sports lovers:
Water skiing, ice skating and jogging in
the Sportpark Wedau (Wedau Sports
For night-owls
A twilight-visit to the Landschaftspark
Nord. The impressive colourful illuminations devised by the English artist
Jonathan Park light up the gigantic industrial monuments for miles around.
For Las Vegas fans
Try your luck at the Duisburg Casino.