Emmerich am Rhein is a city on the River Rhine in Lower Rhine in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, with a population of around 30,000.

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History[edit]

Orientation[edit]

Emmerich lies on the River Rhine, or more precisely, on its right (northern) riverbank next to the Dutch border.

Emmerich is divided into 10 quarters (Ortsteile): Altstadt (old town), Borghees, Dornick, Elten, Hüthum, Klein-Netterden, Leegmeer, Praest, Speelberg and Vrasselt.

Tourists are most likely to concentrate on Altstadt and maybe Elten.

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By plane[edit]

The nearest airports are located in Weeze (NRN ^IATA, 37 km away), Düsseldorf (DUS ^IATA, 95 km), Eindhoven (NL) (EIN ^IATA, 120 km), Dortmund (DTM ^IATA, 125 km) and Schiphol (NL) (AMS ^IATA, 136 km). Out of these, Düsseldorf and Amsterdam Schiphol see by far the most international connections. Weeze meanwhile is mostly served by no frills airlines.

By train[edit]

Emmerich station is situated less than 1 km away from the city centre. At Duisburg main station travellers from Germany may change trains from high speed train ICE to regional trains Regionalexpress "Rhein-Express" (RE 5) or Regionalbahn „Der Weseler“ (RB 35). The night trains CityNightline "Pollux" (CNL 419/1319) and "Pegasus" (CNL 40419) have a stop in Emmerich too.

• Emmerich station timetables: current arrivals • current departures
• trip scheduling (by train and bus): inbound journey • outbound journey

By car[edit]

Emmerich is connected to the highway ("Autobahn") A3 and to the federal highways ("Bundesstraße") B8 and B220.

Get around[edit]

51°49′49″N 6°14′33″E

Map of Emmerich am Rhein

By local transportation[edit]

VRR database

By car[edit]

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Tourist information[edit]

• 51.836.241221 Tourist Information infoCenterEmmerich, Rheinpromenade 27, ☏ +49 2822 9310-40, fax: +49 2822 9310-20, [email protected]. April-October: Monday to Friday 10-18, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays 11-17; November-March: Monday to Friday 10–17. 

See[edit]

• 51.8291586.2264341 Rheinbrücke Emmerich (Rhine Bridge), Klever Str.. largest suspension bridge in Germany (updated Feb 2016)
• 51.839346.256622 Heilig-Geist-Kirche. built in 1966, version of the cross made of scrap metal and the Stations of the Cross made of linen. (updated Feb 2016)
• 51.8312956.2373813 ^{[formerly dead link]} Rheinmuseum (Rhine Museum), Martinikirchgang 2, ☏ +49 2822 75-1900. A one man submarine and a number of models of ships (updated Feb 2016)

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Sleep[edit]

• Hotel Stadt Emmerich, Bahnhofstraße 26, ☏ +49 2822 537909. 
• Hotel Am Pan, Baustraße 50, ☏ +49 2822 975190. 
• 51.829476.244981 ^{[formerly dead link]} Hotel Rheinpromenade, Rheinpromenade 8, ☏ +49 2822 981770. 
• 51.845856.205832 Reiterhof "Ortscher Hof", Eltener Straße 355, ☏ +49 2822 45343. 

Caravan sites[edit]

• 51.837226.219723 Wohnmobilstellplatz am Yachthafen, Fackeldeystr.. 
• 51.832026.235964 Wohnmobilstellplatz Kleiner Wall, Kleiner Wall, ☏ +49 2822 931040. 

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