Krefeld Silk Culture

Industrial Culture

Krefeld silk culture, the “House of Silk Culture” enables its visitors to gain an insight into the history of the textile industry using the example of a hand weaving mill.Hand looms from times long past can be viewed here in their function. Weaving silk...

Kaiserswerth Museum

Museums

The Kaiserswerth Museum is located in a former school building and shows exhibits on the city’s history. The center of the museum exhibition is a ceramic city model that shows Kaiserswerth how it looked in the 17th century. In its past, Kaiserswerth was an...

Lower Rhine History

Worth Knowing

To describe the history of the region, it is necessary to limit the area geographically. Since the Lower Rhine itself has no clear geographical definition, the Lower Rhine is the area in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) that stretches from Dormagen down the...

Schill Casemates Wesel

Museums

In the Schill casemates of the main citadel gate, documentation shows the history of 11 Prussian officers in 1809. Because at this historic place 11 Schill officers were held in captivity and later shot. Please look further. style="display:block"...

Prussia Museum Wesel

Museums

Under the subject Prussia in the Rhineland, the Prussian Museum is showing a permanent exhibition on the history of the Prussians in the Rhineland. The Prussian Museum in Wesel provides information on the influence of the Prussians on the Lower Rhine region with the...