Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Emden (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Friesentherme, Port of Emden, and Bunkermuseum. Also, be sure to include JaL-Bibliothek in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Emden (Lower Saxony).
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Friesentherme
Amusement, Spa, Hot springs, Water park, Amusement park, Swimming
Address: Theaterstraße 2, 26721 Emden
Port of Emden
The Port of Emden is the seaport of the German city of Emden at the mouth of the Ems to the North Sea. It is the westernmost seaport on the coast of Germany; in 2011, it reached an annual turnover of about 6.29 million tons. Major transhipment products include motor vehicles, forest products and, increasingly, wind turbines. In motor vehicles, the Emden port is the third largest in Europe after Zeebrugge and Bremerhaven.
The sea freight turnover in 2017 was 5.08 million tons) (2016: 4.33 million tons, 2015: 4.29 million tons). These figures included components for the wind energy sector.
The operator of the Port of Emden is Niedersachsen Ports.
In addition, Emden is an important ferry port to the North Sea island Borkum. The port is connected to the railway network with the Emden Außenhafen station via Emden main station.
Large industry and shipbuilding companies are located at Emden harbor, among them Volkswagen, Nordseewerke, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Cassens and many others.[1]
Bunkermuseum
Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum
Address: Holzsägerstraße 6, 26721 Emden
JaL-Bibliothek
Also known as: Johannes a Lasco
Jan Łaski or Johannes à Lasco was a Polish Calvinist reformer. Owing to his influential work in England during the English Reformation, he is known to the English-speaking world by the Anglicised form John à Lasco.[2]
Address: Kirchstraße 22, 26721 Emden
Emder Rathaus - Ostfriesisches Landesmuseum
Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum, City hall
Address: Brückstraße 1, 26721 Emden
Dat Otto Huus
Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum
Address: Grosse Str. 1, 26721 Emden
Kunsthalle Emden
Top attraction, Art gallery, Museum, Shopping, Art museum
Address: Hinter dem Rahmen 13, 26721 Emden
Pelzerhäuser
The Pelzerhäuser are two buildings on Pelzerstrasse in the old town of Emden. The two houses are among the oldest buildings in the city and are the only ones in the old town that survived the heavy bombing of Emden on September 6, 1944. Their architectural style today gives an impression of the appearance of Emden's old town before the bombing - it was characterized by buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Today, the Pelzer Houses house a branch of the East Frisian State Museum. The houses are located at Pelzerstrasse number 11 and 12.
Pelzerhaus 11: Three-story residential building rebuilt in 1909 in the style of its 16th-century predecessor, with reused original parts. Pelzerhaus 12: Built in the second half of the 16th century. Now only the three-story brick facade with volute gable survives. The associated house was replaced by a new building in 1983.
In the Pelzerhäuser temporary exhibitions are held, and there is also a café.
Address: 11 Pelzerstraße, Emden
Georg Breusing
Georg Breusing was a 26-meter-class rescue cruiser of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS), built in 1963 by the Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard in Lemwerder under build number 5870. The DGzRS internal designation was KRS 6.
The daughter boat Engelke up de Muer (build number 5883) had the internal designation KRT 6.
Address: Georg-Breusing-Promenade 1, 26721 Emden
Kesselschleuse Emden
Address: Kesselschleuse 3, 26725 Emden
Stadt Emden
The museum lugger Stadt Emden is a wooden German sailing lugger. It bears the fishing number AE 7. Together with the lightship Amrumbank and the sea rescue cruiser Georg Breusing, the museum ship is moored in Emder Ratsdelft. It was moored there in the spring of 1995.