Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Moers (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Halde Rheinpreußen, mine Rheinpreußen, and Moerser Schloss. Also, be sure to include Schlosstheater Moers in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Moers (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Halde Rheinpreußen
Park in Moers, Germany. The Halde Rheinpreußen is a spoil tip in the German city Moers which lies 70 metres above its ambit. It is part of the category Panoramas of the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail.
In 1963, the spoil tip was heaped up with materials of the pit 5/9, i.e. the mine Zeche Rheinpreußen.
In autumn 1999, the artist Otto Piene, co-founder of the ZERO group, presented his idea of a mining lamp memorial called Geleucht for the first time. Between 2005 and 2006, 35 lamp poles were assembled on the spoil tip for red illumination of an area of 8,000 square centimetres (1,200 sq in). In 2007, the circa 28-metre high (92 ft) and 115-tonne (113-long-ton; 127-short-ton) heavy landmark was constructed on the Halde Rheinpreußen.
Since the dedication of the Geleucht on 17 September 2007, the mining lamp memorial and the lamp poles are illuminated every night. The stairs to the observation deck are opened on a regular basis.[1]
Mine Rheinpreußen
The Rheinpreußen colliery is a former coal mine in Moers and Moers-Rheinkamp. The Rheinpreußen colliery was the first mine whose shafts were sunk on the left side of the Rhine. The mine was one of the largest collieries in the Ruhr area. The mine was founded by the industrial entrepreneur Kommerzienrat Franz Haniel.
Moerser Schloss
Concerts and shows, Theater, History museum, Museum, Forts and castles
Address: Kastell 9, 47441 Moers
Schlosstheater Moers
Theatre in Moers, Germany. Schlosstheater Moers is a theatre in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[2]
Das Geleucht
Also known as: Halde Rheinpreußen
Park in Moers, Germany. The Halde Rheinpreußen is a spoil tip in the German city Moers which lies 70 metres above its ambit. It is part of the category Panoramas of the Ruhr Industrial Heritage Trail.
In 1963, the spoil tip was heaped up with materials of the pit 5/9, i.e. the mine Zeche Rheinpreußen.
In autumn 1999, the artist Otto Piene, co-founder of the ZERO group, presented his idea of a mining lamp memorial called Geleucht for the first time. Between 2005 and 2006, 35 lamp poles were assembled on the spoil tip for red illumination of an area of 8,000 square centimetres (1,200 sq in). In 2007, the circa 28-metre high (92 ft) and 115-tonne (113-long-ton; 127-short-ton) heavy landmark was constructed on the Halde Rheinpreußen.
Since the dedication of the Geleucht on 17 September 2007, the mining lamp memorial and the lamp poles are illuminated every night. The stairs to the observation deck are opened on a regular basis.[3]
Town Church
Moerser Stadtkirche is the Protestant city parish church in the city center of Moers in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist.
Address: 5 Klosterstraße, Moers
Haagstraße
Bridge
Luise Henriette von Oranien
Memorial
Bowlingarena
Address: Rheinberger Str. 197, 47445 Moers