Wilhelmshaven Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Lower Saxony, Germany
About Wilhelmshaven
"Haven", or rather in its modern German spelling "Hafen", means harbour. Founded in the 1850s asPrussia's military port on the North Sea, it served as the main North Sea harbour for the German Navy throughout the Kaiserreich (1871-1918). As the treaty of Versailles greatly limited the size of the German fleet, Wilhelmshaven sought and found new economic activities and invested heavily in tourism, which became the second important industry. Both the Nazis and post-war Germany kept and expanded the military capacities at Wilhelmshaven. The most controversial piece of infrastructure, however, is an entirely civilian one: the JadeWeserPort, Germany's largest harbour project. It was opened in 2012 and is intended to become the third largest German port on the North Sea (after Hamburg and Breme
Top Attractions in Wilhelmshaven
Explore the best things to see and do in Wilhelmshaven:
- ★Botanischer Garten der Stadt Wilhelmshaven
- ★Deutsches Marinemuseum
- ★JadeWeserPort Infocenter
- ★Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke
- ★Kopperhörner Mühle
- ★Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven
- ★Küstenmuseum Wilhelmshaven
- ★Pumpwerk cultural center
Where to Eat in Wilhelmshaven
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴An Bord
- 🍴Südstrand 101
Where to Stay in Wilhelmshaven
- 🏨Apart-Hotel Seenelke
- 🏨Ecosleep Boardinghouse
- 🏨Hotel Fürstenwerth
Wilhelmshaven Travel Guide Sections
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