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Witten Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About Witten

Witten is a city of 96,000 situated betweenDortmundandHagenand part ofRuhrregion, on whose namesake river it lies. It consists of the districts of Mitte, Düren, Stockum, Annen and Rüdinghausen, as well as Bommern, Heven and Herbede, which lie on the Ruhr, with Herbede being near the Kemnade Lake, an artificial reservoir. The city, like the rest of the region, has to deal with issues of deindustrialisation and population loss, instead trying to draw visitors with its cultural and industrial heritage.

Top Attractions in Witten

Explore the best things to see and do in Witten:

  • Berger Memorial
  • Freizeitbad Heveney
  • Hardenstein Castle Ruins
  • Haus Witten
  • Johannis Church
  • Kaker Lakers
  • KZ-Aussenlager Annen Gußstahlwerk
  • Lake Kemnade

Where to Eat in Witten

Must-try local food and restaurants:

  • 🍴Akropolis
  • 🍴André's 1726
  • 🍴Picasso im Ruhrblick

Where to Stay in Witten

  • 🏨Ardey Hotel
  • 🏨Hotel Haus Hohenstein
  • 🏨Ringhotel Parkhotel Witten

Witten Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including:

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