Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Cuxhaven, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 18 m

Explore Cuxhaven in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Cuxhaven

Sight 1: Swantje

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Swantje Chris Hartmann / CC BY-SA 3.0

The sea rescue boat (SRB) Swantje was a boat of the so-called 7-meter class of the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecker (DGZRS). It was built in 1971 by the Evers shipyard in Niendorf.

Wikipedia: Swantje (Schiff) (DE)

16 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: Windstärke 10

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The Windkraft 10 – Cuxhaven Wreck and Fishing Museum is a museum in Cuxhaven, Germany. In two former fish processing halls and a new building connecting these two halls, it shows the challenges and dangers of seafaring on a total area of about 4000 m², in particular part of the collections of the former wreck museum and an overview of 100 years of fishing history.

Wikipedia: Windstärke 10 – Wrack- und Fischereimuseum Cuxhaven (DE), Website

579 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Wasserturm

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The Cuxhaven water tower in Cuxhaven, Bahnhofstraße 11, today with apartments, among other things, is a listed building in Lower Saxony and is included in the list of architectural monuments in Cuxhaven.

Wikipedia: Wasserturm Cuxhaven (DE)

670 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Schloss Ritzebüttel

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Schloss Ritzebüttel in Cuxhaven was the residence of the Hamburg bailiffs during the time when Ritzebüttel belonged to Hamburg. The castle, some of which dates back to the 14th century, is one of the oldest surviving secular buildings of North German Brick Gothic in the region and is now open to visitors.

Wikipedia: Schloss Ritzebüttel (DE)

1182 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 5: St. Marien

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St. Mary's Church in Cuxhaven is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Deanery of Bremerhaven in the Diocese of Hildesheim. Today, the following branch churches are subordinate to it:Branch Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus House Chapel of St. Pius in the Stella Maris House in the Sahlenburg district Branch Church of the Twelve Apostles in the district of Altenwalde

Wikipedia: St. Marien (Cuxhaven) (DE), Website

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