Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Cuxhaven, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 24 m
Descend 27 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: 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 2: 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

1974 meters / 24 minutes

Sight 3: Hamburger Leuchtturm

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The Hamburg Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Cuxhaven, Germany, which was built between 1802 and 1804 by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, to which the area belonged at the time. The lighthouse on the Alte Liebe is one of the city's landmarks and was in operation until 2001. It is a listed building in Lower Saxony and is included in the list of monuments in Cuxhaven.

Wikipedia: Hamburger Leuchtturm (DE)

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Windsemaphor

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The wind semaphor on the old love in Cuxhaven is a facility for the optical transmission of weather information to ships that drive from the mouth of the Elbe towards the North Sea. It indicates wind speed and direction on the islands of Borkum and Helgoland with hands and signal arms.

Wikipedia: Windsemaphor Cuxhaven (DE), Ft_link

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Alte Liebe

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The Alte Liebe is a former pier in the port of Cuxhaven, which now serves as a viewing platform. It is located on the upstream boundary of the port of Cuxhaven to the fairway of the Lower Elbe. The ships to Neuwerk and Helgoland as well as to the sandbanks with the seals depart into the harbour near the platform.

Wikipedia: Alte Liebe (Cuxhaven) (DE)

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