Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Herne, Germany
Legend
Tour Facts
3 km
38 m
Explore Herne 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 HerneSight 1: Heimatmuseum Unser Fritz
The Museum of Local History Unser Fritz is one of the three locations of the Emschertal Museum on the social history of Herne and Wanne-Eickel. In 1926, the year the town of Wanne-Eickel was founded, it was established as a local history museum. After several changes of location, it is now housed in the former elementary school of the now Herne district Unser Fritz.
Sight 2: Lutherkirche Wanne
The Lutherkirche is a Protestant church in the Herne district of Wanne, which was consecrated in 1908. With the Cranger Church, it belongs to the district of the Wanne-Eickel parish, in the Herne church district of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia.
Sight 3: Cranger Kirmes
The Cranger Kirmes is a funfair in Germany, located near the Rhine–Herne Canal in Crange in the city of Herne located in Metro Ruhr. It is the biggest funfair in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the second biggest fair in Germany, only behind the Munich Oktoberfest. In 2008 there were 4.7 million visitors. At an area of only 110,000 square metres (1,200,000 sq ft) and 500 show businesses it is called the "most overcrowded fair of the world".
Sight 4: Cranger Kirche
The Cranger Church in Herne-Crange is the oldest church in the former Wanne-Eickel and a place of worship of the Protestant parish of Wanne-Eickel in the district of Crange.
Sight 5: Haus Crange
Haus Crange was a former water castle in today's Herne district of Crange.
Share
Disclaimer Please be aware of your surroundings and do not enter private property. We are not liable for any damages that occur during the tours.
GPX-Download For navigation apps and GPS devices you can download the tour as a GPX file.