The best family-friendly hikes and walks around Voerde (Niederrhein)

Veerhaven push convoy with 6 lighters

Here you can still see evidence of the old farming practices with their hedgerows (tree and hedge lines) that protected the fields from the wind. The pollarded willows are also typical of the Lower Rhine region; baskets were woven from their branches. This is a cycle path.

The Lower Rhine - a wonderful route for hiking or walking.

The name is misleading - no apartments, but lots of forest.

"Götterswickerhamm is one of the oldest districts of the town of Voerde (Lower Rhine) in the Wesel district, North Rhine-Westphalia. Götterswickerhamm is located on the right bank of the Lower Rhine at kilometer mark 800..." FURTHER INFORMATION: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6tterswickerhamm

"Götterswickerhamm is located directly on the Rhine and has a promenade with several cafés and restaurants. The town also has a boat dock where large Rhine excursion boats can moor. It is one of the oldest districts of the city of Voerde on the Lower Rhine. Götterswickerhamm is located on the right bank of the Rhine at kilometer mark 800 and has a population of approximately 550. Until 1913, the present-day district of Götterswickerhamm formed the municipality of Görsicker in the former Dinslaken district. Götterswickerhamm is located about 4 kilometers from Voerde's city center on State Road 4, directly on the right bank of the Rhine." https://www.rheinruhronline.de/niederrhein/niederrheinteil1/voerde/goetterswickerhamm.htm

"The Rhine is the major and important transport axis of our landscape. It connects states and regions – but it also separates countries, federal states, cities, districts, and municipalities. A good example is the district of Wesel, which has its territory on both banks of the Rhine. But to this day, the Rhine is also a river with dangers, with bathers and ship crews being particularly frequent victims. In the past, the number of casualties was much higher, especially in shipping accidents and on-board work accidents. Water police and fireboats with advanced technical equipment are only a modern achievement. The victims recovered from accidents and water bodies on the right bank of the Rhine near Götterswickerhamm were laid out in a small building, the so-called "morgue" or "dead house," until burial. Near Götterswickerhamm, the Rhine makes particularly sharp bends. In addition, a large number of groynes were built here in the Rhine. These are shallow dams built at right angles from the bank toward the middle of the river. In addition to flotsam, drowned bodies were repeatedly washed ashore in this area of the Rhine. Until they could be identified, they were housed in the mortuary, which had been built on the dike for this purpose before 1890. The present mortuaries did not yet exist at that time. The mortuary was relocated to the waterside of the dike during the dike renovation from 1930 to 1933. After its destruction in World War II, it was rebuilt on this site in 1947. With the construction of mortuaries in close proximity to the cemeteries, the house on the dike lost its function. It was demolished in 1971. During the dike renovation in 2010, this rare relic of burial culture disappeared along with the last remnants of the walls. To this day, it is said that the mortuary was once a popular destination for lovers; it was also a test of courage to "view" the washed-up corpses at night. Since 2012, there has been a memorial stone with an information plaque not far from the old site. (Stefan Kronsbein / Johanna Siewers / with kind comments from Heinz Boß, Association for Local Heritage and Transport Voerde (Lower Rhine). Created in cooperation with the Biological Station in the District of Wesel as part of the "Hidden Treasures Inclusive" project. A project of the LVR Network for Landscape Cultural Conservation, 2016) https://www.kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-258330

The Wohnungswald (apartment forest) is an oasis of tranquility and a feast for the soul. Birdsong, beautiful shades of green, beautiful paths, nature seemingly at peace with itself. For me, it's a top highlight in our area.