Wesseling, Germany
Wesseling is a town of 35,665 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Why visit Wesseling
Townapedia lists 61 museums and landmarks, 69 parks and trails, 144 places to eat, 12 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Phantasialand, Hagenhof, Jagdschloss Falkenlust and Jüdischer Friedhof.
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About Wesseling
Wesseling (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛsəlɪŋ] ) is an industrial German city on the Rhine bordering Cologne city on the south. With three chemical plants and a petroleum refinery within its city limits, it has an important place in the international petrochemical industry.
From the Wikipedia article Wesseling (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do9
Hofladen Stricker
Farm and orchard · 1.6 km
24 Hagenstraße, Wesseling
Mo,We 08:00-13:00,15:00-18:30; Tu,Th 08:00-13:00; Fr 08:00-18:30
Spargelhof Engels
Farm and orchard · 3.9 km
Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,14:00-19:30; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 09:00-12:00
Museums and landmarks61
Jagdschloss Falkenlust
Monument and historic site · 3.3 km
1 An Schloss Falkenlust, Brühl
Tu-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa,Su,PH 10:00-17:00
Alter Turm
Monument and historic site · 4.1 km
103 Porzer Straße, Niederkassel
Burg Lülsdorf
Monument and historic site · 2.7 km
39 Burgstraße, Niederkassel
Bürgerhaus Wesseling
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
15 Konrad-Adenauer-Straße, Wesseling
49 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds69
Augustusburg Park
Park · 4.5 km
Mar,Oct 08:00-18:00; Apr,Sep 07:00-20:00; May-Aug 07:00-21:00;...
Schlosspark Augustusburg
Park · 4.6 km
Park of Augustusburg Palace in Brühl, Rhineland, Germany
Gartenhallenbad Wesseling
Sports field and stadium · 0.9 km
15 Saarlandstraße, Wesseling
Mo 14:30-21:00; Tu,Th 06:30-08:15,14:30-21:00; We 06:30-08:15; Fr...
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Restaurants and cafes144
Brühler Wirtshaus
Restaurant · Regional · 4.4 km
2 Max-Ernst-Allee, Brühl
Mo-Su 12:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-23:00
Pizzeria Selinunte Da Gianni
Restaurant · Italian
36 Bahnhofstraße, Wesseling
Sa 16:00-20:00; Tu-Fr 12:00-20:00
Zur Tant
Restaurant · International · 3.6 km
49 Rheinbergstraße, Köln
12:00-15:00,18:00-22:00; Tu-Th off
Zur Waage
Restaurant · Regional · 0.6 km
4 Kölner Straße, Wesseling
Mo-Fr 12:00-14:30,17:00+; Sa 15:00+; Su 11:00+
Bombay
Restaurant · Indian · 0.6 km
20 Bonner Straße, Wesseling
Mo 17:00-22:00; Tu-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 09:00-21:45
Saitoky
Restaurant · Asian · 1.4 km
Finest Sushi & Street Food
72 Ludewigstraße, Wesseling
Mo-Sa 12:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Su 13:00-22:00
Bei Koray
Bar and pub · 1.0 km
Lounge, Sportbar
133 Flach-Fengler-Straße, Wesseling
Mo-Fr 00:00-01:00,10:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-03:00; Su 10:00-24:00
LUX Restaurant
Restaurant · Burger, German · 3.3 km
17 Brüsseler Straße, Niederkassel
We-Su 17:00-22:00; Mo,Tu off
Wirtzhaus
Restaurant · Regional · 1.7 km
2 Oberdorfstraße, Wesseling
Mo-Fr 17:00-22:00+; Sa 16:00-22:00+; Su 11:00-22:00+; PH 12:00-22:00+
132 more on the map.
History
The find of Roman consecration altars, the excavation of a Roman country house and Franconian burial grounds are early evidence of the settlement of the place. In 2025, the largest Hadrianic coin hoard was discovered in the city. Wesseling originates from the Latin "Wasliacum" which means "Village of Waslica". The story that Wesseling originates from "changing of the rope" (German: Cologne-bred:Wechsel de Ling) from when Rhine boats were pulled by horses is an urban legend, because the name Wesseling is centuries older than the horse-changing station, which was located in Wesseling in the 18th century.
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Around 1700 there was a team changing point for towing boats in Wesseling. Until industrialization, the place between Cologne and Bonn remained rather insignificant. Only in 1793 did a tannery hint at the coming industrial age. In 1848 a democratic workers' association was founded in Wesseling. In this year, the uprising of the Treidler (Rheinhalfen) spread to the Wesselinger Treidelstation, who saw their trade endangered by the upcoming steamship. In 1880, Heinrich and Franz Zimmermann founded the 'Chemische Fabrik Wesseling' for the processing of gas cleaning mass as the origin of today's Evonik chemical works in the north of the city. In 1904 the construction of the Rheinuferbahn (Rhine bank railway) from Cologne via Wesseling to Bonn began. A transverse railway has connected Wesseling with Brühl since 1900. Today, this line is mostly used for freight traffic.
During the World War II from 1939 to 1945, around 10,000 foreign and forced laborers were employed in Wesseling's industry. For comparison, the city itself had only 7,500 inhabitants. The forced laborers, most of whom were employed in the UK and Deutsche Norton, were in wooden barrack camps accommodated. The so-called 'southern camp was located next to today's station in Wesseling-Süd. Another barracks camp was located directly on the Rhine, the so-called 'Rhine camp'. Wesseling was conquered and occupied -similar to Cologne- early March 1945 as part of Operation Lumberjack by the First United States Army.
From the History section of Wesseling on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Economy
In addition to 4 subdivisions, Wesseling has the industrial areas "Rheinbogen" and "Eichholz". Home to several chemical companies including Evonik, and Basell, and a Shell oil refinery; the city was a bombing target of the Oil Campaign of World War II.
From the Wikipedia article Wesseling, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Wesseling
Jürgen FassbenderGerman tennis playerPhoto: Croes, Rob C. for Anefo, CC0
Wolfgang BaumeisterGerman biophysicistPhoto: MaxBublitz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin PerscheidGerman cartoonist (1966–2021)Photo: Qwertzu111111, CC BY-SA 4.0- Dominic ReinoldGerman footballer
- George von MallinckrodtGerman merchant banker
Born in Wesseling, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay12
Churches and places of worship29
Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten Dankeskirche Wesseling
Church · Protestant · 3.3 km
103 Waldstraße, Wesseling
St. Germanus
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.7 km
9 Bonner Straße, Wesseling
Shopping45
Gas and EV charging21
Schools, colleges and libraries27
Healthcare14
Map of Wesseling
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 km away.
- Niederkassel 5 km east, about 5 min by car
- Sechtem 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Brühl 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Bornheim 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Zündorf 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Hürth 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Wahn-Heide 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Eil 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Köln 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Alfter 11 km south, about 11 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wesseling neues Rathaus, Jean-Claude Holcher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denkmal 110 Wesseling 2 Einmannbunker, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Kölner Straße 80 Walter Koppel, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Wesseling Kölner Straße 80, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Wesseling Nordstraße 20, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Nordstraße 20 Irene Cahn, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Nordstraße 20 Emil Cahn, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Nordstraße 20 Josef Cahn, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Nordstraße 20 Kurt Cahn, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Wesseling Nordstraße 20, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Nordstraße 20 Hannelore Cahn, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Auf dem Rheinberg 11 Karl Koppel, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Auf dem Rheinberg 11 Helene Koppel, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Auf dem Rheinberg 11 Lina Koppel, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Auf dem Rheinberg 11 Johanna Koppel, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteins Lina Koppel, Helene Koppel, Karl Koppel, Johanna Koppel, Auf dem Rheinberg 11, Wesseling, Josef 'Jupp' Schugt (aka 'Penpen'), CC BY 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Wesseling Auf dem Rheinberg 11, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Kölner Straße 28 Nanny Wolff, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Kölner Straße 28 Jakob Wolff, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wesseling, Pontivystraße. Zugang Altenheim St. Lucia, HOWI - Horsch, Willy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteins Jakob Wolff, Nanny Wolff, Kölner Straße 28, Wesseling, Josef 'Jupp' Schugt (aka 'Penpen'), CC BY 4.0
- Stolpersteins Johanna Mayer, Julie Mayer, Kölner Straße 28, Wesseling, Josef 'Jupp' Schugt (aka 'Penpen'), CC BY 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Wesseling Kölner Straße 28, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Kölner Straße 28 Johanna Mayer, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Wesseling Kölner Straße 28 Julie Mayer, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Wesseling Kölner Straße 28, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wohn- u. Geschäftshaus - Römerstraße 39 Wesseling, ASCIInaut, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wohn- u. Geschäftshaus - Bahnhofstraße 22 Wesseling, ASCIInaut, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wesseling Bahnhofstraße, TVBuddha, CC BY 4.0
- Votivstein (2.-3. Jahrhundert) der Matronae Afliae in Wesseling, HOWI - Horsch, Willy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wesseling, Blick auf Industrie und Rheinbogen, HOWI - Horsch, Willy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmal 110 Wesseling 3 Einmannbunker, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denkmal 110 Wesseling 1 Einmannbunker, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Phantasialand Brühl, Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aerial image of the Augustusburg Palace gardens (view from the south), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alter Turm (Ranzel)1, Chris06, CC0
- Luelsdorf Burg3, Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St-clemens-langel, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche St. Germanus (Wesseling), Journey234, Public domain
- Wesseling Denkmal-09 Judenfriedhof Römerstrasse d, CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Entenfang, First-Neutron, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schloss Eichholz, Wesseling-7683, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss Falkenlust Brühl, Stefan Didam - Schmallenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Luelsdorf StJakobus3, Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Servatius, Köln-Immendorf-9837, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Luziakapelle (Wesseling) (2), Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG Am Godorfer Hafen Totholz, Mabit1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kiesgruben Meschenich, Mabit1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG Langeler Auwald 2024-6, Nicola, CC BY 4.0
- Brühl Germany Kapelle-St-Maria-Aegyptiaca-02, CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Berzdorf, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Stephan, Brühl, Rheinland-7647, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wendelinuskapelle (Sechtem), Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dankeskirche-Wesseling, Martinalex2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wesseling Denkmal-91 Friedhof Römerstrasse Mauer und Eingang im Osten, CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bahnhof Wesseling, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haus Ruttmann, Papa1234, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Am Vogelacker aussen, Mabit1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss Augustusburg, Parterre, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schwäne am Großen Inselweiher im Herbst, Greenshooter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bahnhofstraße 27, Asperatus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, countzero5, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, redrace, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, StefanS79, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, countzero5, CC BY-SA 4.0
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