Weeze

Weeze - leisure on the Niers and an airport as a gateway to Europe

The municipality of Weeze is located in the centre of the district of Kleve, surrounded by beautiful nature, right on the Dutch border in the Maasduinen National Park. The municipality is home to picturesque castles as well as architectural, soil and natural monuments. Numerous leisure activities such as cycling tours, canoeing on the Niers, the Weeze animal park with its educational forest trail and petting zoo or the nature adventure trail emphasise the attractiveness of Weeze.
Weeze Airport connects the municipality with many destinations and cities in Europe and is also an important economic factor. More than one million passengers have recently used Weeze Airport as their departure and arrival point.
The Parookaville Festival, which takes place every year on the airport grounds, is internationally renowned. With a total of around 225,000 visitors, it is one of the largest festivals in Germany and Europe. The San Hejmo Festival has also established itself there.
Some large companies feel at home in Weeze, most recently the relocation of Rheinmetall to the airport site and Tricor to the Weeze-Goch business park made headlines.

Highlights

• Weez zoo
• Nature adventure trail
• Three castles: Hertefeld Castle, Kalbeck Castle and Wissen Castle
• Airport Weeze with the Royal Air Force Museum

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