Discover Dinslaken: History, Museums and City Park

During a stay in Dinslaken, you can focus on culture or spending time outdoors. The Rittertor, museums and city park offer specific places to start. If you are looking for a hotel in Dinslaken, your choice can help with planning: are city history, exhibitions or walks your priority?

The Rittertor and social history

The Rittertor is the only surviving architectural monument of its kind among the five former city gates of Dinslaken. It separated the castle—the former Dinslaken Castle—from the Old Town and connected the castle and city. The gate thus served two purposes: it marked a boundary while also forming a link. Anyone interested in Dinslaken’s historic layout will find a tangible point of reference here between the castle and the Old Town.

The Documentation and Information Centre for Single Workers’ Homes (DIZeum) offers a different perspective on history. It has been located in the Lohberg Single Workers’ Home since September 2014. The exhibition explores the residential homes of unmarried Ruhr mining workers and includes display panels, display cases and a video showing eyewitness accounts. It also features a mining timber frame and a reconstructed living space depicting conditions around 1920. As a result, the focus is not only on mining but also on living conditions at the time. If you plan to visit the DIZeum during your stay, check visiting options in advance.

Museums: City history and changing themes

The Voswinckelshof Museum covers Dinslaken’s history and culture across a broad span of time: from Ice Age harpoons and the Dinslaken Groschen coin to trade, crafts and industry, as well as hats, toys and schools. The World Wars and the Shoah are also among its topics. In addition, the museum presents several temporary exhibitions each year on subjects relating to the city’s history and beyond. This gives the Voswinckelshof a different focus from the DIZeum: here, the view extends across many eras and different aspects of urban life. If you are interested in a particular exhibition, it is worth checking the current programme.

City park and circular route

Dinslaken City Park features mature trees and winding paths that invite visitors to stroll and linger. It borders Dinslaken Castle and the castle theatre directly. Events held in the park include the DIN-Event city festival, a children’s flea market and the Spiel-Sport-Spaß-Fest (Play-Sport-Fun Festival). The latter takes place in June. If a festival is the reason for your trip, check the exact date in advance.

For a defined outing, there is a circular route about 17.5 kilometres long. It starts and ends at the tourist information office by the Rittertor and runs along, among other places, the Rotbachweg. Its approximate length and fixed start and end points give the route a clear framework. Check the route markers on site before setting off.

An addition to the wider destination of Wesel

In the wider destination of Wesel, the LVR Archaeological Park Xanten is located in Xanten on the site of the Roman city of Colonia Ulpia Traiana. It is Germany’s largest archaeological open-air museum. The LVR Roman Museum displays numerous original finds from the Roman city and its two legionary camps. They tell the story of the city’s origins, heyday and downfall. The park and museum regularly host demonstrations, festivals and activities to watch and take part in. Dates and offerings change, so check the programme if you are planning a visit.

Discover more destinations: Sonsbeck, Kamp-Lintfort, Voerde, Hamminkeln, Xanten, Hünxe, Rheinberg, Moers.

Go to the wider travel overview: Wesel.