Rheinberg
town in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Rheinberg (German: [ˈʁaɪnbɛʁk] ) is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 kilometres (6 miles) north of Moers and 15 km (9 miles) south of Wesel.
It comprises the municipal districts of Rheinberg, Borth, Budberg, and Orsoy.
History
Rheinberg, is first documented in 1003, came into the possession of the archbishops of Cologne in the 11th century. After the town rights of Rheinberg had been granted to Archbishop Heinrich von Molenark in 1233, the construction of a city fortification began. This was initially only made of wood, but was replaced at the end of the 13th century by basalt, among other things. Almost at the same time, around 1293, the construction of the electoral palace and the customs tower called the Powder Tower, northeast of the city center, began.
Explosion of the Powder Tower in 1598, in which large parts of Rheinberg, the castle and the associated Old Waiter's Shop were destroyed
The castle was surrounded by a moat and had four towers and two drawbridges. The main bridge led to the city, the other to the outbuildings.
The public source identifies “Rheinberg” as town in Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Rheinberg, town and Wesel.
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