Emmerich am Rhein: Germany's Last Rhine Town, Longest Suspension Bridge, and the Dutch Border Crossing Point
Emmerich has around 30,900 inhabitants and sits on the right bank of the Rhine in Nordrhein-Westfalen, the last German town on the river before it enters the Netherlands. The Rhine suspension bridge, at 803 metres one of the longest in Germany, connects Emmerich to the southern bank. Cross-border shopping and daily commuting to the Netherlands are routine.
Kleve lies about 10 kilometres northeast. Arnhem in the Netherlands is roughly 30 kilometres west. The Rhine floodplain is flat and open, with polder landscapes reminiscent of the Dutch lowlands. Rees is upstream to the south. The Rheinpromenade offers views of river shipping. Elten, a sub-district, was briefly Dutch territory after World War II before returning to Germany in 1963.
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Emmerich has around 30,900 inhabitants and sits on the right bank of the Rhine in Nordrhein-Westfalen, the last German town on the river before it enters the Netherlands. The Rhine suspension bridge, at 803 metres one of the longest in Germany, connects Emmerich to the southern bank. Cross-border shopping and daily commuting to the Netherlands are routine.
Kleve lies about 10 kilometres northeast. Arnhem in the Netherlands is roughly 30 kilometres west. The Rhine floodplain is flat and open, with polder landscapes reminiscent of the Dutch lowlands. Rees is upstream to the south. The Rheinpromenade offers views of river shipping. Elten, a sub-district, was briefly Dutch territory after World War II before returning to Germany in 1963.
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