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Wesel, town, North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany. It lies along the Rhine and Lippe rivers and the Lippe-Seiten Canal, northwest of the Ruhr. Chartered in 1241, it joined the Hanseatic League in about 1350 and has long been an important trade and shipping point.

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Wesel liegt an den Flüssen Rhein und Lippe und hat mehrere Großstädte in der weiteren Umgebung. In Wesel mündet die Lippe in den Rhein. Im Spätmittelalter entwickelte sich Wesel zu einer bedeutenden Handelsstadt und erreichte 1407 die Aufnahme in den Hansebund.

In English-speaking areas, weasel can be an insult, noun or verb, for someone regarded as sneaky, conniving or untrustworthy. Similarly, " weasel words " is a critical term for words or phrasing that are vague, misleading or equivocal. In Japan, weasels (鼬、鼬鼠, itachi) were seen as yōkai (causing strange occurrences).

Wesel’s location where the Rhine and Lippe rivers meet made it an important Hanseatic town even earlier. Today, its proximity to the water and the lush floodplain landscape create the perfect starting point for nature-orientated and relaxing leisure activities. Unwind with our wide range of cycling and hiking routes, and take in the wonders ...

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Bombing of Wesel in World War II. The German town of Wesel was heavily bombed in Allied air raids during World War II. Between this and the attacks in support of the crossing of the Rhine, the town was devastated. Wesel became a target of the Allies, particularly in its strategic position with a depot and the Wesel Railway Bridge over the Rhine.

The Wesel citadel is the largest intact fortification system of the Rhineland and was built 1688–1722 in Wesel according to plans by Johan de Corbin, in the form of a pentagonal star, with each point of the star being a bastion. The citadel was the core of the fortress of Wesel.