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Kaiserswerth Travel Guide: 14 reviews and 48 photos

Kaiserswerth - view from the Rhine - Kaiserswerth

Kaiserswerth is situated on a former Rhine river island and is one of the oldest inhabited places in the lower Rhine area.

At the end of the 7th century a Benedictine monastery was founded. In the 11th centrury an imperial castle was built nearby. The castle has seen generations of kings and emperor passing through. In 1174 it was made an imperial customs station and in 1181 Kaiserswerth became a free imperial city. From 1273 Kaiserswerth was under the rule of other cities like Cologne. Since it didn’t get a railway line in the 19th century it stayed small and non-industrialised. There wasn’t much damage in the second world war either. In 1929 it became part of Duesseldorf.

Today Kaiserswerth is very popular for a day out for many people in the nearby areas as it is a peaceful, cute town on the banks of the Rhine river.

You may also arrive in Kaiserswerth by boat. These services are not very frequent so please check the timetable beforehand.

On the riverbank you may also see a metal meter on the wall which shows you that the river is occasionally flooded. Fortunately this doesn't occur very much these days.

I really liked exploring Kaiserswerth on foot. If you arrive by car make sure you park it outside the old town. The town is not very big and it makes sense to have a relaxing wander around.

By the Klemensplatz and in other spots you may notice some information panels with a town map and a list of sights.

I hope you will have as much fun exploring as we did.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful old buildings, peaceful old town.
Cons:Overrun on sunny weekends.
In a nutshell:A must!

Last visit to Kaiserswerth: Jun 2012
Intro Updated Aug 4, 2012
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Kaiserpfalz (imperial castle) - Kaiserswerth

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Suitbertus-Stiftsplatz Favorites (1)

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St. Suitbertus Things to Do (9)

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Hike along the Duesseldorfer Weg - Kaiserswerth

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Written Aug 4, 2012

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Suitbertus-Stiftplatz

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MalenaN Oct 28, 2012 at 4:19 AM

The old town looks like a lovely place to walk around in, and on a sunny day I would like to have an ice-cream too.
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tini58de Oct 1, 2012 at 9:28 AM

Wonderful page, Sonja! It seems like you picked a beautiful day with only few visitor there - enjoyed your virtual tour around this lovely town! Thanks!
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toonsarah Sep 22, 2012 at 8:08 AM

Some lovely old buildings here :-) I was interested to read about Florence Nightingale studying at the Fliednerhof. A shame though that the ice cream wasn't as good as it looks, especially as you had to queue
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globetrott Aug 14, 2012 at 9:02 PM

Looks like a very interesting place with some great architecture,just a pity I often passed by it while working on Rhine-cruiseships without taking a closer look ! The last pic of "Suitbertus-Stiftsplatz" is obviously Holy Jakob with lots of symbols of the Camino !
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Aug 14, 2012 at 7:38 AM

The Kaiserpfalz looks very attractive to come to Kaiserswerth someday if I ever find myself nearby. Thank you Sonja for sharing!
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ettiewyn Aug 12, 2012 at 12:30 PM

What a cute and interesting town! I never heard about it before, but I really liked your page. The Kaiserpfalz remains look great. I would definitely like to go there one day, as it is not even that far away from where I live!
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Nemorino Aug 12, 2012 at 5:02 AM

Hi Sonja, thanks for posting VT’s first and only Kaiserswerth page. I find it interesting that Florence Nightingale went to school there and that Kaiserswerth even has a Kaiserpfalz from the time of Barbarossa. From your photos it looks quite similar to the one in Gelnhausen that was also built during his reign.
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bugulma Aug 12, 2012 at 1:51 AM

interesting place with old castle remains
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HORSCHECK Aug 5, 2012 at 7:36 AM

Another great little page from our recent trip to the river Rhine.
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german_eagle Aug 5, 2012 at 2:31 AM

Wow, never heard of the place and it looks very charming! Agree that 51 km sound more like a bike trip than a hike :-)