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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Duisburg

Duisburg’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Duisburg. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: October 31, 2025

Old Duisburg Quarry Pond

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The former Duisburg quarry is a small pond in the forest, which is surrounded by sometimes steep stone walls. Sandstone was already the building material for the city in the …

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Haubachsee Observation Point

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The Baggersee HAUBACHSEE is located in the south of the city of Duisburg and belongs to the recreation area Six-Lakes-Platte. The Six Lakes Plateau consists of the lakes Wambachsee, Masurensee, …

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Heiliger Brunnen (Holy Spring)

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On the Finkenpfad there are remains of settlements from the younger Bronze Age and older Iron Age in the area of the “Heiliger Brunnen” spring.

The Holy Well is located …

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Grindsmark Forest

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The Grindsmark is a forest area in the Duisburg district of Rahm. Due to the high groundwater level, wetlands with ponds, wet meadows and moats form between the alders, oaks …

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Restored Section of the Alte Emscher

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The Alte Emscher follows the original course of the Emscher in Duisburg before the river was shifted north due to subsidence. The Old Emscher has been lovingly renatured in many …

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Uettelsheim Rhine Bend: Old Trees by the Rhine

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At the Rheinbogen at the height of the Uettelsheimer See there are a number of very unusual rustic trees with aerial roots. The flood of the Rhine probably undermined and shaped the tree.

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Bissingheimer Wäldchen Nature Reserve

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"On the city limits of Mülheim located forest with approx. 9.29 hectares, which as the westernmost part of the large Duisburg-Mülheim forest borders on railway grounds and settlements and is separated from the actual Duisburg-Mülheim forest by the A3 motorway.

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Cherry Blossoms at Kaiserberg

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Interesting article from the WAZ:

waz.de/staedte/duisburg/der-kaiserberg-in-duisburg-id7938082.html

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NSG Werthauser Wardt

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The NSG "Werthauser Wardt" is located in the Rheinhauser Wardt near Bergheim in the foreland of the dike. A near-natural excavation water and willow forest, which are directly influenced by the water level of the Rhine. Source: nsg.naturschutzinformationen.nrw.de/nsg/de/fachinfo/gebiet/angebote/DU_006

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Böllert Lake

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The Böllertsee quarry lake is located in the south of Duisburg and is part of the Sechs-Seen-Platte local recreation area. The Sechs-Seen-Platte consists of the lakes Wambachsee, Masurensee, Böllertsee, Wolfssee, …

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Duisburg

Old Duisburg Quarry Pond

Haubachsee Observation Point

Heiliger Brunnen (Holy Spring)

Grindsmark Forest

Restored Section of the Alte Emscher

Uettelsheim Rhine Bend: Old Trees by the Rhine

Bissingheimer Wäldchen Nature Reserve

Cherry Blossoms at Kaiserberg

NSG Werthauser Wardt

Böllert Lake

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