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Ditzum Ferry and Harbor

Ditzum Ferry and Harbor

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Ditzum Ferry and Harbor

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Location: Jemgum, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Leer City Harbour – Old Town, Leer loop from Emden Hauptbahnhof

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2. Old Town, Leer – Ditzum Windmill loop from Leer (Ostfriesland)

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02:53

70m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Mitling-Mark Windmill – Old Town, Leer loop from Bad Nieuweschans

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06:01

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EmsRadweg

February 26, 2025

The port of Ditzum is special because it still contains many original elements that cannot be found anywhere else, such as the Bültjer shipyard, built in 1929, a special shipyard for wooden ships, which has been expanded and modernized several times since then. The ferry connection to Petkum has existed since the Middle Ages. The current vehicle was built in 1926 as a steam ferry and fitted with a diesel engine in 1953.

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Seahunter

January 29, 2017

From Petkum you can take the small Ems ferry to Ditzum. This saves you the long trip via Leer.

The small fishing village of Ditzum is a popular stop for cyclists. Whether on the way back from Reiderland or the Dollart Route from Holland.

Ditzum is always a great place to stop for a break. Whether it's a fish sandwich, coffee, cake, ice cream or a delicious fish dish - you can recharge your batteries here.

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Andreas 🇺🇦

May 23, 2021

Today there are bridges over the Ems. But it wasn't always like that. Several connected the Rheiderland, which was once cut off from the rest of East Frisia and thus from Germany, with the eastern side of the Ems. But now that there are bridges, the Ditzum ferry is the last remaining ferry between Rheiderland and the economic centers of the east. The only thing that has not been correct for several years, of course, since the demolition of the bridge at Weener and the resulting ferry connection. But this is another story.
Without this ferry connection, Ditzum would possibly lose a considerable amount of visitor flow. After all, translating is not only a great experience with a fantastic view over the Ems to the Dollart, but for a few euros you can drive on both sides of the Ems. So every year Ditzum is visited enthusiastically by 10,000 tourists. Ditzum has only had around 600 inhabitants here in the Rheiderland at the "Endje van de Welt" since it was founded around 800 AD. brought. Nevertheless, it is THE goal of every bike tour left along the Ems towards Dollart and Emden. But God and the world are also drawn to this small village from east of the Ems with its diverse, especially tea and fish-based delicacies around the harbor, church and mill. And that is also possible thanks to the ferry. In any case, it is worthwhile to bring a little more time and not just the 15 minutes to the next ferry, which runs every hour to Emden. Here are the ferry times:
ditzum-touristik.de/faehre-ditzum-petkum
But now: park your bike and stroll a little through the town. Visit the church; drift through the narrow streets; climb the mill and enjoy a unique all-round view of the village, Dollart and the surrounding area; troll along the harbor; all of that is a pleasure.

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Location: Jemgum, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Ditzum Ferry and Harbor

1. Leer City Harbour – Old Town, Leer loop from Emden Hauptbahnhof

2. Old Town, Leer – Ditzum Windmill loop from Leer (Ostfriesland)

3. Mitling-Mark Windmill – Old Town, Leer loop from Bad Nieuweschans

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