The gourmet can find regional specialities in numerous fine restaurants. The area is particularly renowned for its game and fish dishes. Evening classes in the "Volkshochschule" (Adult Evening Institute, organised in conjunction with neighbouring towns), the town library and the Educational Institute of the Bishopric of Mรผnster, together with cathedral concerts and cultural events in the Regional Museum combine to form a wide spectrum of cultural services.
Xanten in brief
State of North Rhine Westphalia
County of Wesel
Area 72.38 sq. km
Postal code 46509
Telephone area code 02801 (Xanten)
02804 (Marienbaum)
Car registration number WES
Population 19,500
Height above sea-level 24m (market square)
75m (Fรผrstenberg)
What to see
Mediaeval town centre
St.Victor's Cathedral and "Immunity"
Regional Museum
Kriemhild windmill
Archeological Park (APX)
Leisure Centre - Nibelungen Baths and North and South Lakes
Cathedral concerts
The Christmas market with a difference
Pump festivals
Schรผtzenfest (traditional shooting competition) and fair
Summer Theatre Festival
in the arena of the amphitheatre in the Archeological Park
Open-air theatre in the Xanten-Birten amphitheatre
"Experience" packages Xanten (TIX)
Boat trips on the Rhine
Signposted rambling routes and barbecue sites