Romans, French, Prussians: The Niederrhein has experienced a changeful history. In the cities between the Rhine and the Meuse, this has left traces that can still be seen today. 2,000 years ago, today’s Xanten was called Colonia Ulpia Traiana and was an important Roman city. Kleve, with its “Schwanenburg”, is inextricably linked with the Nibelungen saga, and towns such as Wesel, Emmerich am Rhein and Kalkar-Grieth belonged to the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages. Kevelaer, on the other hand, is one of Germany’s largest pilgrimage sites with its “Gnadenkapelle” and “Marienbasilika”.