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Alt-Viersen, the former independent town of Viersen is the centre of the town Viersen today and consists in addition of the villages: Boisheim, Dülken and Süchteln.

Districts of Alt-Viersen

Beberich | Bockert | Bötzlöh | Donk | Düpp | Hamm | Heimer | Helenabrunn | Hoser | Hülsdonk | Ompert | Rahser | Rintgen | Robend | Ummer

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Remigiusplatz with parish church St. Remigius

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City centre Alt-Viersen: Remigiusplatz

'Living and dying in Viersen. What a nightmare!', concluded Pongs. Zahn looked up to the gargoyles of St. Remigius. Pongs followed his gaze. He startled when suddenly not only Zahn rejected his summary with a shake of the head as totally invalid. Follow Pongs & Zahn on puzzling trails in four tongue-in-cheek detective stories through Viersen.

Short description of paperback: Tod auf dem Remigiusplatz (Death on the Remigius Place)

City centre Alt-Viersen: pedestrian zone

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City centre Alt-Viersen: Stadtbad

The Stadtbad Viersen is a pretty Art Nouveau building situated in the centre of Viersen, it was renovated inside out in the year 1995.

The Stadtbad was built in 1906 and is one of the last used baths of the Wihleminian epoch.

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City centre Alt-Viersen: festival hall Viersen

Completed in the year 1913 after plans by city master builder Eugen Frielingsdorf. Due to the outstanding acoustic numerous internationally renowned conductors, orchestras and soloists have played here in the festival hall in Viersen.

The modern building is part of the district music school.