The best family-friendly hikes and walks in Bienener Altrhein, Millinger Meer Und Hurler Meer

Here you can still see storks nesting in the trees.

<< Bienen: Catholic parish church of St. Cosmas & Damian >> "The original patronage of St. Lambertus in Bienen (1122 Byenen) above the Rhine (today Bienener Altrhein) on the historic trade route from Wesel to Arnhem indicates a Carolingian foundation in the late 8th or early 9th century. The patrons St. Cosmas and St. Damian appeared on a judge's seal in 1435. The parish mentioned in 1298 received parts of the lost parish of Sulen around 1450 and belonged to the archdeaconry and deanery of Xanten. The Lords of Anholt, as owners of the former Sulen lordship, exercised the right of patronage from 1454; it lasted until 1952. The Romanesque tower of the parish church with two bells dates from the 13th or 14th century and has a simple structure with round arches on the upper floor. In 1366, work began with the single-nave hall building in the late Gothic style. In 1514-16 the church was extended by 2 naves. The central nave received new vaults. The church was replastered in 1856 and renovated in 1886. After the destruction in the Second World War, reconstruction took place between 1949 and 1977. Today we see a three-nave pseudo-basilica with cross-ribbed vaults under a gable roof. The east choir has been moved in. In the southeast is the sacristy with a pent roof. The red brickwork is partially interrupted by tuff; natural slate was used for the roof covering. The historic Willis organ from England dates from 1872." https://www.stadt-rees.de/tourismus-freizeit/sehenswuerdigkeiten/kirchen-in-rees/bienen-kath-kirche/

<< Mill Rosau in Bienen >> "Location: In Rees-Bienen on the lower Lower Rhine, the mill Rosau is located in the floodplain landscape crossed by old arms of the Rhine. Meadows and pastures dominate the landscape. The mill Rosau is located outside the town and stands on the inside of the dike to the Bienener Altrheinarm nature reserve. Building: The 4-storey windmill is a single building within a farm complex. It is a whitewashed tower made of bricks that can be seen from afar. The straight, cylindrical tower rises above a wide clinker-clad base floor that reaches about the height of the dike. The roof hood, wing cross, cod end and wall are missing. The empty building no longer has the gears or grinding gear. Several millstones lean against the outer wall of the base floor. There are no other indications of the tower's function as a mill. History: The history of the mill Rosau is still obscure today. It is unknown when the tower was built, but it was probably in the 14th century. The mill tower is said to have once belonged to the nearby Rosau Castle of the Count of Kleve, which was rebuilt after a fire in the immediate vicinity of the tower. It is assumed that the tower had a dual function: defensive tower and mill. The tower is said to have served as a windmill as late as the 18th century. The tower is currently empty and is occasionally used as a storage room. Architectural monument: The Rosau windmill is listed as an architectural monument of the city of Rees under monument number A 19." (Elisabeth Zenses, Rheinisches Mühlen-Dokumentationszentrum e.V., 2017, recorded as part of the joint project "Recording of the mills in the Rhineland") https://www.kuladig.de/Objektansicht/KLD-290058

The "Millinger Landwehr" in Rees is a small stream

Storks looking for food in the meadow

You can also go around the church by bike.

😯Already interesting ... tremendous ... monstrous to look at🚜🚜🚜🚜, located directly on Anholter Strasse in Millingen🇩🇪. 📸👌🏼 https://www.pieper-landtechnik.de/

You can find out more about the highlight here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BChle_Rosau