Wilhelmshaven facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wilhelmshaven
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Urban district
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)
• Total	76,089
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	26351–26389
Dialling codes	04421, 04423, and 04425 (each partially)
Vehicle registration	WHV
Website	www.wilhelmshaven.de

Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea. It is Germany's main military port.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Wilhelmshaven is twinned with:

Vichy, France (since 1965) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. (since 1976) Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, (since 1979)

Qingdao, China (since 1992) Bad Harzburg, Germany (since 1988) Bydgoszcz, Poland (since 2006)

Images for kids

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  Wilhelmshaven and its city districts

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  The Jadestadion, the stadium of SV Wilhelmshaven

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  Erhard Milch in 1944