The Höxter is a passenger ship on the Weser and is used as a day excursion ship in regular services and for themed trips. The ship is operated by the Weser fleet . It is approved for a maximum of 600 people.
The ship was built in 1980 at the Arminius shipyard in Bodenwerder on the Weser in Lower Saxony . The ship was named after the town of Höxter , a medium-sized town with around 30,000 inhabitants in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Weser. The Höxter was built in 1980 by the Arminius shipyard for the OWD. Until 2003 the ship belonged to the Oberweser-Dampfschiffahrt GmbH . After a negative business result in 2002, the Supervisory Board decided to file for OWD's bankruptcy. In February 2003 the company was liquidated. In spring, MECO GmbH Nienburg acquired four ships, the Bodenwerder , the Holzminden , the Höxter and the Karlshafen, from the OWD and began shipping in 2003 under the name Flotte Weser. The Höxter is currently the largest passenger ship in the Weser fleet. The ship has two open decks on different levels, with the rear open deck being covered. The Höxter's upper panorama salon offers space for around 80 guests. The ship is located in Bad Karlshafen on the Oberweser.
literature
Dieter Schubert: German inland passenger ships. Illustrated register of ships . Uwe Welz Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-933177-10-3 , pp. 197/198
