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A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
17 km · about 20 min drive
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Europe
Krefeld is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Fischeln, 52km from Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom).
Krefeld is a city located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 237,984, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Krefeld sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Krefeld to your route.
Krefeld ( KRAY-feld, -felt, German: [ˈkʁeːfɛlt] ; Limburgish: Krieëvel [ˈkʀiə˦vəl]), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centerRead more
lying just a few kilometers to the west of the river Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine. Because of its economic past, Krefeld is often referred to as the "Velvet and Silk City". It is accessed by the autobahns A57 (Cologne–Nijmegen) and A44 (Aachen–Düsseldorf–Dortmund–Kassel).
Krefeld's residents now speak Hochdeutsch, or standard German, but the native dialect is a Low Franconian variety, sometimes locally called Krefelder Platt, Krieewelsch Platt, or sometimes simply Platt. The Uerdingen line isogloss, separating general dialectical areas in Germany and neighboring Germanic-speaking countries, runs through and is named after Krefeld's Uerdingen district, originally an independent municipality.
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Krefeld is located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 51.3364 latitude, 6.5538 longitude.
Krefeld has a population of approximately 237,984 people, making it a city in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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A magnificent classic car centre in a restored locomotive roundhouse filled with rare vehicles, workshops, and automotive lifestyle shops.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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A Bauhaus-styled colliery and UNESCO icon of the Ruhr, now a striking park of red walkways, museums and a winter ice rink.
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Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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The world's oldest electric suspension railway glides above the Wupper River, a 1901 engineering marvel still in daily use.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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This twin-spired Gothic giant towers over the Rhine, its 533 steps rewarding climbers with a sweeping city panorama.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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