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Basic Facts |
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Krefeld is sited on the left bank of the River Rhine. It has about 230.000 inhabitants. Altitude is about 12 meter.
Telefone code 02151.
Time zone CET (GMT +1).
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Attractions and Things to See and Do |
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Burg Linn A former castle sited in the historical part of the City, Linn. You can reach it with tram line 044 direction "Rheinhafen" from the central station. Whitsun there is a big middle ages market with artisans and craftsmen performing the old-fashioned way to produce their things. There's also a historical museum at the Burg where you can see findings dating back to the Roman Empire.
Haus Sollbrüggen A former residence of one of the "silk barons", rich merchants that ... more |
Maps |
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http://www.hot-maps.de/europe/germany/nrw/krefeld/homede.html
The site provides you with maps of all bigger german cities.
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Off the Beaten Path and Insider Tips |
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Though Krefeld is quite nice, it's more an industrial town than a big tourist attraction. So there's not so much to see except for what I wrote in the other columns.
But for its quite central location, you could stay there and explore the Ruhr Area, Köln/Cologne (40min. by train), Bonn (90min. by train), Düsseldorf (25min. by train), the lower rhine area (bicycle tours are said to be beautiful). You can also go to the Netherlands quite easy. Don't know about the trains, but the border's ... more |
Suggested Itineraries and Walking Tours |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Transport |
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From Düsseldorf, Cologne and Duisburg there are trains to Krefeld HBf every hour.
Krefeld itself has a profound public transportation system. |
Accommodation |
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There are hotels in the city centre, like the Etap Hotel at central station. I don't think Krefeld has a youth hostel. |
Food and Drinks and Local Specialties |
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As most german towns, Krefeld has a local brewery. It's called Gleumes and the brewery has a bar in the northern city centre. Rather expensive, but very tasty.
There's a big italian community in Krefeld, so you can find Pizzerias everywhere throughout the city. |
Money and Costs |
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Living costs are quite high in Germany. For your travel provisions try to find a Lidl, Aldi or Plus supermarket rather than a small liquor store or the expensive supermarkets like Kaiser's or Rewe. |
Post and Communications and Internet |
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There are quite a few Internetcafes and Callshops in the inner city. Usually the callshops are close to the internetcafes, so just ask a pedestrian to tell you where the nearest one is. And of course don't ask anyone above 50, because they are unlikely to know about it. |
Nightlife and Entertainment |
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Directly located at the central station there's the club "Meilenstein" , they play house, techno & r'n'b. Quite good, though quite expensive as well.
At Dießemer Straße you find two clubs, "Schlachthof" and "Kulturfabrik" which have moderate prices and moderate alternative pop/rock music, depending on the day you get there. At Kulturfabrik (KuFa) you can also see gigs by bands of many genres.
In the city centre you can find Jazzkeller , p ... more |
Hospitals and Doctors |
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It won't be a problem to get medical care in Krefeld. You'll find doctors esp. in the centre.
Quite a good hospital is the Maria-Hilf-Krankenhaus located in the southern central city. It's said to be better than the others. |
Visa and Documents and Embassies |
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We don't have any embassies in Krefeld and you don't need any special visa.
I'm not sure if you need a visa for the Netherlands which are close by, but there are no custom guards at the border. |
Questions and Answers or Forum |
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there is a private website on Krefeld, but it is only in german, but anyway if you want to take a look:
www.krefeld-forum.de
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Hospitality Club Meetings |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Travelogues |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Photos |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Activities and Sports |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Culture and Local Customs |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Events and Holidays |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Dangers and Warnings |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Tourist Traps |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
History |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Economy |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Arts |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Media |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Volunteer Opportunities and Work |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Organized Tours |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Shopping |
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there is a long shopping area in downtown Krefeld.
If you arrive by train you just go through the hansa-zentrum and you are right on it.
It is not nearly as spectacular as Cologne or Düsseldorf but its "ours" if you know what I mean. |
Books and Further Reading |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Other Information |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
External Links |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
Offtopic Messages |
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да так и есть. всем будет хорошо. |
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