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- Chartered in 1856, Bergisch Gladbach has a 12th-century Romanesque church (in the Paffrath district), the moated castles of Zwieffelsstrunden and Blegge, and the 16th-century headquarters of the Order of St. John (in Herrenstrunden). Paper is the city’s chief product. Machinery and electrical equipment are also manufactured, and zinc is smelted.
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Website. www.bergischgladbach.de. Bergisch Gladbach ( German pronunciation: [ˌbɛʁɡɪʃ ˈɡlatbax] ⓘ) is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district).
- Papiermuseum Alte Dombach. In Bergisch Gladbach’s Sand district, this old paper mill is Germany’s largest museum about papermaking and is a location for the LVR Industrial Museum, which has facilities across the Rhineland.
- Kunstmuseum Villa Zanders. This industrial-era villa was built in the mid-1870s for Maria Zanders, widow of the paper entrepreneur Richard Zanders. In its early years the house was right on the north side of the Schnabelsmühle paper mills.
- Mediterana. In the Saaler Mühle district is a Mediterranean/Moorish-themed spa resort, offering relaxation or fun for people of all ages. In summer, kids will make a bee line for the outdoor bathing area, which has a wave pool.
- Schloss Bensberg. Here’s a monument that you can’t enter unless you’re staying at the luxury hotel and restaurant with three Michelin stars inside. But the Schloss Bensberg is still something to keep in mind, not least because its cupolas and high white walls can be seen from far and wide.
Bergisch Gladbach, city, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies just east-northeast of Cologne. Chartered in 1856, Bergisch Gladbach has a 12th-century Romanesque church (in the Paffrath district), the moated castles of Zwieffelsstrunden and Blegge, and the 16th-century.
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Bergisch Gladbach is known for some of its popular attractions, which include: Mediterana; Schloss Bensberg; Tummel Dschungel; Bergisches Museum fur Handwerk,Bergbau u. Gewerbe; LVR Industrial Museum Paper Mill Old Dombach
North Rhine-Westphalia. Bergisch Gladbach. Things to Do in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany - Bergisch Gladbach Attractions. Tours near Bergisch Gladbach. Book these experiences to see what the area has to offer. Cologne City Tour Experience cathedral city on the Rhine. 452. Historical Tours. from. $32. per adult (price varies by group size) Reserve.
Wedged between the forested Naturpark Bergisches Land and the great cathedral city of Cologne , the little industrial city of Bergisch Gladbach is a great base for travel throughout the region. Only a short distance from the Middle Rhine — the most scenic and most visited part of the river system — this small conurbation is somewhere to ...
The 10th-century St. Johann Baptist Church at Refrath is Bergisch Gladbach's oldest building. The Bensberg Rathaus (or town hall, nicknamed "Affenfelsen," or Monkey Rock) is a nationally known tourist attraction. Schloss Bensberg and Schloss Lerbach, both former castles, are now among Germany's top luxury hotels. Read more.
