Krefeld Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany

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Frequently Asked Questions

At Uerdingen, Krefeld's former port town on the left bank of the Rhine, whose promenade runs directly along the river. Uerdingen's old centre is a short walk from the quay.
By tram, about twenty minutes. The line crosses garden suburbs and former workers' estates, which is a small journey through everyday Rhineland life in itself.
Because it built its fortune on silk. From the 18th century, Mennonite families seeking freedom of worship set up their looms here, and the city supplied royal courts and couture houses alike.
The Uerdingen promenade and old centre, then Burg Linn and its archaeological museum. Depending on your interests, the German Textile Museum or the Haus der Seidenkultur in town round out the day.
One of the best-preserved castles on the Lower Rhine, whose moated walls have stood since the 12th century in the middle of a village that has remained intact. The keep can be climbed, the rooms visited, and the neighbouring hunting lodge holds an archaeological museum.
Finds from a Frankish cemetery discovered nearby, among the richest in Germany. Together with the castle and the intact medieval village, it makes a surprisingly complete medieval immersion a few kilometres from the quay.
A former vestment-weaving workshop where the original Jacquard looms are still in working order. Dedicated volunteers send the shuttles clacking to show how a brocade was made, and visitors often leave with a square of cloth woven on the spot.
More than 30,000 pieces, from Coptic fabrics to stage velvets, one of the richest collections on the continent. It stands near Burg Linn, which makes combining the two visits easy.
Yes. In the 1920s the industrialist Hermann Lange commissioned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the future Bauhaus director, to build two brick villas now used as exhibition spaces, Haus Lange and Haus Esters, landmarks of European modern architecture.
The euro. Museums and restaurants take cards, but cafés on the Uerdingen promenade and small shops often ask for cash. Keep a few notes.