Laaken
District of Wuppertal
in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Essen Mulheim Airport (13 mi) - Düsseldorf International Airport (17 mi)
- Dortmund Airport (26 mi)
- Cologne Bonn Airport (28 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (29 mi)
- Norvenich Airport (38 mi)
- Siegerland Airport (56 mi)
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (64 mi)
- Frankfurt am Main International Airport (105 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
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Schokland and Surroundings (Unesco heritage, 112 mi) - Messel Pit Fossil Site (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
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City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 123 mi) - Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (Unesco heritage, 128 mi)
- Kölner Zoo (zoo, (23 mi)
- Fernsehturm Dortmund ( Florianturm) (observation point, (21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.270 and 7.168 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 16' 12" and E 7° 10' 3"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- German
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 03:40 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:56 am and 4:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Germany.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Germany. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Laaken
The district Laaken of Wuppertal in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) is a district in Germany about 277 mi west of Berlin, the country's capital city.
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When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Schwelm, Remscheid, Solingen, Kurten and Bochum. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 14% |
| Air Humidity | 92% |
| Air Pressure | 991 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
0°C (32 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Heavy snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
-0°C (32 °F)
-4°C (25 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
1°C (35 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Golfhotel Vesper
Amical
Abalone
Villa Paulus
Am Mühlenteich
mk remscheid
Park Villa
Parkhotel Fritz am Brunnen
Langerfelder Hof
Alte Redaktion
Videos from this area
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Hubschrauber Landung und Start in Wuppertal
Gestern (am 31. Mai 2013, um 12:20 Uhr) landete der Rettungshubschrauber D-HZSO der Luftrettung (vom Innenministerium zur Verfügung gestellt) direkt vor der Feuerwache 2 in Wuppertal ...
Demonstrationen in Wuppertal Oberbarmen am 18.10.2014
Am Samstag, den 18.10.2014 fanden in Wuppertal Oberbarmen eine Kundgebung der Partei "Die Rechte" und eine deutlich größere Gegendemonstration statt, die vom "Wuppertaler Bündnis gegen ...
RE Schwelm Handball 1
Osterfeuer in Schwelm
Das Osterfeuer 2010 bei den Gartenfreunden aus der Graslake in Schwelm. Mehr unter www.gartenfreunde-schwelm.de.
RE Schwelm Handball 2
Blaulichtfahrt eines LFs der FFW Wuppertal-Langerfeld zum Gartenhallenbad W'Tal Langerfeld
Eine kurze Blaulichtfahrt des LFs der freiwilligen Feuerwehr Wuppertal-Langerfeld zum Gartenhallenbad Wuppertal-Langerfeld. Die ganze fahrt wurde aus 2 Perspektiven gefilmt.
Branchenlösungen - Schwerindustrie
In der Schwerindustrie haben wir mehr als sechs Jahrzehnte an Erfahrung vorzuweisen, denn hier liegen die Ursprünge der Schmersal Gruppe als Hersteller von hochwertigen Schaltgeräten. Heute...
Ausbildung bei Fahnen Herold in Wuppertal
Für uns von FAHNEN HEROLD ist die Ausbildung von jungen Menschen bereits seit Jahren fester Bestandteil der Unternehmenskultur und wesentlicher Pfeiler für unseren unternehmerischen Erfolg....
Cosmos Kothen - VEB Lokomotive Barmen
18.05.2014 21. Spieltag der Privatliga Bergisch-Land e.V. Cosmos Kothen - VEB Lokomotive Barmen 0:0.
Germany: Wuppertal Schwebebahn onboard arriving at Oberbarmen station
Wuppertal Schwebebahn unit arriving at Oberbarmen station. Clip recorded 2nd October 2009 Wuppertal Schwebebahn (or Wuppertal Floating Tram) is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tuffi
Tuffi (*1946 in India, † 1989 in Paris, France) was a female circus elephant that became famous in Germany in 1950 when she jumped from the suspended monorail in Wuppertal into the river below. On 21 July 1950 the circus director Franz Althoff had Tuffi, then 4 years old, take the Schwebebahn in Wuppertal, as a marketing gag.
Barmen
Barmen is a former industrial metropolis of the region of Bergisches Land, Germany, which merged with four other towns in 1929 with the city of Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. Barmen was the birthplace of Friedrich Engels and together with the neighbouring town of Elberfeld founded the first electric suspended monorail tramway system, the Schwebebahn floating tram.
Wuppertal Suspension Railway
The Wuppertal Suspension Railway is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany. Its full name is "Electric Elevated Railway Installation (Suspension Railway), Eugen Langen System" (Anlage einer elektrischen Hochbahn, System Eugen Langen). It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world and is a unique system.
Ronsdorf
Ronsdorf is a district of the German town Wuppertal. It has population of about 22.500. Ronsdorf was first mentioned in 1494, and in 1745 it received its town character. It was founded only a few years before by Elias Eller when he relocated the Zionites there from Elberfeld. Ronsdorf was made a part of Wuppertal in 1929. Ronsdorf consists, in addition to the town Ronsdorf, of the villages Heidt, Erbschlö, Holthausen, Blombach, Linde, Marscheid, Großsporkert, Kleinsporkert and Kleinbeek.
Langerfeld
Langerfeld is a borough of the German town Wuppertal.
Lüttringhausen
Lüttringhausen is a district of the German town of Remscheid with a population of 17,857 in 2005; 11,829 in 1905; 13,560, mostly Evangelical, in 1910.
Wefelpütt
Wefelpütt is a small village in Germany with only 63 inhabitants. Since 1929 it belongs to the city of Wuppertal.
Lichtscheid
The Lichtscheid is the highest hill of the German town Wuppertal. It has an altitude of 350 metres.
Vorwerk (company)
Vorwerk is an international diversified corporate group headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany. The main business is the direct distribution of various products like household appliances, fitted kitchens or cosmetics. Vorwerk was founded in 1883. Including sales representatives, the family enterprise, which is operated as a limited partnership, employs almost half a million people in over 60 countries worldwide, (as of 2011). For the year 2011, the company posted revenues of 2.367 billion euros.
Dahlerau train disaster
The Dahlerau train disaster was a railway accident that took place on May 27, 1971 in Dahlerau, a small town belonging to Radevormwald in West Germany, in which a freight train and a passenger train crashed into each other. Forty-six people perished in the accident; forty-one were senior year pupils of the Geschwister-Scholl-Schule in Radevormwald.
Dahlerau
Dahlerau is a borough of Radevormwald, located in the Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the valley of the river Wupper and situated about 7 km by road away from Radevormwald city centre. Dahlerau was the site of a severe train disaster in 1971.
Polizeipräsidium Wuppertal
The Polizeipräsidium Wuppertal (Police Headquarters of Wuppertal) is a part of the North Rhine-Westphalia Police. The jurisdiction spans over the cities of Wuppertal, Remscheid and Solingen. Head of authority is Leitender Polizeidirektor Georg Schulz.
Wuppertal-Barmen station
Wuppertal-Barmen station is a station in the city of Wuppertal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Elberfeld–Dortmund railway. Its entrance building is protected as a monument. It was Barmen Hauptbahnhof prior to Barmen's incorporation in Wuppertal in 1929. Before the Second World War it was an important stop for express trains and had substantial freight traffic.
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen station is a station in the city of Wuppertal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was long an important railway junction, connecting to four railway lines. The only remaining lines at the station are the Dortmund–Wuppertal main line and the branch line to Solingen.
Schwelm station
Schwelm station is the most important station in the city of Schwelm in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. All regional and S-Bahn trains stop at the station. Long distance services pass through without stopping.
Wuppertal-Unterbarmen station
Wuppertal-Unterbarmen station is located in the German city of Wuppertal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.
Wuppertal-Langerfeld station
Wuppertal-Langerfeld station is a through station in the district of Langerfeld of the city of Wuppertal in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened in 1948 on a section of the Elberfeld–Dortmund railway from Döppersberg, near the current Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof, to Schwelm that was opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company on 9 October 1847. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station.
Schwelm West station
Schwelm West station is a through station in the town of Schwelm in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened on 29 May 1988 on a section of the Elberfeld–Dortmund railway from Döppersberg, near the current Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof, to Schwelm that was opened by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company on 9 October 1847. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station.
Gevelsberg West station
Gevelsberg West station is a through station in the town of Gevelsberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened with the Witten–Wengern Ost/Schwelm railway from Witten-Höhe to Schwelm that was opened by Deutsche Reichsbahn on 15 May 1934. It has two platform tracks and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 6 station.
Remscheid-Lennep station
Remscheid-Lennep station is in the city of Remscheid in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the second most important station in the city after Remscheid Hauptbahnhof. The station is located west of the old centre of Lennep and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station.
Kulturzentrum Bandfabrik
Kulturzentrum Bandfabrik is a theatre in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Opernhaus Wuppertal
Opernhaus Wuppertal is a theatre in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Wuppertal-Ronsdorf station
Wuppertal-Ronsdorf station is a station on the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. It is unusual in that it was once connected to lines with three different gauges.
Ruhmeshalle (Wuppertal)
The Barmer Ruhmeshalle is a historic building in the Barmen district of the German town of Wuppertal, originally built as a hall of fame. It was officially known as the Kaiser Wilhelm- und Friedrich-Ruhmeshalle and later as the Haus der Jugend.
Klauser Schuhe
The company Klauser, also known as Klauser Schuhe or Schuhhaus Klauser, is one of the largest owner-operated shoe retailers in Germany. With its main office located in Wuppertal, the company employes 1900 people in 130 branches. Klauser celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2011.
These districts also belong to Wuppertal.
- Barmen
- Carnap
- Dahl
- Elberfeld
- Hatzfeld
- Lichtenplatz
- Nuetzenberg
- OEhde
- Rauental
- Scheidt
- Steinbeck
- UEllendahlerbrunnen
- Weinberg
- Westen
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Wuppertal.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Wuppertal.
- Schwelm
- Remscheid
- Solingen
- Kurten
- Bochum
- Hagen
- Odenthal
- Lindlar
- Schalksmuehle
- Mettmann
- Herne
- Bergisch Gladbach
- Gelsenkirchen
- Engelskirchen
- Essen
- Marienheide
- Dortmund
- Leverkusen
- Recklinghausen
- Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde
- Luedenscheid
- Much
- Gummersbach
- Bottrop
- Cologne
- Oberhausen
- Nuembrecht
- Holzwickede
- Siegburg
- Ruppichteroth
Rauental: Wuppertal-Barmen, Rauental (source)
Barmen: Widukind St − BAUHAUS Wuppertal − Oberbarmen Bf, Barmen (source)
Barmen: Wuppertal-Heckinghausen, Barmen (source)
Wuppertal › South-West: Nächstebreck, Wuppertal (source)
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