Wickrath
in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.131 and 6.408 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 7' 52" and E 6° 24' 29"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
German
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:42 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Berlin
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:14 am and 8:49 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Germany in Western Europe

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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Discover Wickrath

Wickrath in Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) is a town in Germany about 314 mi (or 505 km) west of Berlin, the country's capital city.

Current time in Wickrath is now 01:42 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Berlin with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports near Wickrath, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Germany is Mönchengladbach Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Germany is Cologne Cathedral in a distance of 27 mi (or 44 km), South-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Moenchengladbach, Juchen, Viersen, Titz and Schwalmtal. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1005 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

17°C (63 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Elisenhof

Address
1,5 mi
Klusenstr. 97
41239 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 0:00


Freiraum stattHotel

Address
1,5 mi
Böningstrasse 151
41239 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


Rosenmeer

Address
5,4 mi
Schürenweg 45
41063 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Dorint Parkhotel

Address
4,9 mi
Hohenzollernstr. 5
41061 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Best Western Plus Crown Hotel

Address
4,3 mi
Aachener Str. 120
41061 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Leonardo

Address
4,2 mi
Speicker Straße 49
41061 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Spickhofen

Address
2,7 mi
Dahlener Str. 88
41239 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Palace St. George

Address
2,9 mi
Konrad-Zuse-Ring 10
41179 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Montana

Address
2,5 mi
Giesenkirchener Str. 41-45
41238 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 17:00)


Rheydter Residenz

Address
3,0 mi
Lehwaldstr. 27-29
41236 Mönchengladbach
Germany

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 11:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00 (lunchbreak: 13:30 - 14:30)
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 13:30 - 17:00)


Videos from this area

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Entstehung Helma Haus Rohbau

Published: September 04, 2012
Length: 38:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: martropp

Ein Helma Haus entsteht, unser Projekt Haus 2.0.


Wickrather Schlosspark Turnier 2008

Published: August 07, 2009
Length: 07:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TheTheSven

CityVision berichtet über das Wickrather Schlosspark Turnier 2008. www.cityvision.de www.rothermel-catering.de www.schlossparkturnier.de.


DieLAN.org SubLAN Time Lapse Subway Wickrath

Published: April 19, 2014
Length: 32:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DieLAN dotORG

DieLAN bei Ihrer bisherigen dritten SubLAN bei Subway in Wickrath Mönchengladbach. www.DieLAN.org https://www.facebook.com/dieLANdotORG?ref=ts&fref=ts ...


Hengstparade Wickrath 1953

Published: September 08, 2008
Length: 40:04 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: captmoonraker

Hengstparade Schloss Wickrath 1953, historischer Filmschnitt eines Dachbodenfundes der ehemaligen Landesreit- und Fahrschule Wülfrath mit einmaligen Bildern der damaligen Zeit von Personen,...


Schloss Wickrath im Spiegel von Wasser Sonne und Schatten

Published: April 16, 2011
Length: 05:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Michael Bolten

Ein Film von Michael Bolten http://www.bolten.gmxhome.de Das Schloss Wickrath ist eine Wasserschloss-Anlage an der Niers mit allgemein zugänglicher Parkanlage in Mönchengladbach-Wickrath....


Schützenfest Wickrath 18.06.12 - Umzug vor der Parade

Published: June 24, 2012
Length: 42:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: thebeckrather

Schützenfest Wickrath 18.06.12 - Umzug vor der Parade Als Gastzug die Klompengruppe "Die Kuhle Herde" Beckrath (ab 3:12 Minuten) ------------------------------------------------------------------...


Schützenfest Wickrath 18.06.2012 - Parade 2. Teil

Published: June 20, 2012
Length: 14:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: thebeckrather

Schützenfest Wickrath 18.06.2012 - Parade 2. Teil Als Gastzug die Klompengruppe "Die Kuhle Herde" Beckrath (ab 2:25 Minuten) ----------------------------------------------------------------------...


Radkappenklau in Wickrath, Mönchengladbach

Published: November 22, 2009
Length: 05:07 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: meshuggahnin

NEU!!! Für Hinweise, die zur Ergreifung der Diebe führen, gibt es eine Belohnung von 100 Euro! NEU!!! Mönchengladbach Wickrath: Wer kennt diese Halunken, die im Industriegebiet in Wickrath...


Schützenfest Wickrath 18.06.2012 - Parade 1. Teil

Published: June 24, 2012
Length: 44:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: thebeckrather

Schützenfest Wickrath 18.06.2012 - Parade 1. Teil ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The parade of all groups on the folk festival...


BÜ Hocksteiner Weg, Wickrath ++ Rurtalbahn und schräge Andreaskreuze

Published: May 15, 2010
Length: 56:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: VAHRoyal

Nur noch ein Schatten seiner selbst ist der verbliebene Rest des ehemaligen Eisernen Rheines, wie hier kurz nach dem Rheydter Güterbahnhof. Genutzt wird die Strecke überwiegend nur noch zum...


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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.

Rheydt

Rheydt is a borough of the German city Mönchengladbach, located in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia. Until 1918 and then again from 1933 (due to a split from Mönchengladbach arranged by Joseph Goebbels, who was born there) through 1975 it was an independent city. After merging with Mönchengladbach, the central station kept its original name, making Mönchengladbach the only city in Germany to have two stations called Hauptbahnhof.

Located at 51.1667, 6.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mönchengladbach, Former municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia

Odenkirchen

Odenkirchen is a former town in Germany, presently part of the city Mönchengladbach. It is situated on the river Niers, 21 miles by rail south-west of Düsseldorf. It has a railway station, on the line from Mönchengladbach to Grevenbroich and Cologne. Pop. (2000) 19,993. Odenkirchen became a town in 1856. See Wiedemann, Geschichte der ehemaligen Herrschaft und des Hauses Odenkirchen (Odenkirchen, 1879).

Located at 51.1167, 6.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia

Rheydt Central Station

Rheydt Central Station (Rheydt Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Mönchengladbach is the only city in Germany that has two stations called Hauptbahnhof, due to the merger of the city of Rheydt into Mönchengladbach in the late 1970s.

Located at 51.1631, 6.43972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Railway stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Mönchengladbach, Hauptbahnhof in Germany

Lordship of Wickrath

The Lordship of Wickrath (sometimes spelled "Wykradt") was a Lordship of the Holy Roman Empire located in western North Rhine-Westphalia around the castle of Wickrath. The Lordship was bordered by Jülich to the south, west and north, and the Archbishopric of Cologne to the east. Wickrath became an immediate Lordship in 1488 afrer it passed to the Knights of Hompesch.

Located at 51.1339, 6.41139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1488 establishments, States of the Holy Roman Empire, Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle, History of the Rhineland, History of North Rhine-Westphalia

Battle of Dahlen

The Battle of Dahlen was fought on April 23, 1568, between a Dutch rebel army led by Joost de Soete, Lord of Villers, and a Spanish army commanded by Sancho Dávila y Daza. As a part of William of Orange's planned invasion, the Dutch rebels were trying to conquer the town of Roermond when the arrival of the Spanish force compelled them to withdraw. Dávila pursued the retreating force and inflicted a defeat upon Villers near the small town of Dahlen (today known as Rheindahlen).

Located at 51.1333, 6.36667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1568 in Europe, Battles of the Eighty Years' War, Battles involving Spain, Battles involving the Dutch Republic, Conflicts in 1568

Beckrath

Beckrath is a village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 315 miles (507 km) west of Berlin, 6.1 miles (9.9 km) south of Mönchengladbach.

Located at 51.1167, 6.38333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Articles created via the Article Wizard, Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia


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Wickrath