Krefeld Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Krefeld
"Krimvelde" was first mentioned in a deed around 1005. From the middle of the 12th century on, Krefeld's fate was determined by that of the counts of Moers. Owing to the special connections to the Emperor, in 1373 the Moerser Count received through a deed the right to raise Krefeld to city status.The city ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States and Krefeld have an interesting connection, as it was 13 Quaker families from Krefeld who were invited by Governor Penn in 1683 to settle the vacant lands of todays Germantown district there and a festival was held in both cities in 1983 to celebrate the occasion.Krefelds city centre was expanded in multiple stages and consists of a grid system with grand buildings. Krefeld is also called the "Velvet and Silk City", though this industry fe
Top Attractions in Krefeld
Explore the best things to see and do in Krefeld:
- ★Badezentrum Bockum
- ★Burg Linn
- ★Grotenburg-Stadion
- ★Highway Chapel Geismühle
- ★Horse Race Course
- ★Kaiser Wilhelm Museum
- ★Krefeld Swingbridge
- ★Liebfrauenkirche Krefeld
Where to Stay in Krefeld
- 🏨Mercure Parkhotel Krefelder Hof
- 🏨TRYP Dusseldorf Krefeld Hotel
- 🏨Villa Medici
Krefeld Travel Guide Sections
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