Mönchengladbach, Germany
Mönchengladbach is a city of 261,742 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Why visit Mönchengladbach
Townapedia lists 79 museums and landmarks, 41 parks and trails, 263 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kaiser-Friedrich-Halle, Festhalle Viersen, Der Dicke Turm and Textiltechnikum.
Weather in Mönchengladbach
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About Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach (German: [mœnçn̩ˈɡlatbax] ; Limburgish: Jlabbach [jəˈlɑbɑx]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border.
From the Wikipedia article Mönchengladbach (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Mönchengladbach on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do5
Festhalle Viersen
Cinema and theater · 8.3 km
Theatre, concert and multi-purpose hall in Viersen, Germany
Museums and landmarks79
67 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds41
Abteiberg Museum
Park · 1.0 km
Art museum in Mönchengladbach, Germany
Viersen sculpture collection
Park · 8.8 km
Sculpture museum in Viersen, Germany
Duft- und Tastgarten
Park · 2.0 km
Erster Dt. Duft- und Tastgarten eingerichtet auf anregung eines örtlichen Blindenhilfswerks
Vitus-Park
Park
Https://mg-im-herzen.de/stille-orte-in-der-city-moenchengladbacher-stadtparks/
29 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes263
Backwerk
Bakery · 1.1 km
140 Hindenburgstraße, Mönchengladbach
Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa 07:30-19:00;Su, PH off
Café Heinemann
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cake · 1.4 km
91 Bismarckstraße
Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Café Heinemann
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cake · 2.0 km
Konditorei Café Confiserie Restaurant
Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 08:30-17:00; Su 10:00-17:30
Café Mokka
Restaurant · German, Mediterranean, Breakfast, Coffee Shop · 1.1 km
1 Stephanstraße
Mo-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 10:00-14:00
La Mira
Restaurant · Pizza · 1.4 km
32 Nordstraße
Mo-Fr 11:00-14:30, 17:00 -23:00; Sa-Su, PH 16:30-23:00
Messajero
Bar and pub · International, Mediterranean · 1.0 km
17 Sophienstraße
Tu-Th 17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-00:00
Pizzeria Heißhunger
Restaurant · Pizza · 0.6 km
125 Hofstraße
Tu-Th 11:30-14:00,16:30-22:00; Fr,Sa,PH 16:00-22:00; Su 15:00-22:00;Mo off
Pizzeria Nido I
Restaurant · Italian · 1.9 km
2 Mühlenstraße
Su-Th 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 17:30-24:00
Pizzeria Piano
Restaurant · Pizza, Indian, Burger · 1.4 km
182 Pescher Straße, Mönchengladbach
Tu-Fr 11:00-14:30,17:00-23:00; Sa,Su,PH 16:00-23:00
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251 more on the map.
Where to stay13
Churches and places of worship26
"Citykirche" Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.1 km
Sankt Bonifatius
Church · Catholic · 1.2 km
62 Hardterbroicher Straße, Mönchengladbach
Shopping66
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries48
Berufskolleg Volksgartenstraße für Wirtschaft und Verwaltung
School · 0.9 km
124 Volksgartenstraße, Mönchengladbach
Healthcare25
Map of Mönchengladbach
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Getting there and nearby towns
Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Korschenbroich 5 km east, about 5 min by car
- Neuss 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Moers 33 km northeast, about 33 min by car
- Leverkusen 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Oberhausen 44 km northeast, about 44 min by car
- Köln 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Solingen 45 km east, about 45 min by car
- Wuppertal 50 km east, about 50 min by car
- Remscheid 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Recklinghausen 71 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Mönchengladbach Münster St. Vitus (04)-retusche, File:Mönchengladbach Münster St. Vitus (04).jpg : Chris06 derivative work: Zinnmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mönchengladbach-Hermges Denkmal-Nr. W 017, Webschulstraße 31-33,Rheydterstr 291 (6496), Käthe und Bernd Limburg, www.limburg-bernd.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Mönchengladbach Monforts Quartier Wasserturm, Oberlausitzerin64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mönchengladbach Ohlerkirchweg Wasserturm und Wasserbehälter, Oberlausitzerin64, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Textilakademie NRW Mönchengladbach, Anne Offermanns, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Textilakademie NRW Mönchengladbach, Gästehaus, Anne Offermanns, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Festhalle viersen, Ichmichi at German Wikipedia, Public domain
- Mönchengladbach museum mit skulpturengarten, The original uploader was Hps-poll at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Viersen - Rathausmarkt - Galerie im Park 02 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Viersen - Rathauspark - Optimus II 03 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- MG Münster 2014 vom Abteigarten, CaS2000, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Ev Hauptkirche Rheydt, Arcturus, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- St. Bonifatius (Hardterbroich) (1), Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- KaiserFriedrichHalle, GitGerl, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Wasserturm MG, Peter Fischer ( Pittiplatschi at de.wikipedia ), Public domain
- Mönchengladbach-MG Mitte Denkmal-Nr. A 046, Abteistraße (5402), Käthe und Bernd Limburg, www.limburg-bernd.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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- Peter Krall - Volkspark Mönchengladbach, user:Neozoon, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Stolpersteine MG Herbstmann Adolf, Anne Offermanns, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Stolpersteine MG Schönfeld Leo, Anne Offermanns, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Monforts Quartier 7, Anne Offermanns, CC BY-SA 4.0
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