Description:

Mönchengladbach is a city in the western part of Germany in the North Rhine-Westphalia land. It is known for its football team Borussia Mönchengladbach. Also there is situated one of the oldest factories of men’s clothes sewing (Van Laack). Those who are interested in culture events can visit local theaters and admire ballet, opera and other performances. You can find a couple or more of interesting museums here. For example, Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Städtisches Museum Schloss Rheydt, Museum im Wasserturm Rheindahlen (it keeps some Stone Age things), Carnival Museum (Karnevalsmuseum Altes Zeughaus), Vogelkundliches Museum Schloss Wickrath (there you can see animals and birds of the area). Don’t miss the Town hall (Rathaus Abtei), Water tower (Wasserturm an der Viersener Straße), castle Schloss Wickrath and church Evangelische Hauptkirche Rheydt.

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Transport

Mönchengladbach has 2 railway stations (Mönchengladbach Hauptbahnhof and Rheydt Hauptbahnhof) that are stops on the railroad lines Köln–Venlo, Mönchengladbach–Duisburg and Aachen–Düsseldorf. Also you can reach the city by bus. The nearest airport is Düsseldorf International.