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Velbert
Velbert – Small Yet Worth Visiting Town Of West Germany
Velbert is a small city in West Germany in the Northern Rhine–Westphalia of the Ruhr valley within the district of Metmann and lies 230 meters above mean sea level. It lies closely nestled bordering the hills of the Berg region on the Ruhr River. This city in Germany is approximately 20 km northeast to the Dusseldorf, the state capital of Germany.
The city what it is today is a conglomerate of formerly independent cities of Velbert, Neviges and Lagenberg and the merge happened in 1975. The administrative area of Velbert is divided into three regions reflecting the three former cities such as Velbert-Mitte, Lagenberg and Neviges. The countryside of Velbert is extremely picturesque and it includes the suburbs of Losenburg, Nordpark, Langenhost, Birth and Hefel.
Weather at Velbert is pleasant with a maximum not crossing 20 degrees Celsius during the summer months and the winters are harsh with freezing temperatures. Summer months are best to be here.
The highest point of Velbert is the Hordt-Berg and is at 303 meters from MSL and the lowest is in Nierenhof am Deilbach, about 80 meters from MSL.
As the city lies in an elevated position, it provides panaromic breathtaking view of the River Ruhr and the hills of Berg to its tourists. Although located high up, surprisingly, Velbert has great transportation facilities with good rail networks serving the cities of Nevihen, Neviges, Langenberg and Lohmuhle. Velbert is also connected to its neighborhood with regular tram services and bus services. Velbert has some great car rental services at reasonable prices.
Constructed in the year 2003, Velbert’s S-Bahn connection route S-9 has been a very attractive alternative to the commuters. However, the old town of Velbert has no rail connection and some of the earlier stations have been transformed into nice, cozy restaurants and cafes.
Velbert’s economy initially survived with small manufacturing industries mostly metal based and the typical products include small tools, hinges and locks. Most companies of Velbert are small to medium sized and mostly evolve from backyard forges. There are several small industrial units that manufacture automotive parts too. However, today tourism at Velbert is picking up, as the city is very well connected by trams and the rail network.
Velbert is a smaller city with only smaller interest for museum lovers and theater lovers. People that love history, though will love medieval style Velbert Langenberg that speaks about the glorious past of this little town. One of the very popular tourist spots at Velbert is the Golfclub that is popularly known as Velbert-Gut Kuhlendahl.
German engineering is a thing to see and the town has small tool manufacturing and automotive parts manufacturing units. The world famous Sebo company manufacturing the vacuum cleaners is based in this city.
If you are so holidaying in Germany, make sure you squeeze sometime to visit this little city and experience the remnants of age-old civilization and savor the moments of breathtaking landscape beauty of Velbert.
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