Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Mönchengladbach, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 45 m
Descend 35 m

Explore Mönchengladbach in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Mönchengladbach

Sight 1: Der Hoppediz

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The Hoppeditz, also Hoppediz, is a fictional fool's or shelmen figure of the Düsseldorf Carnival.

Wikipedia: Hoppeditz (DE)

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Münsterbasilika St. Vitus

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The Basilica of St. Vitus also called Mönchengladbach Basilica Is a Catholic church in Mönchengladbach in Germany. An old Benedictine monastery, Pope Paul VI elevated it in 1973 to the rank of Minor Basilica.

Wikipedia: Basilica of St. Vitus, Mönchengladbach (EN), Website

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Historische Stadtmauer

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Listed remains of the Mönchengladbach city wall are located in the Geropark at the foot of the Abteiberg in the south of the Gladbach district of Mönchengladbach (North Rhine-Westphalia). It was built between 1300 and 1800. On 26 August 1999, the complex was entered into the list of monuments of the city of Mönchengladbach under no. A 047.

Wikipedia: Stadtmauer Mönchengladbach (DE)

609 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Theo Hespers

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Theo Hespers Klaus-Dieter Machynia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The list of Stolpersteine in Mönchengladbach – Stadtbezirk Nord contains all Stolpersteine that were laid as part of the project of the same name by Gunter Demnig in Mönchengladbach in the northern district. They are intended to commemorate victims of National Socialism who lived and worked here.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Mönchengladbach – Stadtbezirk Nord (DE), Website

1324 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 5: Wasserturm Dahl

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The list of listed buildings in Mönchengladbach contains the listed buildings in the area of the city of Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia. These monuments are registered in the list of monuments of the city of Mönchengladbach; The basis for inclusion is the Monument Protection Act of North Rhine-Westphalia. Architectural monuments are "monuments consisting of buildings or parts of buildings".

Wikipedia: Liste der Baudenkmäler in Mönchengladbach (Denkmäler N–P) (DE)

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