Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Wuppertal, Germany
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7.2 km
180 m
Experience Wuppertal in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in WuppertalSight 1: Dicke-Ibach-Treppe
The Dicke-Ibach-Treppe is a listed Wilhelminian staircase in Wuppertal-Barmen and the entrance to the Ringeltal in the Barmer Anlagen. The staircase, which leads to the higher Joseph-Haydn-Straße and to the country houses on the east side of the Ringeltal, was donated in 1897 by the board members of the Barmer Beautification Association from 1878 to 1897, Friedrich Wilhelm Dicke and Peter Adolph Rudolph Ibach. The construction of the sophisticatedly designed staircase, which harks back to the forms of castle architecture and Gothic, is typical of buildings in public parks of the time.
Sight 2: Lutherkirche Heidt
The Luther Church is a Protestant church on the Obere Sehlhofstraße am Heidt in the Wuppertal district of Heckinghausen. After the closures of the Old Wupperfeld Church and the Hatzfeld Church, it is one of the last two remaining preaching places of the Protestant parish of Gemarke-Wupperfeld in the Wuppertal church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.
Sight 3: St.-Elisabeth-Kirche
The Church of St. Elisabeth is a Roman Catholic church on Hebbelstraße in the Wuppertal district of Heckinghausen and, together with St. Petrus in Eschensiepen, part of the parish of St. Elisabeth and St. Peter.
Sight 4: Kirchsaal Ackerstraße
The Ackerstraße church hall is a Protestant church building in the Wuppertal district of Heckinghausen and was the largest preaching site of the United Evangelical Church Congregation Heckinghausen until 2016. As an example of the neo-Gothic architecture of the time, the building, which was built in 1893/1894, has been a listed building since 15 July 1994.
Sight 5: Heckinghauser Gaskessel
The Heckinghausen gas tank, also known as the Heckinghausen gas boiler, is a 66.65-metre-high former gas tank in the Heckinghausen district of Wuppertal, Germany.
Sight 6: Auferstehungskirche Heckinghausen
The Church of the Resurrection is a Protestant church building in the Heckinghausen district of Wuppertal, Germany. It is an isolated place of worship and preferred wedding venue of the United Evangelical Church Congregation Heckinghausen in the Wuppertal church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland and also the cemetery chapel of the Evangelical Cemetery Am Norrenberg.
Wikipedia: Auferstehungskirche (Heckinghausen) (DE), Website
Sight 7: Alte Zollbrücke
The Heckinghauser Zollbrücke is a stone bridge built in 1775 over the Wupper in the Wuppertal district of Heckinghausen. It is the oldest preserved bridge in the city and today connects Lenneper Straße with Rauental Street, near the mouth of the Murmelbach.
Sight 8: Haus Vedder
The two-storey residential and commercial building at Odoakerstraße 1 in Wuppertal-Langerfeld was built around 1740. The half-timbered house is only slate on the western side towards Langerfelder Markt and covered with a gable roof. The northern side, towards Schwelmer Straße, was later extended by an extension with a pitched roof. The building has a floor area of around 158 m².
Sight 9: Haus Goebel
The Goebel House is a two-storey residential building with the address Spitzenstraße 5 in Wuppertal-Langerfeld and was built in 1785 on the courtyard of the former Heilenbeck estate. The client was Friedrich Keggemann, Langerfeld's first surgeon. It has been owned by the Goebel family since 1849. In 1870, the Goebel bookbindery and later the Goebel cardboard factory were founded.
Sight 10: Altes Amtshaus
The old office building, also known as the old guardhouse, is a historic office building in the Wuppertal district of Langerfeld, which was independent until 1922. Since the incorporation of Langerfeld, the building has been used as a residential building.
Sight 11: Alte Kirche Langerfeld
The Alte Kirche is a Protestant church in the district Langerfeld of Wuppertal. It is one of two churches of the Protestant congregation Langerfeld and is located between the Odoakerstraße and the Schwelmer Straße. It was built from 1768 to 1786; the first service took place on 24 September 1786, and was celebrated to the memory of Frederick II of Prussia.
Sight 12: Hist. Grabstätte
The old Protestant cemetery Langerfeld was built in 1785 on the eastern edge of the former village of Langerfeld, today a district of Wuppertal.
Sight 13: St. Raphael
St. Raphael is a Roman Catholic church in Wuppertal-Langerfeld, Germany. The church belongs to the parish of St. Raphael/St. Paul.
Sight 14: Villa Beckmannshagen
The Villa Beckmannshagen is a listed villa in the Wuppertal district of Langerfeld on the street Beyeröhde. Until mid-2020, it housed the Children's Museum Schaufenster Schule & Kinderkunst as well as other service companies. Real estate companies have their headquarters on the upper floors.
Sight 15: Gut Röttgen
The Röttgen estate is a listed former manor house in the Wuppertal district of Langerfeld-Beyenburg at the foot of the Ehrenberg.
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