Krefeld: The Velvet and Silk City on the Left Bank of the Rhine
Krefeld sits on the left bank of the Rhine in Nordrhein-Westfalen, with a population around 238,000. The city earned its "Samt- und Seidenstadt" (Velvet and Silk City) nickname from the textile industry that made it wealthy in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Haus der Seidenkultur preserves this heritage. Mies van der Rohe, one of the 20th century's most influential architects, was born here in 1886. The Krefelder Penguine are the local ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Krefeld's Stadtwald is one of the largest urban forests in NRW. The Linn district retains a medieval castle (Burg Linn) and museum. Uerdingen, an old Rhine port town, was merged with Krefeld in 1929. The city sits between Duesseldorf (25 kilometres south) and Duisburg (20 kilometres east). Adult companionship in Krefeld operates under the NRW framework, distinct from but geographically close to Duesseldorf's stricter approach.
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Krefeld sits on the left bank of the Rhine in Nordrhein-Westfalen, with a population around 238,000. The city earned its "Samt- und Seidenstadt" (Velvet and Silk City) nickname from the textile industry that made it wealthy in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Haus der Seidenkultur preserves this heritage. Mies van der Rohe, one of the 20th century's most influential architects, was born here in 1886. The Krefelder Penguine are the local ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Krefeld's Stadtwald is one of the largest urban forests in NRW. The Linn district retains a medieval castle (Burg Linn) and museum. Uerdingen, an old Rhine port town, was merged with Krefeld in 1929. The city sits between Duesseldorf (25 kilometres south) and Duisburg (20 kilometres east). Adult companionship in Krefeld operates under the NRW framework, distinct from but geographically close to Duesseldorf's stricter approach.
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