Leichlingen: Obststadt Fruit Town Tradition, Wupper Valley Edge, and the Bergisches Land Residential Municipality Near Leverkusen
Leichlingen has around 27,900 residents and lies in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The town calls itself the "Bluetenstadt" (blossom town) for its historical fruit orchards, though urban development has replaced most of them. The Wupper river forms the eastern boundary. The annual Leichlinger Obstmarkt (fruit market) continues the tradition.
Leverkusen is about 10 kilometres west. Solingen lies roughly 10 kilometres east. Langenfeld is to the north. Burscheid borders to the south. The landscape rises from the Rhine plain into the Bergisches Land hills. Leichlingen functions primarily as a residential municipality with commuters heading to Koeln, Leverkusen, and Duesseldorf.
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Leichlingen has around 27,900 residents and lies in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The town calls itself the "Bluetenstadt" (blossom town) for its historical fruit orchards, though urban development has replaced most of them. The Wupper river forms the eastern boundary. The annual Leichlinger Obstmarkt (fruit market) continues the tradition.
Leverkusen is about 10 kilometres west. Solingen lies roughly 10 kilometres east. Langenfeld is to the north. Burscheid borders to the south. The landscape rises from the Rhine plain into the Bergisches Land hills. Leichlingen functions primarily as a residential municipality with commuters heading to Koeln, Leverkusen, and Duesseldorf.
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