8 Sights in Velbert, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Velbert, Germany! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Velbert. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Velbert1. Mariendom
Maria, Königin des Friedens is a pilgrimage church and parish in Neviges, part of Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The pilgrimage dates back to 1676. Neviges was the home of a Franciscan monastery from 1675 until the end of 2019. A church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception in 1728 became too small for the growing numbers of pilgrims in the 20th century.
2. St. Mariä Empfängnis
The Church of St. Mary's Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic church in Neviges, Italy. It was built in 1728 as a pilgrimage church for the Marian pilgrimage in Neviges and replaced in this function in 1968 by the Neviges pilgrimage cathedral. In addition, it served as the monastery church of the Franciscan monastery of Neviges until 31 January 2020. Since 1 January 2010, it has been the parish church of the parish of "Mary, Queen of Peace" in the district deanery of Mettmann.
3. Burg Hardenberg
Hardenberg Castle, also known locally as the Old Castle, is the ruin of a hilltop castle on a 247-metre-high mountain spur between the districts of Neviges and Tönisheide in Velbert. About 600 metres northeast of the castle site stands Hardenberg Castle. However, this is not – as a local legend claims – connected to the Old Castle by a secret passage. Nor were their stones used as building material for the castle.
4. Villa Petershall
The Villa Petershall was built in 1877 as a residence for the textile manufacturer David Peters III on the outskirts of Neviges near the road to Elberfeld and opposite his factory. After being converted into an office building in the 1990s, it is now used exclusively for residential purposes again.
5. Eulenbachbrücke
The Eulenbach Bridge in Velbert, also known as the Eulenbach Viaduct, is a former railway bridge that was built from 1914 onwards from natural stone. The bridge is part of the Niederbergbahn and was used for train traffic until the 1990s. Today it is part of the Niederbergbahn panorama cycle path, which leads from Wülfrath to Essen-Kettwig.
6. Leitbunker der Kruppschen Nachtscheinanlage
The Krupp night decoy site Kruppsche Nachtscheinanlage was a German decoy-site of the Krupp steelworks in Essen. It was designed to divert Allied night airstrikes in the bombing of Essen in World War II from the actual production site of the arms factory.
7. Windrather Kapelle
The Windrath Chapel is a place of worship belonging to the Protestant parish of Langenberg, which is located on the outskirts of the town of Velbert in the district of Neviges in the Windrath farming community, surrounded by agricultural land.
8. St. Antonius von Padua
The Church of St. Anthony of Padua is a Roman Catholic church in Velbert-Tönisheide. Since 1 January 2010, it has been a branch church of the parish "Mary, Queen of Peace" in the district deanery of Mettmann.
Wikipedia: St. Antonius von Padua (Tönisheide) (DE), Website
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