Kreisfreie Stadt Krefeld

Krefeld, also spelled Crefeld until 1925, is a city in , in western . It is located northwest of , its center lying just a few kilometers to the west of the river Rhine; the borough of is situated directly on the Rhine.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Grotenburg-Stadion and Hauptbahnhof Krefeld.

Stadium
The is a multi-use in , . It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches for former DFB-Pokal winner KFC Uerdingen 05.

Railway station
Krefeld Hauptbahnhof is the largest station of the city of in the German state of . The double-track and electrified Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach railway and the Lower Left Rhine Railway cross at the station.

Garden
The Botanischer Garten Krefeld, more formally the Botanischer Garten der Stadt Krefeld, is a municipal botanical garden located at Sandberg 2, , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bockum and Uerdingen.

Suburb
is a northeastern district of , , . With its large parks, its advantageous location and high housing comfort, it is one of the most favoured residential areas in the city.

Suburb
is a district of the city of , , with a population of 17,888. Originally a separate city in its own right, merged with the city of Krefeld in 1929. is situated 4½ km east of Kreisfreie Stadt Krefeld.

Kreisfreie Stadt Krefeld

Latitude
51.3447° or 51° 20′ 41″ north
Longitude
6.5861° or 6° 35′ 10″ east
Population
231,000
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
9F388HVP+VC
Geo­Names ID
3231906
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