Wermelskirchen
Wermelskirchen is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid.

Wermelskirchen is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. It is home to one of Europe's biggest live Christmas trees.
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Worth seeing in and around Wermelskirchen
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Burg Castle
Burg Castle, located in Burg an der Wupper, is the largest reconstructed castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a popular tourist attraction. Its early history is closely connected to the rise of the Duchy of Berg.
4.7 km · Castle in Solingen, NRW, Germany · Wikipedia - 02Müngsten Bridge
The Müngsten Bridge is the highest railway bridge in Germany. The bridge is 107 metres high and spans the valley of the river Wupper, carrying the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen–Solingen railway between the cities of Remscheid and Solingen.
5.9 km · railway bridge in Germany · Wikipedia - 03Eschbach Dam
The Eschbach Dam was the first dam to be built in Germany for drinking water supply. It is located in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
1.5 km · dam in Germany · Wikipedia - 04Brodtberg
The Brodtberg, at 378.86 m above sea level, is the highest hill in Remscheid and the region of Düsseldorf in Germany. Despite that, it is not particularly prominent; for example the nearby quarter of Lennep lies at elevations of up to 370 metres.
4 km · mountain · Wikipedia - 05Teo Otto Theater
Teo Otto Theater is a theatre in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
4.1 km · theatre in Remscheid, Germany · Wikipedia
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Getting to Wermelskirchen
- Airports
- Cologne Bonn (CGN), 32 km · Düsseldorf (DUS), 35 km · Dortmund (DTM), 49 km
- Stations
- Remscheid-Lennep station, 5.5 km · Remscheid Central Station, 3.3 km · Remscheid-Güldenwerth station, 4.3 km
- Dortmund → Wermelskirchen45 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · €7–9
- Weeze → Wermelskirchen89 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · €13–18
- Büren → Wermelskirchen104 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · €13–18
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No local-transport research exists yet for Wermelskirchen
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Next door to Wermelskirchen
Wermelskirchen is 13 km from Wuppertal, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Remscheidcity in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany3.7 km