Hilden | ||
federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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Residents | 55.764 (2019) | |
height | 50 m | |
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Hilden is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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background
getting there
By plane
By train
Hilden is connected to the Rhein-Ruhr transport association and can be reached with the S1 S-Bahn line. There are the Hilden and Hilden Süd stops.
Tram traffic stopped in 1962.
In the street
The city is located in the area of the Hildener Kreuz and can be reached via the A 3, A 46 and A 59.
By bus
Several Rheinbahn AG bus routes run to and from Hilden. Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).
Bus routes to / via Hilden:
- 741 ME-Kaldenberger Weg> Hilden Südfriedhof
- 781 D-Gerresheim, Krh.> Hilden Erika settlement
- 782 D-Jan-Wellem-Platz> Solingen Hbf
- 783 Hilden Dorotheen-Viertel> Solingen Hbf
- 784 D-Josef-Kürten-Platz> W-Vohwinkel Bf
- 785 D-Jan-Wellem-Platz> Langenfeld
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
In the city center there are still a number of historic town houses, some of which are half-timbered. Count among the most important buildings
- the old City Hall
- the marketplace
Churches
- Reformation Church
- Catholic Church of St. Jacobus
- Catholic St. Konrad Church
Museums
- Wilhelm Fabry Museum for the surgeon and founder of scientific surgery
activities
- Rose Monday procession
- Book market (in March, August and November)
- Hilden Jazz Days in May
- Shooting festival of the St. Sebastianus Shooting Brotherhood (in June)
- Hilden artist market (in June)
- Schwatter Jazz (in August)
- Oldie-Night Open Air (every two years on the Nordmarkt)
- Open day of the volunteer fire brigade Hilden (between August and September)
- Car show (in September)
- Ceremony for the Day of German Unity
- Autumn fair ("Itterfest") in October
- Strong times youth protection week (in October)
- Band contest (in November; joint event of the Mettmann district - donors -, the city of Hilden - event room "Area 51" - and the KjG St. Konrad - staff)
- Hilden pleasure days (November)
- Oldie-Night (annually on the last Saturday in November)
- UNICEF Gala (in December)
- Christmas market (December)
shop
The Hilden "shopping mile" is located in the city center on Mittelstrasse. A beautiful pedestrian zone with shops for every need invite citizens from Hilden and the neighboring cities to linger.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
accommodation
- AMBER HOTEL Hilden / Dusseldorf ****, Schwanenstrasse 27, 40721 Hilden. Tel.: 49 (0)2103 503-0, Fax: 49 (0)2103 503-444, Email: [email protected].
Learn
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- w: List_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Hilden architectural monuments in Hilden
- https://www.hilden.de/ - Official website of Hilden