This guide covers the Cologne Bay, the southern part of the Lower Rhine Bay and the in North Rhine-Westphalia located part of the Middle Rhine Valley as well as that Siebengebirge. This region stretches on both sides of the Rhine, between Bad Honnef and Dormagen. It is considered to be one of the warmest regions in Germany.
Regions
Partial landscapes
- The Cologne-Bonn region at the transition from the Middle to the Lower Rhine, in the core of the Cologne Bay, with the major cities of Cologne, Bonn and Leverkusen, including the lower Siegtal as well as the forest area Kottenforst and the ridge Ville west of Cologne
- the section of the Middle Rhine Valley, from the state border near Bad Honnef to Bonn
- the Jülich-Zülpicher Börde (or Rhenish Bördenzone), the southernmost part of the Lower Rhine Bay, at the foot of the Eifel, between Cologne and Aachen, with Rurniederung and lower Erfttal
- the Siebengebirge, which "towers" east of Bonn over the Rhine and reaches a height of up to 460 meters.
places
Big cities
- Cologne - Rhenish metropolis and largest city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Leverkusen, shares the Bayer plant with Cologne.
- Bonn - Federal city
Cologne-Bonn conurbation
- Bruehl - Baroque city between Cologne and Bonn with the castles Augustusburg and Falkenlust (world cultural heritage)
- Cheeky
- Huerth
Left of the Rhine (Jülich-Zülpicher Börde)
Right bank of the Rhine
- Lower Middle Rhine / Siebengebirge
- Bad Honnef, at the transition to Siebengebirge
- Koenigswinter, at the transition to Siebengebirge
- Lower Siegtal
Other goals
- Rhineland Nature Park, west of Cologne and Bonn, includes the Kottenforst and the Ville as well as recultivated parts of the Rhenish lignite mining area.
- Drover Heath
background
language
German in the Rhenish style
getting there
By plane
Most important Airport is in the region Cologne-Bonn Airport
(IATA: CGN). At the airport there is a long-distance and regional train station from which you can quickly get to other cities in the region (Troisdorf in 10, Cologne in 15, Bonn or Leverkusen in 30 minutes, Hürth or Kerpen in 35, Bergheim or Düren in 50 minutes) .
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The even larger international one is also not far away Dusseldorf Airport(IATA: DUS). It takes half an hour to Leverkusen by Skytrain (suspension railway) and regional express, 50 minutes to Köln Hbf, and a good hour to Kerpen.
Germany's most important airport, airport Frankfurt(IATA: FRA) can be reached from Cologne by ICE in one hour and with many airlines the ICE ticket is included in the flight price or only costs a small surcharge when booking.
mobility
By train
- RE 1: Hamm - Essen - Duisburg - Düsseldorf Airport - Düsseldorf - Leverkusen - Cologne - Kerpen-Horrem - Düren - Aachen
- RE 5: Koblenz - Remagen - Bonn - Cologne - Düsseldorf - Duisburg - Wesel
- RE 6: Minden - Hamm - Essen - Duisburg - Düsseldorf Airport - Düsseldorf - Neuss - Dormagen - Cologne - Cologne / Bonn Airport
- RE 7: Krefeld - Neuss - Dormagen - Cologne - Opladen - Solingen - Wuppertal - Hagen - Hamm - Münster - Rheine
- RE 8: Mönchengladbach - Grevenbroich - Cologne - Troisdorf - Bonn-Beuel - Königswinter - Koblenz
- RE 9: Aachen - Düren - Kerpen-Horrem - Troisdorf - Siegburg / Bonn - Au (Sieg) - Siegen
- RE 22: Cologne - Erftstadt - Euskirchen - Gerolstein - Trier
- RB 21 (Rurtalbahn): Linnich - Jülich - Düren - Heimbach
- RB 24: Cologne - Erftstadt - Euskirchen - Kall
- RB 25: Cologne - Rösrath - Overath - Gummersbach - Meinerzhagen - Lüdenscheid
- RB 26 (Middle Rhine Railway): Cologne - Bonn - Koblenz - Mainz
- RB 27: Mönchengladbach - Grevenbroich - Cologne - Cologne / Bonn Airport - Troisdorf - Bonn-Beuel - Königswinter - Koblenz
- RB 28: Düren - Zülpich - Euskirchen
- RB 38 (Erftbahn): Bedburg - Bergheim - Kerpen-Horrem - Cologne
- RB 48: Wuppertal - Solingen - Opladen - Cologne - Bonn - Bonn-Mehlem
Lines of the S-Bahn Cologne lead to Troisdorf, Au (Sieg), Kerpen-Horrem, Düren, Dormagen, Düsseldorf Airport, Leverkusen and Essen.
Between Cologne and Bonn (including Bad Godesberg) (Hürth, Brühl, Bornheim, Alfter) as well as in some immediate suburbs of Cologne (Bergisch Gladbach, Frechen, Leverkusen) the trams also run Cologne Transport Company (KVB).
In the street
There is a dense network of motorways in Cologne Bay, but this also includes some of the most congested sections of the republic.
Tourist Attractions
- Compare contributions to major cities Bonn and Cologne
- World Heritage Sites: Rococo Castles Augustusburg and Falkenburg in Bruehl
- The amusement park Phantasialand in Bruehl (Rhineland)
- Japanese garden at the city limits Leverkusen and Cologne at Bayerwerk
- City forest Cologne with the forest botanical garden, Cologne, Bruehl (Rhineland), Wesseling
- Drachenfels in Koenigswinter/Bonn including the Nibelungenhalle, Drachenhöhle, reptile zoo and the oldest Rack railway Germany.
- Leverkusen: Morsbroich Castle Former moated castle transformed into a rococo castle, now houses the city museum for modern art and is surrounded by a sculpture park
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Part of the Cologne Cathedral Treasure
Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn
Augustusburg Castle
Falkenlust hunting lodge
Phantasialand
Japanese garden Leverkusen
City forest Cologne-Lindenthal
Castle "Drachenburg
Morsbroich Castle
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activities
- Climbing forest and recreational area Ville in Bruehl, Huerth, Weilerswist and Bornheim. [1]
- Bathing lakes in the Ville region such as Otto-Maiglersee in Huerth or the Bleibtreusee in Bruehl as well as the natural swimming lake "Heider Bergsee" also in Bruehl.
- Fun fair in Düren
kitchen
Information about the kitchen can also be found on the website Eating and drinking in the Rhineland.
