Bergisch Gladbach

city in Germany

Bergisch Gladbach is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with a population of 113,000 (2022).

Old town-hall of Bergisch Glattbach

Understand

Administratively it's a city, but it feels more two towns (Bergisch Gladbach and Bensberg which were merged in 1975) that act as commuter towns in the greater Cologne region.

Get in

By train and tram

  • S-Bahn S11 from Cologne (Köln Hbf) ends at 🌍 Bergisch-Gladbach station in the city centre.
  • Stadtbahn (U-Bahn) line 1 (metro/tram) from Cologne ends at 🌍 Bensberg, a local tram/bus interchange in the Bensberg area.

By plane

The nearest airport is Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) in Cologne, accessible from Bergisch-Gladbach directly by bus route 400.

Get around

See

  • Rathaus in Bensberg (Affenfelsen). The town hall of Bensberg. 
  • Rathaus in Bergisch Gladbach. The town hall of Bergisch Gladbach. 
  • Schloss Bensberg. Bensberg Palace 
  • Schloss Lerbach. 
  • Burg Zweiffel. 
  • 🌍 Paper mill Alte Dombach, Alte Dombach 1 (Autobahn 4, exit "Frankenforst", direction "Bensberg"; after about 2.4 km, turn left onto "Buddestraße"; follow this road for about 3.4 km; then turn right and follow "Schnabelsmühle", which later becomes "Hauptstraße", for 3 km; or: From the S-Bahn station "Bergisch Gladbach" take line 426 to the "Dombach" stop), ☏ +49 22 34 99 21 555. Tu-F 10:00-17:00, Sa Su holidays 11:00-18:00. The largest paper museum in Germany. It shows how paper was made in earlier centuries. You can make paper yourself there. €5, reduced €4.50, children and young people up to 18 years free. (updated Jun 2024)

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Sleep

  • Castle Hotel Lerbach. 

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