Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Geography | Incorporation | History | Administration | Economics | Transport

🇩🇪 Velbert is a town in the district of Mettmann, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The town is renowned worldwide for the production of locks and fittings.

Geography Velbert is located on the hills of 'Niederberg' (meaning Lower Mountain), part of the Berg region, approx. 20 km north-east of the capital of North Rhine Westphalia, Düsseldorf, and 12 km north-west of Wuppertal on the south side of the Ruhr river.

Velbert stands on the highest part of the Niederberg region and also in its centre. Its average elevation is around 230 metres above sea level; its highest point, at 303 metres, is the Hordt-Berg, and its lowest, at around 70.6 metres, is in Nierenhof am Deilbach. The highest point in Velbert itself is 263 metres above sea level, at the corner of Friedrichstraße and Langenberger Straße.

Incorporation As part of the reform of local government districts in North Rhine-Westphalia that came into effect on 1 January 1975, the formerly independent cities of Velbert, Neviges and Langenberg were merged to form the present city of Velbert.

History Velbert was first mentioned in AD 875 as Feldbrahti and was ruled by the abbey at Werden.

Administration Velbert is divided into three administrative areas, reflecting the three former cities: Velbert-Mitte (Central Velbert), Neviges and Langenberg. There are also numerous suburbs, including Tönisheide, Losenburg, Nordpark, Langenhorst, Birth, Röttgen and Hefel.

Economics The main traditional industry of Velbert is small scale manufacturing, mostly metal based, typical products include locks, hinges, small tools, hoseclamps. Most companies are small to medium scale and many evolved from backyard forges. There are also companies producing parts for the automotive industry, for example the suppliers of vehicle access systems Witte Automotive and Huf. As well as this Stein & Co Gmbh, the makers of Sebo vacuum cleaners, are based in the city.

Transport Velbert's S-Bahn service runs every 30 minutes line S9, from Recklinghausen / Haltern am See–- Gladbeck to Bottrop– Essen-Nierenhof - Langenberg-Neviges - Rosenhügel-Wuppertal - Hagen, which is an attractive line to commuters. The old town of Velbert has no railway connection left. In 2011 most of the former railway line within the city was converted to a cyclepath. The former station buildings at Velbert-West and Velbert-Central are now restaurants, and the station at Velbert-Tönisheide is disused. All three were on the discontinued Niederberg Railway (Wülfrath-Velbert-Heiligenhaus–Kettwig). The operational stations serving the city are Langenberg, Neviges, Nierenhof and Rosenhügel.

Velbert also used to have a tram service, and was the meeting point of tramlines from Heidhausen, Neviges, Wülfrath and Hösel with Heiligenhaus. Nowadays a number of bus routes connect Velbert to the surrounding cities. The city belongs to the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr.

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Velbert has a population of over 81,564 people. Velbert also forms one of the centres of the wider Mettmann district which has a population of over 484,322 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Velbert has links with:

🇫🇷 Châtellerault, France 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Corby, England 🇹🇷 Hacıbektaş, Turkey 🇬🇷 Igoumenitsa, Greece 🇵🇱 Morąg, Poland 🇽🇰 Podujeva, Kosovo
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Antipodal to Velbert is: -172.957,-51.34

Locations Near: Velbert 7.04255,51.3404

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🇩🇪 Mettmann 6.967,51.25 d: 11.4  

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🇩🇪 Ratingen 6.848,51.297 d: 14.3  

🇩🇪 Hilden 6.933,51.167 d: 20.8  

🇩🇪 Bottrop 6.925,51.525 d: 22  

🇩🇪 Remscheid 7.193,51.179 d: 20.8  

🇩🇪 Bochum 7.215,51.482 d: 19.8  

Antipodal to: Velbert -172.957,-51.34

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