About the town » Krefeld, Duesseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Popular surnames at Krefeld
- Op Den Graeff 64
- Driessen 49
- Tyson 19
- Schmitz 14
- Pieters 14
- Van Berkel 13
- Doijer 13
- Graeff 12
- Schmidt 12
- Sellen 11
- Arts 11
- Van De Westelaken 11
- Pisters 10
- Meijer 10
- Van Bibber 10
- Nol 9
- Doors 9
- Schütt 8
- Van Bebber 8
- Müller 8
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Source: Wikipedia Information
Krefeld, also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine. Krefeld is accessed by the autobahns A57 and the A44. Krefeld is also called the "Velvet and Silk City". Since 1964, the city has hosted an "honors program in foreign language (German) studies" for high school students from Indiana, United States. The program annually places approximately thirty carefully selected high school juniors with families in and around Krefeld for intensive German language training. Krefeld's residents speak Hochdeutsch, the standard German taught to all people in Germany. However, the native dialect is a Low German variety, sometimes locally called Krefelder Plattdeutsch, Krieewelsch Platt, Plattdeutsch, or sometimes simply Platt. The Uerdingen line isogloss, separating general dialectical areas in Germany and neighbouring Germanic-speaking countries, runs through and is named after Krefeld's Uerdingen district, originally an independent municipality. The city is also home to a production line for the iconic Class 380 Rail car for export to the UK market.
