Hilden: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 48 - 280 Hotel Monopol
 Hotel Monopol offers free parking and bright rooms with private bathrooms. It stands in a quiet side street in Hilden, a 2-minute walk from Hilden S-B… MoreEUR 45 - 60 Hotel Wiedenhof
 Offering free parking and free internet via cable in all rooms, this privately run hotel lies just off the A3 motorway and a 10-minute walk from Hilde… MoreEUR 40 - 299 Forum Nichtraucher Hotel
 This modern, 3-star hotel in the town of Hilden offers free breakfast, free parking, and a free spa area. Düsseldorf is a 20-minute drive away.
The … MoreEUR 50 - 100 Forstbacher Hof
 Situated a 30-minute drive from both Düsseldorf and Cologne, and surrounded by forests, this 3-star hotel in Hilden offers you free parking and free … MoreEUR 55 - 120 City Hotel Hilden
 This modern hotel in Hilden is a 2-minute walk from the town´s city rail station, connecting you to Düsseldorf´s exhibition grounds, airp… MoreEUR 50 - 235 AMBER HOTEL Hilden / Düsseldorf
 This 4-star hotel offers cosy accommodation in the heart of Hilden, less than a 10-minute walk from the train station and a 13-minute train journey fr… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hilden: Guide
Hilden is a city in the Germany|German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the Mettmann (district)|District of Mettmann, 10 km west of Solingen and 15 km east of Düsseldorf on the right side of the Rhine.
Hilden has been twinned with Warrington, United Kingdom|UK since 1968 as well as with Nové Město nad Metují (near Nachod) in the Czech Republic
The current Mayor is Günter Scheib and Hans J. Kurowsky is responsible for economic development.
Geography
With approx. 57,000 inhabitants, Hilden is the fourth largest city in the District of Mettmann. In contrast to the surrounding cities, it has no suburban districts or incorporated villages. Hilden has a compact urbanized city center and borders some smaller woods.
Economics
Transportation
Hilden is accessible by the nearby intersecting freeways Bundesautobahn 3|A3 and Bundesautobahn 46|A46 as well as Line 7 of the regional Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn|S-Bahn which connects Solingen-Ohligs and Düsseldorf Airport.
Businesses
Hilden sports a healthy industry; main companies include the German headquarters of 3M and Qiagen, as well as many other businesses and enterprises from the technology and logistics sector.
Festivities
annual "Hildener Jazztage" (Hilder jazz days)
Burn-a-witch weekend Dec 25 - Jan 1 2006
External links
http://www.wilhelm-fabry-museum.de/ - presentation of the 1000-year history of Hilden as well as the founder of the scientific surgery in 1560 Wilhelm Fabry
http://www.musketiere.org (in German) - local carnival club
http://www.muthilden.de (in German) - initiative for civic responsibility
http://www.asp-hilden.de (in German) - adventure playground
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