Gummersbach, Germany

Gummersbach, Germany

Gummersbach Germany

Gummersbach is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located 50 km east of Cologne. The town is famous for its first league handball team VfL Gummersbach. In 1109 Gummersbach was mentioned in official documents for the first time. The document in question concerned the lowering of the episcopal tax for the church in Gummersbach by Archbishop Frederick I. At that time the name of the town was spelled as Gumeresbracht. Gummersbach received town privileges in 1857. In 1855 Gummersbach's industrial history began with the foundation of the company Steinmüller. With the company's success the little village began to grow to a town. After going out of business most of the company's area was unused. Due to the fact that by the time this area made up half of the downtown area the town of Gummersbach bought this area to develop it. Today (2016) a multifunctional arena, a shopping mall, university buildings and offices have already been built.
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Recommended airport
Koln Bonn (CGN)
Points of interest
  • Museum Haus Dahl
  • Vogtei
  • Brucher Talsperre
Nearby destinations
  • Sauerland a 48.53 km
  • Cologne a 43.24 km
  • Bonn a 45.91 km
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