Here is safety at home! In the Bergischen Land!

Jockel is a German company based in Remscheid in the Bergisch Land. This region on Rhine, Ruhr and Wupper with its city triangle Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheid convinces by its wonderful landscape. The "Land" owes its name to the counts of Berg. Also it is hilly; the highest "peaks" only rise up to a height of 500 meters. Nature-loving people will enjoy this place because of its gently rolling hills, verdantly covered with forests, and in betwenn valleys full of meadows and fields, many small shimmering rivers and five large, deep blue reservoirs. Visitors will also be delighted by its picturesque old town centres with a unique architecture and historical buildings.

Explore this simply inspiring place and visit our inside tips:

Old town of Remscheid-Lennep
Get to know our historical and romantic old town of Lennep, a part of Remscheid. The slate-fronted and half-timbered buildings really are a magnificent sight with their white window frames, green shutters and carved front doors, topped off with ridge turrets and elegantly sweeping front gables.

Brückenpark Müngsten
Der Brückenpark Müngsten ist ein faszinierender Landschaftspark an der Wupper unterhalb der Müngstener Brücke. Genießen Sie von hier den Blick auf Deutschlands höchste Eisenbahnbrücke.

Müngstener Bridge
The Müngstener Bridge, now over a hundred years old, with a height of 107 meters and and 500 meters long is, to this day, Germany's highest railway bridge. The bridge is surrounded by the Brückenpark Müngsten, a wonderwufl landscape garden, from where you have a fantastic view up to the bridge.

Schloss Burg an der Wupper
Visit Schloss Burg on the wupper river in Solingen. The castle is one of the largest reconstructed castles in western Germany with a museum that offers and incredible insight into medieval history, culture and everyday life.

Suspension railway - Wuppertals Schwebebahn
Don't miss taking a ride with the suspension railway, one of Wuppertal's main attraction which transports passengers high above the town.

Coffe time: "Coffee and everything that goes with it."
The "Bergisch Kaffeetafel" is the best-known speciality of the Bergisch Land. It's a feast of local specialities that goes way beyond the traditional "coffee and cake". Typically, it includes Hefeplatz (yeast cake) or rain bread and various regional breads with butter, cream, cheese, cold sausage and meat. Rice pudding with sugar and cinnamon, Bergisches Land waffles, biscuits and cake are also served with it, as well as the Dröppelminna, the traditional coffee pot.

For further Information please visit the homepage of Bergisches Land Tourimus Marketing e.V.
http://www.bergischesland.de/