Hückeswagen, Urban municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Located at 308 meters elevation, Hückeswagen extends over 50 square kilometers of terrain near the Wupper river in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The settlement gained prominence in 1085 as the ancestral residence of the Counts of Hückeswagen, marked by the establishment of their castle.
The town coat of arms, granted in 1892, displays the Berg lion in its upper section and a textile industry symbol below.
The municipality connects to neighboring cities through federal highways 237 and 483, while regular bus services provide public transportation options.
The mechanical engineering company Klingelnberg operates the largest industrial facility within Hückeswagen, occupying 600,000 square meters of space.
Location: Oberbergischer Kreis
Elevation above the sea: 308 m
Website: https://www.hueckeswagen.de/
Shares border with: Wermelskirchen, Remscheid, Radevormwald
Website: https://hueckeswagen.de
GPS coordinates: 51.14500,7.34167
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:40
Bevertalsperre
2.1 km
Panzertalsperre
6.2 km
Hückeswagen Castle
702 m
Haus Hammerstein
3.9 km
St. Nikolaus
5 km
Pauluskirche
595 m
Oberlauf der Großen Dhünn
4.3 km
Ufer und Talhänge der Wuppertalsperre
3.1 km
Johanniskirche
491 m
Franziskanerkloster Wipperfürth
5.1 km
St. Mariä Himmelfahrt (Hückeswagen)
595 m
Panzertal
6.2 km
Kleebachtal
6.9 km
Erlenbruchwald Beek am Grenzwall und Stöcker Bach
6.2 km
Ringwallanlage Am Bilstein
4.2 km
Schneppendahler Siepen
5.9 km
Feldbachtal
5.5 km
Heimatmuseum Hückeswagen
642 m
Beverteich
1.4 km
Ringwallanlage Oberburghof
4 km
Tuchfabrik in der Aue
791 m
Villa Schnabel
829 m
Steengaden Hückeswagen
523 m
Neyetalsperre
4.7 km
Wupperaue bei Westenbrücke
1.3 km
Naturschutzgebiet Schneppenthaler Bachtal und Mohlsbachtal
2.1 km
Purder Bachtal und Nebenbäche
3.3 km
LSG Remscheid-Ost
6 kmReviews
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