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Old Market, Mönchengladbach

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Old Market, Mönchengladbach

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Old Market, Mönchengladbach

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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n03lz

August 19, 2018

The market place represents the core area of the historical city Mönchengladbach, together with the area around and below Münster. From here, the small settlement formed into a city and was finally surrounded by a city wall.

Since the 12th century, the place served as a marketplace. Within the next few centuries, three weekly fairs and four weekly fairs were organized at regular intervals. The big fairs took place on the 6th of January (Holy Trinity), on the half-fast (in March), on the 15th of June (the patron saint day of St. Vith) and on the 11th of November (St. Martin). Dairy products, bacon, eggs, fish, oil and also cloth were very popular goods at the weekly markets.

In 1929 the towns of Rheydt and Mönchengladbach were merged. After suddenly having two marketplaces, the old marketplace was renamed "Alter Markt" to distinguish the two squares.

Not only residential buildings dominated the area around the market, but early on, the inns were established here. The still existing historic buildings on the Old Market include the inn St. Vith and the former gatekeeper's cottage, which today houses an Italian restaurant.

Old market today; Source: MGMG
Today, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning, the weekly market takes place, where especially fresh fruit and vegetables are sold. The Old Market is still shaped today by the many local cafes, pubs and restaurants.

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🚶‍♀️Irma 🥾

October 1, 2021

The old market together with the Kapuzinerplatz and the minster form the core of the historic Mönchengladbach. Here - almost at the gates of the abbey - a small settlement grew into a town and was finally enclosed by a city wall. The thick tower is one of the remains of this city wall. Remnants of this protective wall can also be found in the Geropark at the foot of the Abteiberg. The location of a historic city gate can be seen on Hindenburgstrasse at the level of the intersection "on the city wall" as a colored pavement.

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Michael

November 27, 2025

A marketplace has been located here since the 12th century.

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Elevation 80 m

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