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Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the eastern bank of the Rhine, half way between Cologne and Düsseldorf. Being the location of important congresses and events, Leverkusen provides for a large number of hotels. When having a look out of your hotel window, you will see the Bayer cross, the town’s landmark. It is one of the largest illuminated advertisements in the world with as much as 1,700 light bulbs, being carried on two major tubular steel pylons.

While staying in a hotel in Leverkusen’s district Schlebusch, you should make sure to visit the moated castle Morsbroich, the city’s most significant historic building, which houses the city’s local museum. During your stay in a Leverkusen hotel you will be impressed by paintings and sculptures from the 20th century. If you are interested in technology we recommend you to visit the industrial museum Sensenhammer, where you will receive an insight into how a scythe factory in the 19th century used to work.

The water tower in the district Bürrig will render a tremendous view over the city and your hotel. If you are staying in a hotel in Leverkusen’s district Opladen we recommend you to visit the “Villa Römer” to receive information about the city’s history. For relaxation and leisure activities during your stay in a Leverkusen hotel, you may visit the park Neulandpark or the wild park Reuschenberg.

During Leverkusen’s yearly celebration of the jazz days, the city’s hotels will frequently be fully booked. Leverkusen is being traversed by a well-organised bus lines network, operated by the traffic service Wupper-Sieg-AG, as well as suburban train line 6. Leverkusen is dubbed the centre of chemical and pharmaceutical industry and is home to the Bayer AG, the Lanxess AG and to Momentive Performance Materials, the world’s largest producer of silicone.

Total population: 161,336 (December 2006)
Postal codes: 51368 - 381