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The previous price was €6 and current price is €5 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 34m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Look behind the modern facades of Mönchengladbach and discover the 'Manchester of the Rhineland'. This captivating audio journey shows a city that was once divided not only by wealth but also by language. Find out how the wealthy textile barons spoke French and High German in their magnificent halls, while the thousands of weavers who generated the city's wealth created a secret world of solidarity in their local dialect. From elegant society houses to historic pubs to grand theatres – you will hear the echoes of a nearly forgotten language and the resilient people who fought for its preservation.

    2.7 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 94 min.
    Ideal for everyone interested in society, everyday life, and history memory
    Excitingly tells in a podcast style from experts and locals
    Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Haus Erholung
    • Johann-Peter-Boelling-Platz
    • 41061, Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Haus Erholung
    • Johann-Peter-Boelling-Platz
    • 41061, Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Podcast Tour Mönchengladbach: The Loom and the Lexicon in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 34 minutes1h 34m
    1h 34m
  • Opening hours: Fri 00:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
€5.99
€4.79 x 1 Adult€4.79
Total
The previous price was €5.99 and current price is €4.79
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting storey
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Haus Erholung

  • 10m
The elegant society house of the textile barons, representing the high German and French-speaking elite.

E. V. Altes Zeughaus

  • 10m
Home of the Carnival Museum, which shows how the working class used dialect and humour as a form of cultural resistance.

St Vith - Mönchengladbach

  • 10m
A historic pub that served as a living room for the working-class weavers and where Platt was the exclusive language of everyday life.

Stadtbibliothek

  • 10m
The city library houses local archives that document the transition from Platt as spoken word to written literature.

Kaiser-Friedrich-Halle

  • 10m
A monumental entertainment venue that hosted dialect theatre and brought the language of the working class to the big stage.

BIS - Center for open culture work

  • 10m
A grassroots democratic cultural centre that actively preserves linguistic heritage through dialect readings and community theatre.

Location

Activity location

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    Haus Erholung
    • Johann-Peter-Boelling-Platz
    • 41061, Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Haus Erholung
    • Johann-Peter-Boelling-Platz
    • 41061, Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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