Craft and production have a long tradition in North Rhine-Westphalia. And the stories about them say a lot about the people who have shaped the Rhineland and Westphalia-Lippe. The true stories of the simple weaver, the cutler and the resourceful industrialist live on in many factory buildings, most of which have been preserved in their original state. Short-break travellers can experience historic looms in operation when they visit the nearest well-preserved production site on a walk through a textile town such as Krefeld or Mönchengladbach. On a museum tour in Solingen, you can see for yourself how a fine knife is moulded from red-hot steel. What the forefathers were still able to do is brought back to life and what real quality is becomes clear again - made in NRW.
