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Bockum, Krefeld — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bockum is the northeastern district of Krefeld, a residential quarter of parks and single houses gathered around the neogothic St. Gertrudis.
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Where to stay in Bockum
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The Krefelder Zoo sets the tone here. Bockum is a residential quarter first, its streets given over to single-occupancy houses and to the Stadtwald that runs beside them, which leaves the hotel stock to central Krefeld and the district itself to families and long stays. You would stay in Bockum for the zoo, the Grotenburg Stadion and the walk through the Stadtwald, rather than for anything the district offers after dark.
Few places to stay in Bockum — most visitors book in Krefeld nearby.
About Bockum
What are the main landmarks in Bockum?
The Krefelder Zoo is what brings most visitors out to Bockum. St. Gertrudis, neogothic and central, is the church the district is measured from, while the Lukaskirche and St. Pius X take the rest of the parishes, with the Franziskanertertiarinnenkloster Krefeld-Bockum carrying the longest name on the list. Green space does the rest.
The Stadtwald, the Grotenburg Stadion and a large swimming facility give the district its recreation, and the parks around them are why Krefeld counts this quarter among its most favoured addresses.
What is the history of Bockum?
A charter year is one thing Bockum's file lacks. The record runs instead to buildings, among them the Franziskanertertiarinnenkloster Krefeld-Bockum and the neogothic church that gives the district its centre, with the Lukaskirche and St. Pius X listed beside them. Krefeld reaches northeast to it.
Whatever preceded the houses is not written down, and what stands in the record is parkland: the Stadtwald, the Krefelder Zoo and the swimming facility that serve the district inside North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Where is Bockum?
Bockum lies at the northeastern edge of Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, its houses set between the Stadtwald and the Krefelder Zoo.
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What is the best area to stay in Bockum?
Around St. Gertrudis: families visiting the Krefelder Zoo from inside Bockum. Grotenburg Stadion: match nights and swimming trips at Bockum's recreation end.
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Updated September 2026