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The festival

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The funfair takes place on the market square and the town hall car park.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Langenfeld railway station (distance 1.4 km)

- by bus - bus stop Turnerstraße or Marktplatz (line 206, 232, E206)

- by bus - bus

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