Krefeld (KRAY-feld, -felt), also spelled Crefeld until 1929 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the second world war), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the river Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine. Because of its economic past, Krefeld is often referred to as the "Velvet and Silk City". It is accessed by the autobahns A57 (Cologne–Nijmegen) and A44 (Aachen–Düsseldorf–Dortmund–Kassel). Krefeld's residents speak Hochdeutsch, or standard German, but the native dialect is a Low German variety, sometimes locally called Krefelder Plattdeutsch, Krieewelsch Platt, Plattdeutsch, or sometimes simply Platt. The Uerdingen line isogloss, separating general dialectical areas in Germany and neighboring Germanic-speaking countries, runs through and is named after Krefeld's Uerdingen district, originally an independent municipality.
| # | Company | Locations in Krefeld | Job ads/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurea | Willich, Kempen | 861 |
| 2 | Fressnapf Holding | 471 | |
| 3 | Neukirchener Erziehungsverein | 471 | |
| 4 | Apollon Dialogmarketing | 364 | |
| 5 | REWE | Tönisvorst | 312 |
| 6 | Stadt Krefeld | 281 | |
| 7 | tw.con | Willich | 248 |
| 8 | Tero | Willich | 246 |
| 9 | BS Mönke | Willich | 232 |
| 10 | Deutsche Post | Willich | 222 |
| 11 | Deutsche Post & DHL | 211 | |
| 12 | Sanovetis | 210 | |
| 13 | Oehmichen & Bürgers Industrieplanung | Tönisvorst | 196 |
| 14 | XCMG Europe | 166 | |
| 15 | Wittker + Partners | Willich | 165 |
| 16 | Helios Klinikum Krefeld | 158 | |
| 17 | Novotergum | 154 | |
| 18 | Kaiserswerther Diakonie | 146 | |
| 19 | Alexianer Krefeld | 142 | |
| 20 | Abacus Experten | 133 | |
| 21 | Schülerhilfe | Willich | 123 |
| 22 | ALDI SÜD | 121 | |
| 23 | LVR-Klinik Viersen | 121 | |
| 24 | Hochschule Niederrhein | 121 | |
| 25 | Bauer B+V | Tönisvorst | 118 |
Number of companies with job ads mentioning the technology