Religious facilities

There are wide choice of religious communities in the Mettmann district.
This is particularly important because keeping up religious practices helps to make many immigrants feel at home.

Around 65% of citizens in the Mettmann district are Christians. Unfortunately, no records are kept about the number of Muslims living in the Mettmann district today. However, it is estimated that around 3.2% of the population are Muslim. This makes the Islamic faith with its different branches the third-largest religious group in Germany.
Mosque organisations which have built a prayer room and/or a mosque in almost all towns in the Mettmann district. The most well-known mosque opened in Wülfrath in 2003.

Tip:

Multilingual guide for immigrant families

The brochure offers a quick and handy guide to 63 topics on more than 200 pages. There is an explanation of each topic with rights and duties and the services provided and the costs refunded.
The guide is available in two languages: German-Turkish and German-Russian
The brochure can be ordered free from the federal government publishing service either on the internet
www.bundesregierung.de
or by post:
Publikationsversand der Bundesregierung
Postfach 48 10 09
18132 Rostock

Religious facilities

There are wide choice of religious communities in the Mettmann district. This is particularly important because keeping up religious practices helps to make many immigrants feel at home.

Tip:

Multilingual guide for immigrant families

There are wide choice of religious communities in the Mettmann district.
This is particularly important because keeping up religious practices helps to make many immigrants feel at home.