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Billerbeck- a ctiy of arts, culture and sports in the amusement area Baumberge in the heart of the Münsterland
Billerbeck is licensed recreation locality and place of pilgrimage. The “pearl” of the amusement area Baumberge, a well wooded hilly landscape, is a paradise for hiking trips and bicycle tours. It also possesses arts and cultur from seven centuries and an excellent, prized and supra-regionally appreciated gastronomy and hotel sector.
Hotel Weissenburg
In the teamhotel the players from the team Schalke 04, that plays in the German football league, prepare themselves regularly for the next home game. But also the team Hamburger SV and the German national team were guests in the Hotel Weißenburg.
In the year 2006 the Weißenburg is host of the national football team Serbia and Montenegro during the FIFA World Cup. Besides arts and cultur, sports is very important in Billerbeck. At new sports centre with one of the most modern roller-skate-facility in Germany and in the sports club with more than 3000 members you have the chance to do sports when you want to. The way to the World Cup stadiums in Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen in not very long, you need approximately one hour with the car.
The hospitable town with its cathedral (11.700 inhabitants), a typical village in the Münsterland with a special air, is a primorial parish in this area. In the year 809 Saint Liudger, the first bishop from Münster died in Billerbeck according to historical tradition.
Billerbeck means: be a guest and friend (zu Gast bei Freunden). We will make your stay as restorative as possible.
Sights:
Johanniskirche (church of Saint John) built in the year 1234 with great interior decoration and church square
Ludgerusdom (Cathedral of Saint Liudger) built in the year 1898, Ludgerusbrunnen (fountain of Saint Luidger), Kolvenburg (an old castle) with showrooms, House Beckebans from1560, House Hameren, Richthof, Archiediakonat
Freetime:
open air theatre with summer- and winter-play for kids, program for adults,
municipal interpretive centre, bicycle lanes and hiking trails, bike rental outlet station, open air bath, miniature golf, natural foot bath pelvic, modern roller-skate facility, small train with a warning bell, blanket programs
The straight tip:
“Theatermeile” (“theatre mile”) - fourteen sculptures show the visitors the way from the city centre to the open air theatre
“billerbecks bahnhof (“billerbeck’s train station”) - meeting place and place of cultural interest on the railway line Coesfeld-Münster, which makes half-hourly a connection to the intercity-net possible
Traditional Events:
Funfair with supra-regionally famous book market at the 4th weekend in April
Village fair at the 3rd sunday in September with an open air concert the evening before
Candle-light Saturday at the 1st weekend in November
Christmas fair with more than 200 feeders every year at the 1st weekend in Advent
Luftaufnahme
Billerbeck is licensed recreation locality and place of pilgrimage. The “pearl” of the amusement area Baumberge, a well wooded hilly landscape, is a paradise for hiking trips and bicycle tours. It also possesses arts and cultur from seven centuries and an excellent, prized and supra-regionally appreciated gastronomy and hotel sector.
In the year 2006 the Weißenburg is host of the national football team Serbia and Montenegro during the FIFA World Cup. Besides arts and cultur, sports is very important in Billerbeck. At new sports centre with one of the most modern roller-skate-facility in Germany and in the sports club with more than 3000 members you have the chance to do sports when you want to. The way to the World Cup stadiums in Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen in not very long, you need approximately one hour with the car.
The hospitable town with its cathedral (11.700 inhabitants), a typical village in the Münsterland with a special air, is a primorial parish in this area. In the year 809 Saint Liudger, the first bishop from Münster died in Billerbeck according to historical tradition.
Billerbeck means: be a guest and friend (zu Gast bei Freunden). We will make your stay as restorative as possible.
Sights:
Johanniskirche (church of Saint John) built in the year 1234 with great interior decoration and church square
Ludgerusdom (Cathedral of Saint Liudger) built in the year 1898, Ludgerusbrunnen (fountain of Saint Luidger), Kolvenburg (an old castle) with showrooms, House Beckebans from1560, House Hameren, Richthof, Archiediakonat
Freetime:
open air theatre with summer- and winter-play for kids, program for adults,
municipal interpretive centre, bicycle lanes and hiking trails, bike rental outlet station, open air bath, miniature golf, natural foot bath pelvic, modern roller-skate facility, small train with a warning bell, blanket programs
The straight tip:
“Theatermeile” (“theatre mile”) - fourteen sculptures show the visitors the way from the city centre to the open air theatre
“billerbecks bahnhof (“billerbeck’s train station”) - meeting place and place of cultural interest on the railway line Coesfeld-Münster, which makes half-hourly a connection to the intercity-net possible
Traditional Events:
Funfair with supra-regionally famous book market at the 4th weekend in April
Village fair at the 3rd sunday in September with an open air concert the evening before
Candle-light Saturday at the 1st weekend in November
Christmas fair with more than 200 feeders every year at the 1st weekend in Advent
