Dülmen Travel Guide
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Dülmen Overview
Dülmen is a municipality in the district Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems river to the east. South of Dülmen the Ruhr area is located.
Dülmen, with its almost 50,000 inhabitants, has a great many Radwandernetz and cycling paths and they also have become a tourist destination for the nearby Ruhr. Dülmen is a member of the Association of bike-friendly cities and municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia. Dülmen consists of five districts and two surrounding districts.
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Things to See in Dülmen
Of the old city walls which had five gates and towers, the main Lüdinghausen Gate serves as a landmark Dülmen of Lorenkenturm. The other gates (Münstertor, gate, new gate and gate Coesfelder) are reflected only in the names of some restaurants or streets. The Buddeberg Tiber tower is not preserved.
Among the older buildings are preserved is the oldest church named St. Viktor. The church was established in 780. The second Catholic Church Holy Cross Church was built in the years 1936 to 1938.
House Osthoff
Emmerick Memorial
The Spieker (in Buldern)
Big Mill Pond (near Hausdülmen)
Chapel Cross
St. George (in Hiddingsel)
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Maps and Driving Directions to Dülmen
Dülmen can accessed by the A43 and railway stations linking with the lines of Essen - Wanne Eickel - Münster with the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn and Dortmund - Gronau with the Dortmund-Gronau-Enscheder Eisenbahn. The nearest airports are the Münster-Osnabrück Airport in Greven and the Düsseldorf International Airport.
Dülmen Stadttor
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Related Sites
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- Homepage of Dülmen: Dülmen (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Dülmen
More about the History of Dülmen
The place was first mentioned ad Dulmenni in 889. The city began using the present name on April 11, 1131. The city belonged to the House of Croÿ at the time they were mediatized in 1806. The Dülmen oil plant was a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II: 90% of the city was destroyed[citation needed] and the city was rebuilt after the war. In 1973, the population reached 20,000. In 1975, Rorup, Merfeld, Hiddingsel, Buldern, Hausdülmen and Kirchspiel Dülmen became part of Dülmen.
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