Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Münster, Germany

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 5.7 km
Ascend 46 m
Descend 47 m

Explore Münster in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Münster

Sight 1: Antoniuskirche

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The Catholic Church of St. Antonius belongs to the parish of St. Joseph in Münster.

Wikipedia: St. Antonius (Münster) (DE)

515 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Servant and horse

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Servant with horse and maid with bull or ox and horse is a monument in Münster.

Wikipedia: Knecht mit Pferd und Magd mit Stier (DE)

412 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: St. Ludgeri

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St. Ludgeri is one of the oldest Catholic religious buildings in the Westphalian cathedral under the patronage of St. Ludger and was built in 1173.

Wikipedia: St. Ludgeri (Münster) (DE)

316 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Aegidiikirche

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St. Aegidii, usually called Aegidii Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Münster, Germany. Originally a Capuchin church, after the demolition of the old Aegidii parish church, it took over its function and the patronage of St. Egidius. The monastery church, which was renovated by Johann Conrad Schlaun between 1724 and 1728, survived the bombing of Münster's city centre in the Second World War relatively unscathed.

Wikipedia: St. Aegidii (Münster) (DE), Website

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Picassomuseum

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The art museum Pablo Picasso Münster was opened in 2000 in the Westphalian Münster and houses lithographs as well as other stocks in various artistic techniques and different creative periods of Pablo Picassos with over 800 exhibits.

Wikipedia: Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso Münster (DE), Website

523 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Museum für Lackkunst

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Museum für Lackkunst No machine-readable author provided. Abbi assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Museum of Lacquer Art is a museum in Münster, Westphalia devoted to the history of lacquer art. It is the only institution of its kind in the world, with a collection of around 1,000 objects from East Asia, Europe, and the Islamic world from more than two thousand years ago. The current director is art historian Gudrun Bühl. It is owned by BASF Coatings.

Wikipedia: Museum of Lacquer Art (EN), Website

297 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Synagoge

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Judaism in Münster (Westphalia) looks back on more than 800 years of eventful history, making it one of the oldest in northwest Germany.

Wikipedia: Judentum in Münster (DE)

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: St. Servatii

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St. Servatii in the western city of Münster, under the patrozinium and named after the sacred Servatius of Tonger, is a historic church that dates back to the year 1230 in its present form. It is one of the oldest churches in the city. She was an independent parish for more than 700 years until she became part of the Lamberti community.

Wikipedia: St. Servatii (Münster) (DE), Website

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Clemenskirche

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The Clemens Church in the Westphalian city of Münster is a monastery and hospital church built by Johann Conrad Schlaun between 1745 and 1753 for the Brothers of Mercy. The monastery was dissolved in 1811.

Wikipedia: Clemenskirche (Münster) (DE)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Erbdrostenhof

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Erbdrostenhof Günter Seggebäing, Coesfeld / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Erbdrostenhof is a three-wing late Baroque palace in Münster, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on Salzstraße. It was designed by Johann Conrad Schlaun for Adolf Heidenreich Freiherr Droste zu Vischering, Erbdrost of Münster and built between 1753 and 1757. Johann Christoph Manskirch produced sculptures for the building, whilst Nikolaus Loder painted frescoes in the interior - the latter were damaged during World War Two and restored between 1965 and 1967 by the Austrian restorer Paul Reckendorfer.

Wikipedia: Erbdrostenhof (EN), Website

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Stadtmuseum

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The Stadtmuseum Münster deals with the history of the Westphalian city of Münster.

Wikipedia: Stadtmuseum Münster (DE), Website

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Erlöserkirche

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ErlöserkircheRüdiger WölkThis photo was taken by Rüdiger Wölk. Please credit this photo Rüdiger Wölk, Münster. View all photos (large page) of Rüdiger Wölk I would also appreciate an email to rudiger.wolk@gmail.com with details of use. Für Hinweise auf Veröffentlichungen (rudiger.wolk@gmail.com) oder Belegexemplare bin ich Ihnen dankbar. / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Church of the Redeemer is the church of the Protestant Church of the Redeemer in Münster, Germany.

Wikipedia: Erlöserkirche (Münster) (DE), Website

801 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 13: Der Kleine Bühnenboden

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The Kammertheater Der Kleine Bühnenboden is an independent theatre in the Hansaviertel, Münster, which has been operated by the sponsoring association THEAMA e.V. since 1987. The chairwoman is Maria Goldmann, daughter of the founder. The Small Stage Floor is also funded by the Cultural Office of the City of Münster.

Wikipedia: Der Kleine Bühnenboden (DE), Website, Website

717 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 14: Herz-Jesu-Kirche

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Herz-Jesu-Kirche

The Catholic parish church of Herz-Jesu-Church is located in the southeast of Münster in Westphalia, just outside the inner city ring, in the Heart-Jesu district named after it. The portal facade points to Wolbecker Straße.

Wikipedia: Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Münster) (DE), Website

1033 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 15: St. Mauritz

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St. MauritzRüdiger WölkThis photo was taken by Rüdiger Wölk. Please credit this photo Rüdiger Wölk, Münster. View all photos (large page) of Rüdiger Wölk I would also appreciate an email to rudiger.wolk@gmail.com with details of use. Für Hinweise auf Veröffentlichungen (rudiger.wolk@gmail.com) oder Belegexemplare bin ich Ihnen dankbar. / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Catholic collegiate and parish church of St. Mauritz is the oldest sacred building in Münster that has been preserved in parts of its original state. It is located in the west of the Mauritzviertel, just outside the inner city ring, on the Sankt-Mauritz-Freiheit.

Wikipedia: St.-Mauritz-Kirche (Münster) (DE)

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