Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Rheine, Germany

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 20 m
Descend 28 m

Explore Rheine 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 Rheine

Sight 1: Großsteingrab von Rheine

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The Großsteingrab of Rheine is located in the present-day Rhein district of Schotthock am Lingener Damm (Straße) from Rheine to Lingen (Ems) in the outer northwest of Westfalen, in the district of Steinfurt near the border to Emsland in Lower Saxony, rich in megalith. It was formed between 3500 and 2800 BC and is a megalith system of the funnel cup culture (TBK) with the Sprockhoff No. 981. Neolithic monuments are an expression of the culture and ideology of Neolithic societies. Their origin and function are considered to be the characteristics of social development.

Wikipedia: Großsteingrab von Rheine (DE)

1666 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 2: Europäische Märchengesellschaft

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The European Fairy Tale Society was founded in 1956 in the monastery of Bentlage in Rheine in the Münsterland region in the legal form of a registered association. The monastery is the administrative headquarters of the company. It currently has about 2300 members.

Wikipedia: Europäische Märchengesellschaft (DE)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Kloster Bentlage

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Bentlage Abbey is located on the banks of the Ems, north of the town of Rheine in the Münsterland region.

Wikipedia: Kloster Bentlage (DE)

943 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Gradierwerk

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The Saline Gottesgabe was a saltworks in the Westphalian town of Rheine in the former Bishopric of Münster.

Wikipedia: Saline Gottesgabe (DE)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Naturzoo Rheine

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Naturzoo Rheine Sharps / CC BY-SA 2.0 de

Rheine Nature Zoo is located in the north of the city of Rheine in the Münsterland region. Together with the Gottesgabe salt works, the Bentlage monastery and the surrounding Bentlager forest, it forms a local recreation area. The zoo has an area of 13 hectares.

Wikipedia: NaturZoo Rheine (DE), Website

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