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Haltern am See | ||
federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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Residents | 38.013 (2019) | |
height | 40 m | |
Tourist info | 49 (0)2364 933365 https://www.haltern-am-see.de/ | |
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Haltern am See is a city in Hohe Mark Nature Park and in the Recklinghausen district. The residents feel often and happy to Münsterland proper, but administratively the city belongs to the Ruhr area, which also has some advantages (e.g. in terms of transport links).
background
Haltern is at the confluence of lip and Stever. The latter is dammed into two reservoirs. The closest major city is Dülmen (12 km), the closest major city Recklinghausen.
getting there
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By plane
- 1 Dortmund Airport 21 (IATA: DTM). It is located in the east of Dortmund, 50 km away, about 45 minutes by car or 1½ hours by bus and train via Dortmund Hbf and Wanne-Eickel. The nearest airports are the
- 2 Münster / Osnabrück Airport (IATA: FMO). Westphalian regional airport near Ladbergen 60 km, 40 minutes by car or 1½ hours by bus and train via Münster (Westf) Hbf. and the
- 3 Düsseldorf International (IATA: DUS). located 6 km north of Dusseldorf and 4 km southwest of Ratingen. 70 km, one hour with the regional express direct from the airport train station. The main airport in the region is the
- The airfield Marl-Loemühle Airport in Marl, 20 km
By train
Haltern can be reached by regional transport (regional express lines 2 and 42) every half hour Recklinghausen (Travel time 10 minutes), Gelsenkirchen (22 minutes), eat (30 minutes), Muenster (30 minutes), Duisburg (50 minutes) and every hour Dusseldorf (1:10 hours) and Mönchengladbach (1½ hours) approached. There is also an hourly direct connection with the S 9 S-Bahn Wuppertal (a good 1½ hours) via Essen, Bottrop (30 min), Gelsenkirchen-Buer (17 min) and Marl (9 min) 4 Haltern am See train station located 650 minutes southwest of the market. If the walk is too far for you, you can take bus lines 227, 271E / 272, 275, 288/298 to a stop to Kärntner Platz, which is located right on the edge of the old town.
Another stop is 5 Sythen station On the route between Essen and Münster, the RE lines 2 and 42 also stop there. This is the last stop in the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR).
The next ICE stop is in Recklinghausen.
In the street
, Exits 6 Exit Lavesum / Sythen (Entrance from the north into the city), 7 Exit Haltern (Attention: stationary lightning when entering the city) and 8 Cross Marl-Nord (A52 or Landesstraße 612 to Flaesheim, entrance from the south) are suitable for traveling to Haltern.
- The
from Wesel to Beckum leads through Haltern (west-east direction, attention: the same stationary lightning bolts), as well as the
from Bremen to Sarreguemines (north-south direction, here however referred to as L551).
By boat
- The Wesel-Datteln Canal is navigable for inland waterways and sports boats, there are two locks and a marina.
- The Haltern reservoir cannot be reached directly by water and is not permitted for motor boats (exception: passenger ship gull and boats of the DLRG and the operator Gel water.
- Lippe and Stever can be explored with canoe tours.
By bicycle
Two cycle paths lead through Halt am See:
- the Roman Lippe Route leads from Wesel along the Lippe through Haltern and later through Bad Lippspringe to Detmold, info at http://www.roemerlipperoute.de/
- the 100 castles route in Münsterland also has detours and paths to Haltern on its western route
mobility
Haltern am See consists of the following districts 1 City center Haltern (Downtown area) and the villages 2 Sythes, 3 Lippramsdorf, 4 Hullern, 5 Hamm-Bossendorf, 6 Flaesheim, 7 Lavesum, 8 Holtwickas well as some peasant communities in the area. Local public transport with buses and collective call taxis goes to all areas in principle, but sometimes rarely clocked (> = 2 hours) or limited or not at all on weekends. The distances are manageable for cyclists (10-15 km, flat stretches), but a car is also recommended for excursions in the surrounding area.
Tourist Attractions
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In downtown:
- 1 Old Town Hall at the beautifully designed market (market fountain, maypole, ice cream parlor, blind touch model, etc.), in the old town hall there is also the
- Tourism information, 45721 Haltern am See, Markt 1. Tel.: 49(0)2364 933 365, Fax: 49(0)2364 933-364, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon-Fri from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., May-Sep. also Sa 10: 00-13: 00 o'clock.
- Inner city area with a lively pedestrian zone 2 Rekumerstrasse, a few preserved half-timbered hall houses on 3 Goose market and the 4 Home house "At the Spieker".
- 5 Seventh Devil Storm - Defense tower of the former city wall
- Old town tour (3 km, about 60 to 90 minutes), the city also offers (Night watchman) guided tours at.
- From the city center you can get to the reservoir via the Lippspieker, a striking symbol is the replica of one that has been erected there 9 Harbor crane (at the point the lip flowed past). After the railway underpass, turn left and continue on Hullerner Straße for about 500m.
In the other districts:
- 6 St. Anna, Pilgrimage chapel and pilgrimage church on the Annaberg (timeline), Access possible from Weseler Straße or Dorstener Straße. Small hall built in 1674, expanded by Jesuits in 1791, supplemented with a modern church in 1967. In the chapel there is the miraculous image of the saint Anna herself the third and the relief of a winged altar (Annunciation, Visitation and Birth of Christ), both from the 15th century. Visits are possible every day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except for Silesian pilgrimage. This takes place annually since 1947 and is intended to commemorate Annaberg, which is now Polish. But there were also pilgrimages earlier on the Annaberg.
- 7 Sythener mill and 8 Sythen Castle
- Farms in the incorporated villages that sell their own products and often also run a cafe or restaurant, see under kitchen.
Currently there are 65 architectural monuments in the list of List of architectural monuments in Haltern am See registered.
Nature and parks
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Downtown:
- 9 Graf-von-Galen-Park between the city center and the new town hall, often also serves as an event space
- 10 WUP (Westuferpark) on the bank of the reservoir (no access to the beach), football field, playground, wedding avenue
Outside:
- 11 Westruper Heide - 68 hectare inland dune area with dwarf shrub heather, beehive, hiking trails, seating
- 12 Juniper heather in Holtwick
- Forest areas in Hohe Mark Nature Park, especially the 13 Haltern Mountains
- The 14 Hair, a wooded area south of the reservoir with small hills and fire watch towers
Museums
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- 15 LWL Roman Museum, 45721 Haltern am See, Weseler Strasse 100. Tel.: 49(0)2364 9376 0, Fax: 49(0)2364 9376 30, Email: [email protected]. Site and museum of a Roman camp on the Lippe with some hands-on elements. The museum itself is quite well arranged, there has been a rebuilt Roman fortification in the outdoor area since 2016.
- 1 City library with the Museum of Book and Printing Art in the city library.
- 16 Heimathaus Lippramsdorf, open every Tuesday afternoon.
Haltern Lakes
In Haltern am See there is not only the well-known reservoir or the Silbersee II, which is often overcrowded on weekends in midsummer (the motorway exit was therefore already closed due to backwater). The other lakes and ponds are then often less visited and offer quieter recreational opportunities.
Haltern reservoir
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The 17 Reservoir serves to supply drinking water to many places in the Münsterland and Ruhr area, but limited recreational use is possible. The use of motor boats on the lake is prohibited, only sailing ships, the electrically powered "seagull" and lifeboats are allowed to sail on the lake. With the exception of the seaside resort, swimming in the lake is also prohibited.
- Round trips with the passenger ship gull
- From the end of March to the end of October, the passenger ship runs daily from 10:25 am between the landing stages Town mill, Seehof and House Niemen. On the one-hour round trips you can enjoy the peace and nature and learn interesting facts about the reservoir and Haltern. Information and reservations at 02364-9558103 and 0173-6063170, Url: http://www.haltern.de/rathaus/sport_freizeit/Buergerservice.asp?seite=angebote&id=12420
- 1 Haltern seaside resort, Opened in 1930; 800 meter long sandy beach; a lot of freetime activities.
- Circular hiking trail around the whole lake ...
- ... with various places to stop, e.g. B. the rustic 1 Jupp unner de bucks, the American restaurant 2 Lakeside Inn or more in the 18 Stadtmühlenbucht
- Rowing, canoe and pedal boat rental in the 19 Steverbucht
Hullerner See
The 20 Hullerner See is more reserved for nature conservation, it is quieter here.
- Rowing and pedal boat rental: Boat rental Niehues at Heimingshof
- Gastronomy around the lake, e.g. B. the
- 3 Heimingshof
- Circular hiking trails
Silver lakes
The silver lakes were created and are still being made by sand. Some of them are nature reserves, others have been released.
- Silbersee I and IV are not accessible
- Swimming and surfing at 21 Silver Lake II, Diving is suspended there until further notice. Nudist area at the northwesternmost tip of the long sandy beach. There is also the restaurant by the lake
- 4 Quicksand
- You can swim from May to September, admission € 2 per vehicle and € 2 per person (except for children who are not yet of school age). Caution: The public order office against strongly against illegal parking!
- Hiking at 22 Silver Lake III, a circular path leads close to the water, bathing is prohibited (and dangerous because of the sanding and pumping over of large amounts of water)
Marina Flaesheim
The was also created by sanding but with direct access to the Wesel-Datteln Canal 10 Marina Flaesheimthe Destination for pleasure boats in Haltern, it has 70 long-term berths and 15 guest places as well as a campsite, kiosk, gastronomy, service facilities. Are close by
- 4,000 m² sandy beach in "Baggerloch Ahsen"
- District Flaesheim with lock (slipway), old village church, shopping facilities, etc.
- Ahsen lock (10t crane)
- Westruper Heide
- Haard with hiking trails and fire towers
Dülmener See
Although named after the neighboring city, the 23 Dülmener See Dülmener See in the Haltern area. He offers
- campsite
- Pedal boat rental
- 5 Bistro Ahoy!. No menu but tasty, inexpensive, nice beer garden with a view of the lake, music events again and again.
various ponds and pools
Natural and calm 24 Venenteiche like that Vogelvennteich or peat vein pond are ideal for leisurely hiking and bird watching.
activities
- Swimming and water sports to the Lakes and in the Beach / outdoor pools
- hike in the woods, e.g. B. to Fire watchtower on the Rennberg
- Nordic walking in the Haard, there was a Walking park created. Access possible from Flaesheim, Marl or Oer-Erkenschwick. Is part of the offer Land Creates in which also Dümen, Heiden and Reken take part (and offer even more routes).
- To go biking, even with borrowed bikes that Bike station Caritas is right at the Haltern train station, open Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., longer in summer and also on Sundays. A normal rental bike costs 7 € / day, there are also children's bikes, e-bikes, a repair service and storage space for your own bikes. Another bike rental is located at Heimingshof.
- 1 Mountain bike arena the cycling department of ATV, at the end of Sundernstrasse behind the motorway bridge (7m high starting hill, steep curves, hairpin bends, ramps, ...), you can park in the hikers' car park
- Pättkesfahrten
- fishing is possible in the Oberstever, in the Lippe, on the Mühlenbach and in the Stadtmühlenbucht. There are: roach, rudd, bream, bream, carp, tench, pike, pikeperch, eel, gudgeon, perch. Fishing licenses are available from 1 Fishing shop Eilert , Johannesstraße 12, Stadtmitte, phone 02364/6038892
- Sightseeing flights from 11 Verkehrslandplatz Borkenberge out.
- Motorcyclists meet on 2 Biker meeting Drögen Pütt which actually means something like dry well but is not. Even in January (with good weather) open on weekends and if necessary there is also a coffee machine. Lots of high-speed drivers and unfortunately regular accidents on the lap around the city in summer.
- Climb in lofty heights directly on the Haltern reservoir makes the Climbing forest
Visit of ...
- 25 Prickings yard, Sythen, Niehuser Weg 14. Tel.: 49(0) 2364 6588, Fax: 49(0) 2364 69558, Email: [email protected]. large "adventure farm" with direct marketing, agricultural museum, animal enclosure and gastronomy. Incidentally, there are quite large meals in the catering trade. The leftovers that you can't make can be taken home.Open: winter break from mid-December to the end of January, otherwise daily 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sat / Sun / Fe until 7:00 p.m.Price: animal show € 5, court museums € 4, recreation park € 4.
- 26 Granat natural game park, Lavesum, Granatstrasse 626. Tel.: 49(0) 5975 93537, Fax: 49(0)5975 93579, Email: [email protected]. In addition to local red and fallow deer and wild boar, you can also see wolves, lynx and (albino) kangaroos.Open: all year round from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Price: adults € 5, children € 3, food package € 1.
- 2 Ketteler Hof, Lavesum, Rekener Straße 234, 45721 Haltern am See. Leisure park especially suitable for families with (small) children, large playground with sometimes unusual and challenging equipment, summer toboggan run (€ 1 extra for each slide), fairytale forest, animal enclosures.Open: late March to early November 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Price: adults / children € 10, handcart rental € 5.
- In addition to the lido at the reservoir, there is also the Leisure pools: 3 watercolor (Outdoor / indoor swimming pool in the city center) and the one carried by the village association 4 Sythen open-air swimming pool
shop
In addition to the pedestrian zone, there is the adjoining, traffic-calmed zone 2 Lippstrasse and the 3 Mühlenstrasse with retail stores. At the 4 Old Recklinghauser Strasse there are many supermarkets: Aldi, Edeka, beverage markets, Lidl, Penny, pet supplies. Each village then has its own shopping street or shops.
Important to know: Many retail stores take a lunch break, for example they are closed from 12: 00-14: 30. Unfortunately, the shops in the city center have not yet agreed on uniform opening times, so that one shop can be open while the other may already be closed.
kitchen
Haltern invites you to the table is an annual event in August around the market in the city center, at which the restaurants from the districts set up small kitchens and offer meals. In between there are long rows of tables, you can go from cooking tent to cooking tent and get a new bite to eat and drinks. Plus live music and a couch party, very sociable and delicious. TIP: The cutlery set can be bought cheaply for € 2, and those who throw it into the collection bins donate to the Haltern Tafel at the same time.
Some Haltern restaurants also participate in this Menu carousel from the district of Recklinghausen (Vest) and Herne.
in the City center:
- a total of five Ice cream parlors: two at the market, one each at Merschtor, on Rekumerstraße and in 5 Marienhof
- 6 Rossini, Market 6. Tel.: 49(0) 2364 169183. Breakfast, lunch and dinner menu; The waffles and the steak from the local butcher are very good.Open: daily from 9:00 a.m.
- 7 Taverna Samos (Approach from the back of the pedestrian zone), Disselhof 4. Tel.: 49(0)170 8048620. Open: Tue-Sun from 11:30 a.m.
- Council chambers, Mühlenstrasse 3-5. Tel.: 49(0)2364 3465, Email: [email protected]. In the Ratshotel with an interesting menu and slightly higher prices.Open: Wed Ruhr day, otherwise daily from 12: 00-14: 00 and 18: 00-23: 00.
- 8 WuGaT. Small fine wine shop with a bar and wine tasting.
- 3 The town mill. Tanzcafe, Friday Ladies Night (free entry for women), Saturday night of the hit, Sunday Tanzcafe, appropriate cloakroom required, something for the more sedate generation.
In the other Districts:
- 9 Lofs olle Hüsken, Sythen, Blumenstr. 14th. Tel.: 49(0) 2364 69374. Contrary to the rural name, an Italian restaurant, very good food, great wines, affordable prices.Open: Closed on Mondays, Tues-Sat from 5:30 p.m., Sun from 12:30 p.m.
- 10 Jägerhof to Flaesheim Abbey. rustic cuisine freshly spiced up with suitable prices, whiskey club, insider tip: Burns supper (Scottish menu in honor of Robert Burns, with bagpipe music and the right whiskey for every course).
- 11 Uhlenhof, Holtwick. Nice restaurant near the Holtwicker juniper heath.
A special feature can be found in the Peasant communities: Farm, (self-marketing) shop and cafe / restaurant under one roof:
- 12 Farm Cafe Sebbel, Hullern, Westruper Straße 170, asparagus, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, plums, as well as apples and pears, the fruit you can pick yourself, farm cafe with coffee and cake
- 6 Peter's farmer's and bakery, Lavesumer Str. 256, Landgasthof (gourmet breakfast), pancake stall (fresh pancakes every day), Bachstube with absolutely great cakes, also to take away
- 7 Biko market and restaurant, Lavesum, Merfelder Straße 2, butcher's shop, bakery, vegetable barn, restaurant, snack bar with home-style cooking on the weekend (very tasty meatballs), TIP: You can still get grilled meat here on Sundays
- 27 Hagedorn farm, Lavesum, Rekener Str. 117, the top dog among the farm shops, often correspondingly full, with the amount sold there it is questionable whether everything can really come from their own cultivation, but the quality is good
- 28 Hawig farm, Lippramsdorf, Weseler Straße 645, the winner of Land & Lecker 2nd season opens her farm shop and restaurant on Saturdays and Sundays.
- 13 Café to the old train station, Lippramsdorf, Oelder Weg 36 - 44, lovingly restored old station building, which is located directly on the Roman Lippe Route lies.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Council Hotel, Mühlenstrasse 3-5. Tel.: 49(0)2364 3465, Email: [email protected]. Price: single 65 €, double 95 €, both with breakfast.
- 2 Hotel at the tower, Turmstrasse 4. Tel.: 49(0)2364 9601 0, Email: [email protected]. Price: single 69 €, double 99 €, both with breakfast.
- 3 Hotel Seehof, South bank, Hullerner Strasse 102. Tel.: 49 (0)2364 928 0, Email: [email protected]. The hotel is often used for meetings, as well as a nice terrace with a view of the lake (outside only a jug!) And a jetty with the pier for the "Möwe".Price: single room € 90, double room € 115, comfort room € 20, underground car park € 10 / day.
- 4 Youth hostel Haltern am See, Stockwieser Dam 255. Tel.: 49(0)2364 2258, Fax: 49(0)2364 169604, Email: [email protected]. Located near the Steverbucht on the Haltern reservoir.
- 29 Budde equestrian center. with Icelanders through the nature park.
- Parking spaces for motorhomes can be found near downtown on the 5 Motorhome parking space Hullerner Straße (opposite is the aquarelle leisure pool, quick access to the city center through the railway underpass, past the harbor crane and over the Lippspieker) 6 Motorhome parking space Silbersee II (use the sanitary facilities from the quicksand, in the evening it gets much quieter out there) and on the campsites.
- 7 Campingpark Flaesheim. at the marina and the quarry pond.
- 8 Campsite Hoher Niemen, 45721 Haltern am See Stockwieser Damm 263. Tel.: 49 (02364) 2511. Leisure park in Haltern.
health
hospital
- 2 Sankt Sixtus-Hospital Haltern am See, Gartenstrasse 2, 45721 Haltern am See. Tel.: 49(0)2364 1040, Fax: 49(0)2364 168398, Email: [email protected]. General Hospital.
Pharmacies
- 3 Lipptor pharmacy, Lippstrasse 25, 45721 Haltern am See. Tel.: 49(0)2364 5351, Fax: 49(0)2364 5352, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- 4 Westphalia pharmacy, Schalweg, 45721 Haltern am See. Tel.: 49(0)2364 68686. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 12.30 p.m., Sat 8.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Practical advice
- City Agency in the Rathaus Haltern, Altes Rathaus, Markt 1, 45721 Haltern am See, Tel .: (02364) 933-365 or -366 Fax: (02364) 933-364, opening times: Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from May to September also on Sat from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sun from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The postal services can be found in the districts in shops, often kiosks or newsagents. Those standing in front of the post office will only find a letterbox, a stamp machine and lockers - the building is only used internally by Post and DHL.
trips
Neighboring municipalities are:
- north of the Lippe (Münsterland): Dorsten, Dülmen, Ludinghausen, Olfen
- south of the Lippe (Ruhr area): Dates, Oer-Erkenschwick, Marl
- Bike tours and hikes in the Hohe Mark Nature Park
- Trips to the Münsterland
- Activities in the Ruhr area
literature
Web links
- https://www.haltern-am-see.de/ - Official website of Haltern am See
- Regional leisure time - The leisure portal for the Recklinghausen and Bottrop district