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| Osnabrück | ||
| federal state | Lower Saxony | |
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| Residents | 164.748 (2019,2019) | |
| height | 63 m | |
| Tourist info web | www.osnabrueck.de/tourismus/ | |
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The town Osnabrück is in the southwest Lower Saxony.
background
Osnabrück was founded around 780 by Charlemagne as a bishopric. In 1648 the Peace of Westphalia was concluded in the town halls of the cities of Münster and Osnabrück, which is why the city is also known as the "City of Peace". Osnabrück was also a Hanseatic city until 1669 and has been part of the New Hanseatic League since 1980. Since Osnabrück never left the Hanseatic League, it can be said that Osnabrück is the oldest Hanseatic city of all.
Osnabrück lies on the Hase, between Teutoburg Forest and Wiehengebirge.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport (approx. 30 km away in Greven) is the Munster Osnabrück Airport (IATA FMO). Lufthansa flies from several times a day Munich and Frankfurt am Main, AIS Airlines of Stuttgart.
From Münster / Osnabrück Airport you can reach Osnabrück via the A1 and A30 motorways. There is a regular express bus (X150) between the airport and Osnabrück main station.
By train
Two main railway lines meet at Osnabrück Central Station, the north-south connection Basel – Hamburg and the east-west connection Berlin – Amsterdam. Osnabrück has excellent connections to the international rail network. The main station Osnabrück is predominantly barrier-free. There is direct access to the train tracks from the neighboring parking garage.
Direct local trains go after
- Wilhelmshaven (RE 18),
- Bremen (RE 9 and RB 58),
- Bielefeld (RB 61 and RB 75),
- Braunschweig above Hanover (RE 60),
- Muenster (RB 66),
- Rheine (RE 60 and RB 61) and
- bad Bentheim (RB 61).
Due to the almost right-angled crossing of the railway lines, Osnabrück Central Station is the only one Tower station in Niedersachsen.
Regional trains direction Oldenburg (RE 18), Bremen /Vechta (RB 58) and from the Bad Bentheim - Osnabrück - Bielefeld and Rheine - Osnabrück - Hanover - Braunschweig lines also stop at the "Osnabrück Altstadt" stop, which is barrier-free.
By bus
Tour buses stop next to the train station, somewhat hidden on Eisenbahnstrasse. Flixbus as well as lines to Eastern Europe run here. With the bus companies Sindbad, Zawadzkie or Eurolines it is cheap to Poland, but also to countries that used to belong to Yugoslavia or the Soviet Union.
In the street
 | In Osnabrück were Environmental zones set up in accordance with the fine dust ordinance. Without a corresponding sticker, you risk a fine of € 80 when entering an environmental zone. This also applies to foreign road users. Date of the measure: 03/01/2012 Entry ban for vehicles in pollutant groups 1 2 3 (Info Federal Environment Agency) |  |
Coming from the Ruhr area and northern Germany, the best way to get to Osnabrück is via the 
, of Amsterdam and Hanover about the 
, of Bielefeld coming across the 
. Other important highways are the 
(Stuhr – Sarreguemines) and the 
(Cloppenburg- stacking field - Warburg-Scherfede).
By boat
From Mittelland Canal (at kilometer 30.4) a branch canal leads directly to Osnabrück. Osnabrück can be reached via this canal with private boats (several locks).
The Hare, which flows through Osnabrück, is a suitable area for Water walks.
By bicycle
The EuroVelo 3 (corresponds to the cycle route D7) leads from Flensburg above Bremen through Osnabrück and further over Muenster and Cologne to Aachen.
The following cycle routes also lead through Osnabrück:
On foot
Hikers on the European long-distance footpath E11 also come through Osnabrück.
mobility
Osnabrück has a well-developed bus network, in addition to the city buses, buses go to the surrounding area. With these lines there are many places in the Osnabrück region and Münsterland - also accessible via the state border to North Rhine-Westphalia. During the day, buses run within the city on main lines every ten minutes and on secondary lines every twenty minutes. Many lines run through the main train station, but the central hub is Neumarkt. On weekends, hourly night buses leave the Kamp-Promenade stop, not far from Neumarkt, at 1:00 a.m., 2:05 a.m. and 3:10 a.m., with different routes to the day bus routes. The bus routes are operated by Stadtwerke Osnabrück, Weser-Ems-Bus and other companies in the Osnabrück transport association. More information at vos.info.
The city center is clear and can be visited on foot. The exemplary Osnabrück parking guidance system shows the direct route to all free parking spaces in the city. If you want to see a little more than just the city center, you can do this well by bike.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 St. Peter's Cathedral, Great freedom of the cathedral.
Charlemagne founded the cathedral and the diocese of Osnabrück. Today's late Romanesque cathedral was built from 1218 to 1277 and inaugurated in 1277. The cathedral is shaped by the two massive west towers that were built four hundred years apart. The triumphal cross in the church was created in the 12th century and is the largest cross in Lower Saxony.Open: Daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- 2 Johanniskirche, Johannisstrasse 40. The early Gothic church, built between 1256 and 1292, is the focal point of the Osnabrück Neustadt, which was built within the historic city walls as the second core of the settlement. Special sights are the cloister from the beginning of the 14th century and the Gothic high altar from 1512.Open: 7.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
- 3 Katharinenkirche, Late Gothic hall church, built between 1300 and 1500. The tower of the Katharinenkirche is the tallest medieval building in Lower Saxony at 103.45 meters.
- 4 Luther Church, built at the beginning of the 20th century.
- 5 Marienkirche, Gothic hall church on the market square, built in the 13th century and expanded in the 16th century. In the church there is the Passion Cycle by Albrecht Dürer and the grave of Justus Möser.
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- 6 lock, prince-bishop's baroque palace, built under the Guelphs in 1668, largest baroque palace Lower Saxony. The palace garden with palace terrace, statues and water features also belongs to the palace. Today the castle is the seat of the University of Osnabrück and has been extensively rebuilt in recent years, so that it now shines with a glass, but slow elevator.
Buildings
- 7 town hall. Late Gothic town hall, site of the Peace of Westphalia. The town hall was completed in 1512. The outer facade is adorned with nine statues of German emperors and kings from Charlemagne to Wilhelm I, which were installed in 1885. The Friedenssaal is located inside the town hall. Here and in Muenster the peace treaty of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) was negotiated and signed in 1648. The participants in the peace negotiations are portrayed on contemporary oil paintings in the Friedenssaal.
- Stone works at the Heger Tor. Defense and residential house made of quarry stone built around 1220.
- City wall and defense towers. Remains of the old city wall and defense towers from the 13th to 16th centuries.
- Bucksturm. The Bucksturm (Bocksturm) on the Bocksmauer, is a watchtower belonging to the city wall from the 13th century. In the Bucksturm an exhibition on the medieval protection and legal understanding of the city is shown. An exhibition shows background information on the medieval witch trials in Osnabrück.Open: Sun 11:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Waterloo Gate. Built in 1817. This triumphal gate was dedicated to the Osnabrück Landwehr soldiers who fought at Waterloo after the victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. It was integrated into the old city wall. The building is popularly known as the "Heger Tor". The old Heger Tor (city gate that led to the former peasantry of Hege) stood a few meters in front of today's Waterloo Gate in the Middle Ages and was demolished in 1815.
- Ledenhof. Opposite the baroque palace. Manor house from the 16th century with the oldest spiral staircase in Northern Germany.
Monuments
- Justus Möser monument, on the Great Cathedral Freedom. From Friedrich Drake.
- Lion poodle memorial, at the cathedral courtyard. Local legend about Charlemagne.
Museums
- 8 Felix Nussbaum House, Lotter Strasse 2, 49078 Osnabrück. The museum has the largest collection of around 180 paintings (which are not all shown at the same time) by the Jewish painter Felix Nussbaum, who was born in Osnabrück in 1904 and died in 1944 in the Auschwitz concentration camp. The well-known architect Daniel Libeskind designed the museum building, it was his first actually implemented building design. The Felix Nussbaum House and the Museum of Cultural History form a structural unit.Open: Tue to Fri 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat Sun 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 1st Thursday of the month 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.Price: Admission: € 5, reduced: € 3 (admission tickets are also valid for the Museum of Cultural History and are real day tickets, i.e. valid for 24 hours).Accepted payment types: no card payment possible.
- 9 Cultural history museum, Lotter Strasse 2, 49078 Osnabrück. The Museum of Cultural History is located right next to the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus and forms a structural unit with the Dreikronenhaus and the neoclassical Villa Schlikker (former brown house of the NSDAP, with an exhibition on the Nazi era in Osnabrück). The exhibitions show collections in the fields of archeology, handicrafts and design as well as the history of urban development and everyday culture. Photography in the museum is not allowed.Open: Tue-Fri 11: 00-18: 00, Sat-Sun 10: 00-18: 00, 1st Thu of the month 11: 00-20: 00.Price: € 5, reduced € 3, free for people under 18 years of age (tickets are also valid for the Museum of Cultural History and are real day tickets, i.e. valid for 24 hours).Accepted payment types: no card payment possible.
- 10 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Center, Am Markt 6, 49074 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 (0)541 323-2109, Fax: 49 (0)541 323-4355. The Erich Maria Remarque Peace Center of the University of Osnabrück is showing a permanent exhibition on the life and work of Erich Maria Remarque, the author of the anti-war novel "Nothing New in the West" in several showcases. Remarque was born in Osnabrück in 1898. The center also owns the Remarque archive with the research center "War and Literature".Open: Tue-Fri 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sat-Sun 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: free entry.
- 11 Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Hasemauer 1, 49074 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 (0)541 323-2190, Fax: 49 (0)541 323-2409. In the Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, the Gothic hall church of the Dominican monastery founded in the 13th century, changing art exhibitions with contemporary content are shown.Open: Tue 13: 00-18: 00, Wed-Fri 11: 00-18: 00, Sat-Sun holidays 10: 00-18: 00, 2nd Thursday of the month 11: 00-20: 00.Price: € 5, reduced € 3, free for under 18s.
- 12 Museum of Industrial Culture Osnabrück, Fürstenauer Weg 171, 49090 Osnabrück. In the shaft building (Haseschacht) of the old coal mine on Piesberg, the development of Osnabrück from an agricultural town to a modern industrial and administrative town is documented.Open: March-October: Wed-Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 2.30 p.m .: Free guided tour, November-February Wed-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Price: € 5, reduced € 3, free for under 16s.
- 13 Museum for field-gauge industrial railways Osnabrück-Piesberg, Fürstenauer Weg 180, 49090 Osnabrück. Light railway on the Piesberg operated by an association. During the opening days, you can take the light railroad. A museum is still under construction and is not accessible.Open: April-October every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month 10: 00-18: 00.
- 14 Museum am Schölerberg - nature and the environment, Am Schölerberg 8, 49082 Osnabrück (directly at the Osnabrück Zoo and in the immediate vicinity of the district building of the Osnabrück district). Museum with planetarium and environmental education center at the district building and zoo. The museum shows exhibitions on the subjects of forests, cultural landscapes, urban ecology, flowing water (Hase), stagnant water (Dümmer) and moor, as well as the largest and most important exhibition in Germany on the subject of "soil". Screenings in the planetarium usually: Tuesday 4pm and 7.30pm, Wednesday 3pm, only during school holidays Thursday 3pm, Saturday 4pm and 5pm, Sunday 3pm, 4pm and 5pm. Reservations are strongly recommended. The underground access to the zoo is open on weekends and public holidays and can thus be visited free of charge.Open: Tue 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wed-Fri 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed on Mondays.Price: Museum € 5, reduced € 3, children free. Planetarium € 6.50, reduced or adults with children € 3.50, children from 4 years € 2.50.Accepted payment methods: only EC card (maestro).
- 15 Augustaschacht Memorial, To Hüggelschlucht 4, 49205 Hasbergen. Tel.: 49 (0)5405 895927-0. In the former Ohrbeck labor education camp, the Augustaschacht memorial commemorates the victims of National Socialism. The warehouse building, which is under monument protection, was called Augustaschacht. In addition to exhibitions on history and victims, there are also works of art inspired by the topic on display.Open: February - October: Mon-Fri 2 pm-5pm, Sun 11 am-5pm, November - January: Mon-Fri 2 pm-5pm, Sun 1-4pm.Price: free entry.
- 16 Gestapokeller memorial, Neuer Graben 29, 49074 Osnabrück (in the west wing of the Osnabrück Castle). Tel.: 49 (0)5405 895927-0. From 1937 the Gestapo had its headquarters on the mezzanine floor of the west wing in Osnabrück Castle. In the basement below there were 5 cells, 3 of which are still almost in their original condition and can be viewed. A memorial has been set up here since 2001. You can also see the permanent exhibition "Women in the machinery of the Gestapo" and changing special exhibitions.Open: Sun 14: 00-17: 00.Price: free entry.
Streets and squares
- Medieval marketplace. With town hall, city scales, Marienkirche and the typical Osnabrück town houses with stepped gables, rebuilt in a simplified form after almost complete destruction in the Second World War. The newly designed citizens' fountain in the courtyard of the city library shows scenes from the most important events in the city's history.
- Vitihof. Atmospheric square with half-timbered houses, rebuilt after being destroyed in the war, not far from Hasetor on the northern edge of the city center.
- Historical old city. The historic old town with the Heger-Tor quarter is located between the town hall and the Heger Tor. It is the only area within the Wallring where the otherwise total destruction of the war was limited, and after the war a comprehensive restoration was worthwhile. The narrow streets are lined with medieval half-timbered houses with ornate facades and classicist town houses.
Parks / Botanical Gardens / Zoos
- Botanical Garden, Albrechtstrasse 29, 49076 Osnabrück. In the botanical garden with rainforest house of the University of Osnabrück, the flora of Asia, the European mountain area, North America and the Mediterranean area is shown on an area of about six hectares. The vegetation of the Amazon basin is shown in the 21 meter high rainforest house. Rainforest opening times different, open Mon, Tue, Thu, Sun, shorter opening times than the garden.Open: April to September: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Sun and public holidays 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. October to March: Mon to Fri 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat closed, Sun and public holidays 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Price: Entry is free.
- Osnabrück Zoo, Klaus-Strick-Weg 12, 49082 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 541 95 10 50, Fax: 49 541 95 105 22, Email: [email protected]. The Osnabrück Zoo is embedded in a natural forest on the Schölerberg.Open: in summer daily 8 am-6.30pm, in winter 9 am-5pm (according to summer / winter time). Ticket office closes 30 minutes earlier.
various
activities
- Night watchman tour. Evening city tour through the old town of Osnabrück, meeting point at the town hall. Individual group tours can also be carried out if you reserve in advance.
- Traditional bus Osnabrück e.V., Sandbachstrasse 9, 49074 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 541 3328007, Email: [email protected]. Rides through the Osnabrück region and the wider area with restored buses, among others "Büssing 4500 T", built in 1955.
Culture
- Osnabrück Theater, Domhof 10/11, 49074 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 541 76 000 76 (Card phone).
Events
- Osnabrück Hall, Schlosswall 1–9, 49074 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 541 34 90 0, Fax: 49 541 34 90 18, Email: [email protected]. Event and congress center (formerly Osnabrück City Hall).
- Kulturzentrum Lagerhalle Osnabrück e. V., Rolandsmauer 26, 49074 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 541 33 87 40, Fax: 49 541 33 874 50, Email: [email protected]. Various things take place here: films, exhibitions, concerts, discussions, parties, sports and language courses, Kurdistan solidarity group. The pub has a good selection of beers and all kinds of football broadcasts.
- May week Osnabrück. The May week has been around since 1972 and is today the Spring event in the region. It has developed into a family-friendly folk festival with a national appeal. The May week stands for a diverse music program of high quality that takes place in numerous places and stages in the city center and is accessible without entrance fees ("free and outside"). The stage program is supplemented by small markets with gastronomic offers and cabaret as well as a classic chain carousel in front of the cathedral. A central element is also the so-called Europadorf, in which the Osnabrück twin cities present themselves with gastronomic specialties from the respective country, among other things. Every year around 700,000 people visit the week of May. This makes it one of the largest folk festivals in northwest Germany.
shop
The main shopping street in the city center is the Big street, between Neumarkt and the historic center around the cathedral and town hall, with their side streets. In addition to the branches of well-known consumer chains, there are also several large independent family businesses, some of them in the fourth generation. These include, for example, the bookseller "Bücher Wenner" and opposite the clothing store "L&T" (Lengermann & Trieschmann), which includes many shop-in-shops and a "market hall" with a recommended lunch.
kitchen
Cheap
- 1 comeback, Lotter Str. 19, 49078 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 541 580 26 87, Email: [email protected]. Good home cooking at good prices.Open: Mon - Sat from 5 p.m., kitchen 7 p.m. - 11 p.m., closed on Sundays.
medium
- 2 Rampendahl, Hasestrasse 35, 49074 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 541 24 535, Fax: 49 541 28 147, Email: [email protected]. Cozy restaurant with its own brewery.
Upscale
nightlife
In the old town in the Heger-Tor quarter between the town hall and the Heger Tor there are many small pubs and restaurants. Classic old town pubs are "Zwiebel", the "Grüne Gans" and "Olle Use", also the "Bier Carrée" of the former VfL player Joe Enochs, the pub of the cultural center "Lagerhalle" and the bar "Remise" are good addresses. In the Bermuda Triangle / Pub Triangle in Lohstrasse, some students have already been "lost" (Sonnendeck Club, Sonderbar, Countdown)
In addition, in Osnabrück in the past few years on the site of the former Osnabrück freight station between the three institutions
- Little freedom (club)
- Time zone (club)
- Signal box (club)
established a kind of club / scene center in the city, which is mainly visited by the younger and the young at heart.
Cheap
- Little freedom
- trash (Pub) - on Wednesdays mostly students (unofficial "trash evening" of the students of cognitive science)
- University cellar (Pub) - Popular student pub with changing events below the baroque palace. At "Hahn Zwo" there is always an exotic "Beer of the Month".
medium
- Restaurant Narrow Towel, Hasestraße 46, 49074 Osnabrück. Cozy beer pub in the heart of the city.
- Alando Palace, Pottgraben 58/60, 49074 Osnabrück. Largest Osnabrück discotheque with two dance floors, multiple winner of the German discotheque award.
Upscale
accommodation
Cheap
- 1 Osnabrück Youth Hostel, Iburger Strasse 183 a, 49082 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 (0)541 54284, Fax: 49 (0)541 54294, Email: [email protected]. Good bus connection. Youth hostel membership required, can be purchased on site.Open: Mon - Fri 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., all year round, Dec.-Jan. on demand.Price: from 26 EUR.
- 2 Penthouse Backpackers Osnabrück, Möserstraße 19, 49074 Osnabrück. Tel.: 49 (0) 541 6009606, Email: [email protected].
medium
Upscale
- 3 Steigenberger Hotel Remarque, Natruper-Tor-Wall 1, 49076 Osnabrück. City center hotel, 139 rooms and 17 suites.
Learn
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security
At night you should avoid the Schinkel district and Rosenplatz.
health
There are numerous medical practices and six hospitals in Osnabrück. Two of them have emergency rooms that are open 24/7:
- The Marienhospital is centrally located in the city center on Bischofstrasse.
- The Osnabrück Clinic, the former municipal clinics, can be found on Finkenhügel in the Weststadt district.
- Ambulance transport can be requested at 0541/19222.
If regular doctor's offices are closed, in urgent cases there is daily until 11 p.m. Emergency ambulance In the medical center on Bischofstrasse the possibility of a doctor's visit. A home visit can also be requested under the telephone number 0541/961111 if there is no other possibility of coming to the emergency service ambulance.
Information on the emergency services of specialists and dentists can be found in the current edition of New Osnabrück Newspaper or in yours Website.
At least one city pharmacy is on call every day and is open around the clock. Information on this is posted at all pharmacies. You can find out on the Internet at www.apotheken.de under emergency service the corresponding branch in the immediate vicinity.
Practical advice
The bus routes are clearly structured and the city center is very clear. Even if you get lost in the city center, at some point you always end up on the wide Ringstrasse (Wall).
At night, greater vigilance is required at Neumarkt, as more crimes are being committed there. The police tried to counteract this with video surveillance.
The buses are not always on time, which the bus companies honestly confirm on their own. It must be due to many construction sites and high traffic volumes. But: some buses, especially regional ones, even leave too early.
Osnabrück has the area code (0541). The postcodes are from 49074 (city center) to 49082 (Nahne / Sutthausen).
trips
Very beautiful surroundings. Excursions to the places and landscapes in the Osnabrück region and Münsterland.
literature
Web links
- https://www.osnabrueck.de/ - Official website of Osnabrück
