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| Selm | ||
| federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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| Residents | 26.011 (2019) | |
| height | 111 m, 58 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 2592 69-0 https://www.selm.de/kultur-tourismus-freizeit/kultur-tourismus/stadtportrait.html | |
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Selm is a city in Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia, in Ruhr area in the district of Unna. It is located in northern Westphalia in the administrative district of Arnsberg on the border of the Münsterland to Westphalian Bay. Selm has been part of the Unna district since 1975.
background
Map of Selm
Districts of Selm
After the regional reform in 1975, Selm and Bork, to which Cappenberg also belonged, were merged to form the municipality of Selm. In 1977 the municipality of Selm received city rights. Since then it has been a town with the districts of Selm, Bork and Cappenberg. The name appears as "Seliheim" as early as 858 and has developed into "Selm" in terms of linguistic history.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airports are in Dortmund (30km), Münster / Osnabrück (65km) and Dusseldorf (85km).
By train
RB 51 "Westmünsterland Railway": Dortmund Main station - DO-Kirchderne - DO-Derne - Prussia - Lünen Hbf.
- 1 Selm-Bork (Westphalia)
- 2 Selm bycatch
- 3 Selm. Ludinghausen - Dülmen - Latvian - Coesfeld - Gronau - Enschede (Netherlands), Mon-Fri, the trains to and from Dortmund and Enschede run every hour from around 6:00 a.m. to around 10:00 p.m., Sat / Sun / Fe in the morning later, operator is Deutsche Bahn.
By bus
There are two transport companies, the VKU operates the bus routes in the Unna district. (Timetable information for the Unna district public transport company) and Regionalverkehr Münsterland (RVM). The RVM timetable information for the Münsterland and all of North Rhine-Westphalia.
There are express buses, city buses, night buses and the TaxiBus. There are bus connections to and from: Lüdinghausen, Lünen, Werne, Nordkirchen, Olfen and Münster.
In the street
- Coming from the direction of Münster the
Bremen-Cologne at the 
79 Leave Ascheberg / Selm and the 
follow in the direction of Selm. - Coming from Oberhausen the
Oberhausen-Hanover at the 13 Leave Lünen / Selm and take the motorway-like one 
through Lünen then on to Selm and Olfen. - Coming from the Unna direction Cologne-Bremen on the 80 Leave Hamm-Bockum / Werne / Selm and rely on the L 518 / Follow Nordlippestraße in the direction of Selm.
- Selm can be easily reached from Senden, Olfen, Haltern am See, Lüdinghauen and Werne via well-developed roads.
By bicycle
The Roman Lippe Route, comes from Olfen via Vinnum to Selm-Bork and continues to follow Luenen.
On foot
The long-distance hiking trail Arnhem - Lippstadt X1 leads through Selm.
mobility
- The ADFC district association Unna has one Local group in Selm. For the bike tours of the ADFC you can find here the Dates and further information.
Tourist Attractions
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
Friedenskirche
Botzlar Castle
Collegiate church
- 1 Friedenskirche (Selm) (former village church St. Fabian and Sebastian, Selm old town (11th century).)
- 2 Selm synagogue (Selm-Bork.)
- Ludgerikirche. Selm old town (20th century).
- 3 Stephanuskirche. Selm-Bork (18th century).
Castles, chateaus and palaces
- 4 Botzlar Castle (Selm bycatch). (13th century) is the successor to a medieval state castle.
- 5 Cappenberg Castleand the collegiate church 6 St. John Evangelist (of the 12th century, Selm-Cappenberg)
Buildings
- 7 Bork office building
- 1 Fährenkamp settlement. It was built between 1920 and 1925 for miners from the former Hermann colliery.
- 8 Community center, Willy-Brandt-Platz 2. Tel.: 49 2592 69 0. Hall building awarded by the BDA, architecture by Peter Böhm (architect) (20th century).
- Windmill tower. Selm old town, ruin overgrown with ivy (16th century).
- 9 Wegekapelle Selm. Corner of Südkirchener Strasse / Auf der Geist.
- 10 Hasseler Chapel. It is adorned by a venerable, large Romanesque crucifix from the 12th century, the time of the Crusades.
- 11 The former Hermann colliery. (Selm).
- 2 Hermann settlement. Selm bycatch.
Monuments, ground monuments
- list of Stumbling blocks. in Selm and in the district of Bork.
- 12 Barrows. in the Ternsche peasantry.
- 13 Freiherr - vom - Stein - Monument. The Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom and zum Stein monument, Selm-Cappenberg (20th century).
Parks and lakes
- 14 Lake Ternscher
- 15 Josef Lüffe Park
Streets and squares
- 16 Willy Brand Square
activities
- Cycling routes, 100 castles route and Roman route.
- Geocaching tours in Selm. Information on caches around Selm, Bork, Cappenberg.
- Skate park.
- 1 Selm outdoor pool. Open: Mo - Fr 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sa Su 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.Price: adults € 4.00, children and young people € 2.00, families € 10.00.
Regular events
- Selmer Week: Information and sales show of local businesses and associations around the Selmer community center.
- City festival.
- ADAC Oldtimertreffen for the Selm town festival (MSC Bork).
- Wine and beer festival.
- Bork Sunday.
- Advent market on the first weekend in December in the old town - around the Friedenskirche.
- Shooting festivals of the shooting clubs at regular intervals.
- Carnival parade on Carnival Saturday: Start in the old town at the fire brigade, end at the community center.
shop
kitchen
- 1 Pizzeria Romantika, Ludgeristraße 69. Tel.: 49 2592 981102.
- 2 Jacob's well, Südkirchener Strasse 119. Tel.: 49 2592 1240, Email: [email protected]. Culinary delicacies such as pasta dishes, salads, steak specialties and of course our schnitzel variations.Open: Wed - Fri 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., Sat 5:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., Sun 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
- 3 Kerkyra Grill, District road 90. Tel.: 49 2592 20067.
Greek, grill specialties.facebook url used - 4 To the old field, Werner Strasse 164. Tel.: 49 2592 6 12 23, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant & Hotel, seasonal delicacies, Westphalian cuisine.
- 5 Guesthouse Suer, Ludgeristr. 90. Tel.: 49 2592 10 67.
- 6 Jade China Restaurant, Kreisstrasse 32. Tel.: 49 2592 2 45 20.
- 7 LumberJack's Diner, District road 66. Tel.: 49 2592 1215. Accepted payment methods: cash ONLY.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Seepark Ternsche campsite, Strandweg 7. Tel.: 49 2592 917210.The pitches for short-term camping for caravans or your mobile home are located directly on the lakeshore. A Swedish house right on the lake shore suitable for up to 4 people, 3 safari tents for max. 5 people per tent with a view of the sandy beach and a holiday home for 5 people with its own jetty and rowing boat.Price: €.
- 2 to hotel, District road 63,. Tel.: 49 2592 - 3773, Mobile: 49 173 4433539, Email: [email protected]. 3-star hotel has 20 hotel rooms and 5 apartments, own parking lot, bike-friendly hotel, member of bett bike.Price: €.
- 3 Adria Hotel, Olfener Str. 1. Tel.: 49 2592 98 17 33, Email: [email protected].Hotel Restaurant Double or single rooms, all guest rooms are equipped with TV, WLAN, desk, shower and bath / toilet.
health
Practical advice
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 02592 |
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| Post Code | 59379 |
| Mark | UN / LH |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
- 1 Culture office. in the community center in Selm.
trips
- 17 Sandfort Castle (5 km to the west Olfen)
- baroque moated castle North churches (8 km northeast of Selm, on the 100 castles route) with a park
- Cappenberg Castle (9 km southeast)
- "Three Castle City" Ludinghausen (10 km north) with Vischering Castle, Lüdinghausen Castle and Kakesbeck Castle
- The Cappenberger See (11 km southeast), an enlarged clay excavator hole in Altlünen. There is a pedal boat rental, the fishing club offers the possibility of fishing. In the vicinity there is a wonderful outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, children's playgrounds and a mini golf course. However, swimming is prohibited in the lake. The youth hostel of the same name is located in the northeast. If the winter is cold enough there is an ice rink.
- Westerwinkel Castle (16 km northeast)
- LWL-Industriemuseum Henrichenburg ship lift and Waltrop lock park (20 km southwest) with two locks and two boat lifts
- Castrop-Rauxel (25 km southwest) with the Rennwiese (former natural obstacle horse racing track)
- Haltern am See (25 km to the west) with the Roman Museum
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