Dülmen

Dülmen was first referred to in a document written in 889. It became a city in 1311, after which the Lüdinghauser Tor was built. During World War II, a good 90% of the city centre got destroyed; after the war, it was rebuilt from the ground up.
The city is very friendly towards bikers, and offers a large network of cycleways.

By plane

The nearest airport is the Münster/Osnabrück airport (FMO).

By car

The A 43 passes the city in the northwest. This autobahn connects to the A 1 near Münster and A 2 near Recklinghausen.
Dülmen has a mixed parking system which offers both free parking and parking using Parkscheibe and/or tickets.

• Saint Victor ChurchThe Saint Viktor Chruch is the oldest church of Dülmen, founded in the 780s. The current church dates from the year 1938.

• Old city centreNot much of the city centre survived World War II, but buildings such as the Lüdinghauser Tor (town gate), Korenkenturm and Nonnenturm (watchtowers) survived.

• Schloss Buldern

  phone: +49 2590 99-30
  address: Dorfbauerschaft 41
  The originally medieval castle was replaced by a more comfortable and representative manor in the 1830s, only some parts have survived from the 17th century. The manor now houses an exclusive boarding school and is surrounded by a beautiful landscape garden, whose core however is closed to public (you can visit it from the outside though). The inner part may only be visited by appointment.

• Haus Osthoff

  address: Von-dem-Busche-Str. 30
  18th-century Baroque brick manor covered by vine foliage; beautiful Baroque garden with accurately trimmed boxwood hedges, flowerbeds and a water lily pond.

• Old distillery

  address: Münsterstraße 49
  Former Korn distillery, transformed into residential homes. A restored copper still, various glass containers and old barrel brands in the entrance hall recall the building's heritage.

• MonumentsThe grave and memorial of the in 2004 beatified nun and mystic Anne Catherine Emmerick can be found in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche.

• Jewish cemetery

  address: Kapellenweg
  Interesting historic site, Baroque revival gate, several tomb steles, elaborate mausoleum of a rich family.

• Wildpark618-acre landscape park, designed in the 19th century and consisting of meadows, woodlots and ponds. Home to heath sheep, deer and different bird species. Old solitary trees, the forester's lodge and a picturesque wooden bridge are worth seeing.

• Semiannual funfairs: Dreifaltigkeitskirmes (trinity kermess) in May and Viktorkirmes (St Victor's kermess) in early October

• Zum Wildpferd

  phone: +49 2594 9710
  address: Münsterstr. 52
  Hotel Restaurant

• Merfelder Hof

  phone: +49 2594 9700
  address: Borkener Straße 60
  Hotel Restaurant

• Große Teichsmühle

  phone: +49 2594 94350
  address: Borkenbergestr. 78
  Hotel Restaurant

• Vischering Castle

  address: Lüdinghausen
  The Renaissance water castle looks like a romantic prototype of the ideal medieval castle; it houses the Museum of Münsterland.