Gütersloh

The town lies on the Emssandebene plain, south-west of the Teutoburg Forest and on the north-eastern edge of the Westphalian basin and has no significant points of elevation. The town's lowest point is above sea level on the river Ems near the British Army's Princess Royal Barracks and the highest point is above sea level in the village of Friedrichsdorf to the east.
In the area of the county boundary with Rheda-Wiedenbrück is the Rhedaer Forest, a large wooded area with predominantly coniferous trees. The river Dalke flows through the town from east to west, crossing close to the municipal park (Stadtpark) as well as the town centre and river Ems.
Gütersloh hosts the headquarters of two of Germany's biggest business corporations: Bertelsmann (media) and Miele (domestic appliances).

By train

• Gütersloh HauptbahnhofGütersloh has a railway station with regular Deutsche Bahn service. It is on the Hamm to Minden railway. Intercity trains from Dresden, Hanover, Dortmund and Cologne call every two hours.

By bus

By plane

The nearest major airport is in Hanover (HAJ). Moreover the airports of Dortmund (DTM, c. 1½ hours) and Düsseldorf (DUS; two hours) are easily reachable by train.

By car

On the A2 between Dortmund and Hannover, southwest of Bielefeld.

• Stadtpark und Botanischer Garten Gütersloh

• Miele-Museum

• Stadtmuseum Gütersloh

• Theater Gütersloh

• Mendoza

  phone: +49 5241 531653
  address: Unter den Ulmen 15
  Steakhouse

• Gütersloher Brauhaus

  phone: +49 5241 25166
  address: Unter den Ulmen 9

• Holiday Inn Express Guetersloh

  phone: +49 5241 17930
  address: Berliner Str. 106

• Flora Westfalica

  address: Rheda-Wiedenbrück
  Grounds of the 1998 horticultural show, still well-groomed and regularly renewed.

• Gartenschaupark RietbergGrounds of the 2008 horticultural show.

• Zoo Safaripark Stukenbrock

  address: Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock

• Bielefeld
• Münster
• Hamm
• Paderborn