Why visit Beelen
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 15 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Motorcycle Museum Heiner Beckmann, Motorenmuseum Heitmann, Axtbach and Beelener Mark.
Weather in Beelen
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About Beelen
Beelen (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːlən]; Low German: Bailen) is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km south-west of Bielefeld and 35 km east of Münster.
From the Wikipedia article Beelen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks11
Motorcycle Museum Heiner Beckmann
Museum · 4.2 km
32 Beelener Straße, Harsewinkel
easter-Oct: Su 11:00-17:00 || "nach Vereinbarung"
Hofkreuz Jüttner
Monument and historic site · 2.2 km
Das ursprüngliche Kreuz stammte aus dem 18Jhd. Bei der Renovierung im Jahre 1921 blieb das Fundament erhalten, Korpus und Balken wurden...
Hofkreuz Kammann
Monument and historic site · 2.3 km
Ursprünglich stand dort ein Holzkreuz, das mit der Zeit verfallen war und durch das neue Kreuz ersetzt wurde.
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes15
Bäckerei Bürenkemper
Bakery · 1.0 km
1 Lilienweg, Beelen
Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00, Su 08:00-11:30
3 more on the map.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
Map of Beelen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flugplatz Bielefeld (BFE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Warendorf 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Harsewinkel 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Sassenberg 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Oelde 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Ennigerloh 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Versmold 13 km north, about 13 min by car
- Rheda-Wiedenbrück 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Gütersloh 19 km east, about 19 min by car
- Everswinkel 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Beckum 20 km south, about 20 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Beelen Haus Heuer, Daniel Brockpähler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Aerial image of the Beelen airfield, Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Motorradmuseum Heiner Beckmann Außenansicht, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beelen - NSG Axtbach - 01, Ath, CC0
- Beelen - NSG Beelener Mark - 03, Ath, CC0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, descilla, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, baldur80, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, alucardo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, descilla, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, oldfuchs8w745g, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, marczoutendijk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, zuse, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, baldur80, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, zuse, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, descilla, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, descilla, CC BY-SA 4.0
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