Lippstadt, Germany
Lippstadt is a town of 67,219 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Why visit Lippstadt
Townapedia lists 82 museums and landmarks, 37 parks and trails, 221 places to eat, 30 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Stadttheater, Schäferkämper Watermill, Haus Heerfeld and Brockbusch.
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About Lippstadt
Lippstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪpʃtat] ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest. Lippstadt is situated about 60 kilometres east of Dortmund, 40 kilometres south of Bielefeld and 30 kilometres west of Paderborn.
From the Wikipedia article Lippstadt (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do8
Cinema+Studio
Cinema and theater
"Öffnet täglich 30 Minuten vor Beginn der ersten Vorstellung."
Museums and landmarks82
Haus Heerfeld
Monument and historic site · 5.3 km
5 Göttinger Straße, Wadersloh
Schloss Herringhausen
Monument and historic site · 4.7 km
1 Schorlemerallee, Lippstadt
Schloß Overhagen
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
19 Schloßgraben, Lippstadt
Schloß Schwarzenraben
Monument and historic site · 5.7 km
7 Schwarzenraben, Lippstadt
Kunst Raum Hof Scheer
Museum · 3.7 km
Über 200 Jahre wurde der Hof Scheer landwirtschaftlich genutzt. Seit fünf Jahren sind die Geschwister Scheer gemeinsame Eigentümer von...
26 Gieselerweg, Lippstadt
Sa-Su 13:00-18:00 || "nach Vereinbarung"
70 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds37
Olle Wiese und Bachsysteme zwischen Erwitte und Stirpe
Hiking and trails · 5.5 km
CabrioLi
Sports field and stadium · 0.9 km
10 Bückeburger Straße, Lippstadt
Mo,We,Th,Fr 06:30-21:00; Tu,Sa,PH,Su 08:00-21:00
25 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes221
Der Hülshoff
Restaurant · German · 1.1 km
4 Am Friedhof, Lippstadt
Tu-Sa 18:00-23:00, Su 10:00-22:00, Th-Mo 17:00-18:00+
Esbecker Grill Pizzeria
Restaurant · Pizza · 3.4 km
2 Am Sportplatz, Lippstadt
Tu-Sa 16:00-22:00; Su, PH 16:00-21:00; Mo off
Neue Welt Lippstadt
Restaurant · Asian · 4.5 km
58 Quellenstraße, Lippstadt
Mo,We-Sa 11:30-15:00,17:30-23:00; Tu off; PH,Su 11:00-23:00
Twenty One
Restaurant · Bowl, Pasta, Bar
6 Fleischhauerstraße, Lippstadt
Mo-Sa 09:00-22:30; Su 09:00-21:00
Gerling
Restaurant · Regional · 5.4 km
Biergarten, Spielfläche
32 Schäferkämper Weg, Erwitte
Mo-Su 14:00-24:00; Tu off
Cantina Popolare
Restaurant · Italian
28 Cappelstraße, Lippstadt
Tu-Th 18:00-23:00; Fr,Sa 18:00-24:00; Su 18:00-22:00
David´s 55
Restaurant · American, Burger, Coffee Shop, Pancake · 3.1 km
175 Erwitter Straße, Lippstadt
Mo,We,Th,Su 11:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00
Gasthof Kemper
Restaurant · German · 4.8 km
6 Aspenstraße, Erwitte
We-Th 17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-00:00; Su 10:30-14:00,17:00-21:00
Pizzeria Gabbiano
Restaurant · Pizza · 4.7 km
7a Leckhausstraße, Erwitte
Tu-Su 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00
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History
In the early 13th century Lippstadt, with a population of 2700, had four parish churches. There was an Augustinian abbey which had existed since 1281.
From 1400, the enclave and town of Lippstadt were to be a condominium shared by the county of Lippe and the counts of Cleves-Mark, who were succeeded by the Hohenzollerns (Brandenburg/Prussia), a situation that endured until the middle of the 19th. century.
Heinrich von Ahaus founded one of his communities for women of the Brethren of the Common Life there.
In 1523 it formed a defensive alliance together with the neighbouring cities of Osnabrück, Dortmund, Soest and Münster.
Augustinians studying at the University of Wittenberg brought Martin Luther's doctrine home with them. Thus in 1524 Lutheran doctrines were preached at Lippstadt by their prior Westermann, and the town was one of the first to embrace Lutheranism officially, though it resisted the rise of Calvinism in rural areas of Westphalia.
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Colonel Edward Morgan, (c. 1616 – after 1665), a Royalist during English Civil War 1642–1649, was Captain General of the Kings (Charles I) forces in South Wales. After the King's arrest and execution, he fled to the continent, and married Anna Petronilla the daughter of Baron von Pöllnitz from Westphalia, Governor of Lippstadt. They had six children, two sons, and four daughters. He was later appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica 1664–65. His nephew Henry Morgan left his Jamaican property to his godsons Charles Byndloss (b.1668) and Henry Archbold on condition they adopted the surname of Morgan. These were the children of his two cousins Anna Petronilla Byndloss (née Morgan), and Johanna Archbold (née Morgan).
In 1821 the Papal Bull "De salute animarum", made over to the Bishopric of Paderborn the Lippian parishes of Cappel, Lipperode and Lippstadt, which had previously belonged to the Archbishopric of Cologne without producing any ensuing agreement with the state of Lippe.
In 1851 the whole of Lippstadt, which up to then had been divided between the Kingdom of Prussia and Lippe, was added to the Prussian royal province of Westphalia.
In 1944 a women's subcamp of Buchenwald was founded in Lippstadt. It was also the site of a displaced persons camp in the years following World War II. On 1 April 1945 the US 2nd Armored Division made contact with the 3rd Armored Division at Lippstadt, effecting junction of the US Ninth Army with the US First Army, and seized the city from scattered resistance.
From the History section of Lippstadt on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Lippstadt is situated in the Lippe valley, roughly 60 kilometres east of Dortmund and roughly 30 kilometres west of Paderborn. The historic town centre is situated between several branches of the river Lippe.
Economy
Lippstadt serves as headquarters of international automotive supplier's Hella and HBPO Group. It is also home to a factory of large-diameter antifriction bearings, seamless-rolled rings manufacturer Rothe Erde.
From the Wikipedia article Lippstadt, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Lippstadt
Karl-Heinz RummeniggeGerman football executive and former football playerPhoto: Michael Lucan, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Anton PraetoriusGerman pastorPhoto: Georg Braun, Public domain
David GansGerman scientistPhoto: The original uploader was Geof at..., CC BY-SA 3.0
Jasmin SchornbergcanoeistPhoto: Antoine Lamielle, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kaspar UlenbergGerman theologianPhoto: E. Riesse, Public domain- Martin NiemöllerGerman theologian (1892–1984)
- Michael RummeniggeGerman association football player
- Udo UlfkotteGerman journalist and conspiracy theorist (1960–2017)
- Alexandra GeeseGerman politician
- Dietrich Nikolaus WinkelDutch inventor
- Henning MatricianiGerman association football player
- Conrad HansenGerman pianist and music educator (1906–2002)
Born in Lippstadt, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay30
Churches and places of worship51
St. Clemens
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.8 km
3 Am Kirchplatz, Lippstadt
Shopping65
Gas and EV charging19
Schools, colleges and libraries36
Städt. Gesamtschule Lippstadt
School · 1.4 km
31 Ulmenstraße, Lippstadt
Healthcare23
LWL-Tagesklinik und LWL-Institutsambulanz Lippstadt
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 km
15 Am Nordbahnhof, Lippstadt
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Getting there and nearby towns
Airport Paderborn/Lippstadt (PAD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Erwitte 7 km south, about 7 min by car
- Wadersloh 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Geseke 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Anröchte 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Rietberg 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Bad Sassendorf 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Salzkotten 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Delbrück 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Soest 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Rheda-Wiedenbrück 20 km north, about 20 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Fleischhauerstraße 16 Lippstadt, Florian838, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Poststraße 21 (Restaurant Piazza Del Sapore), Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Poststraße 22 (Café Einstein), Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lippstadt. Marienkirche (14924707413), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt (15358687797), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt. Marienkirche (15359198610), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt. Marienkirche (14924159624), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt. Marienkirche (15358250259), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt (15358673897), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt. Marienkirche (15358239359), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt. Marienkirche (15542166031), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt (15359070640), photobeppus, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Poststraße 17, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Fleischhauerstraße 18, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lippstadt, die Straße Helle Halle, Blick zum Turm der Marienkirche, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Poststraße 16, Tor, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Poststraße 10, Skulptur eines Hirschkopfes, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Am Bernhardbrunnen, 1, Lippstadt, Kreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Spielplatzstraße, 1, Lippstadt, Kreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lange Straße 76, 1, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cappelstraße 60, 1, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lange Straße 80, 1, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cappelstraße 31, 2, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Bustreff Bahnhof, 2, Lippstadt, Kreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cappelstraße 31, 1, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Poststraße 10, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Spielplatzstraße, 2, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Poststraße 6, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Poststraße 4, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Spielplatzstraße, 1, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lippstadt, Haus Lange Straße 36, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Lippstadt, das alte Postamt, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Stolperstein Lippstadt Lange Straße 63 Iwan Hammerschlag, DonGatley, CC0
- Marienkirche Lippstadt 6, Florian838, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bushaltestelle Nicolaiweg, 1, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cappelstraße 32, 1, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spielplatzstraße 1a, 1, Lippstadt, Landkreis Soest, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss Overhagen, Thomas6512, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burgruine Lipperode, Achim Raschka aka Necrophorus, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schloss Schwarzenraben 01, Achim Raschka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jakobikirche Lippstadt 4, Florian838, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lippstadt Marienkirche2, Chris06, Public domain
- Liesborn - Haus Heerfeld, Ath, CC0
- Herringhausen schloss, Varus111, CC BY 3.0
- Hoerste Kirche 02, Achim Raschka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cappel3, Chris06, Public domain
- Lippstadt-Bökenförde-Brünneken, Hagar66, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gesamtschule Lippstadt Schulhof und Magistrale, Filiusque, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stadttheater Lippstadt 2024, Heiner Kriener, Lippstadt, Bearbeitung Gisbert König, Lippstadt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 12-12-26 Reformierte Kirche Lipperode 03, Achim Raschka ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lippstadt, Germany - panoramio (26), Foto Fitti, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 12-12-26 St. Michael Lipperode 05, Achim Raschka ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG S0-026 Brockbusch, DonGatley, CC BY 3.0
- NSG SO-087 Gieseler, DonGatley, CC0
- Lippstadt - NSG Großes Holz - 1, Ath, CC0
- Sonnenuntergang über Lippstadt (15593118374), Markus Andernach, CC BY 2.0
- Lippstadt - NSG Lusebredde - 5, Ath, CC0
- Lippstadt - Margaretensee - 2, Ath, CC0
- NSG SO-052 Muckenbruch, DonGatley, CC BY 3.0
- Stirpe - NSG Olle Wiese - 01, Ath, CC0
- NSG Quellgebiet der Gieseler SO 014 fd, Friedhelm Dröge, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schaeferkaemper muehle, Elbwestfale at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mtadsls42, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mtadsls42, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, flohoff, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, mtadsls42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mtadsls42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mtadsls42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, derlipper, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, flohoff, CC BY-SA 4.0
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