Why visit Metelen
Townapedia lists 18 museums and landmarks, 23 parks and trails and 15 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Eisenbahnmuseum Metelen Land, Emmy Löwnberg geb. Salomon, Am Waldhof and Buchenwald am Schöppinger Berg.
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About Metelen
Metelen is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Vechte in the district of Steinfurt. Metelen Land station is located on the Münster–Enschede railway and has an hourly train service to Münster in one direction and to Enschede in the other direction.
From the Wikipedia article Metelen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks18
Alles klar mit Korn
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
Alter Kesselwagen (offensichtlich stillgelegt) mit der Aufschrift "ALLES KLAR MIT KORN".
Galgenpoahl des Gogerichts Sandwelle
Monument and historic site · 4.1 km
Inmitten des Dünengelündes befindet sich auf einer der Kuppen der sogenannte "Galgenpoahl" des ehemaligen Gogerichts Sandwelle. Hier...
6 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds23
11 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes15
Sasse Feinbrennerei
Brewery and winery · 5.1 km
20 Düsseldorfer Straße, Schöppingen
Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; Su,PH off
Flora´s Brüningmühle
Restaurant · 4.3 km
28 Haverbeck, Schöppingen
Th,Fr 14:00-20:00, Sa,Su,PH 12:00-21:00
3 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship4
History
The town history dates back to 889 AD, when it was first mentioned in an official document.
From the History section of Metelen on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
Map of Metelen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Schöppingen 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Ochtrup 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Steinfurt 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Wettringen 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Gronau 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Ahaus 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Neuenkirchen 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Bad Bentheim 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Billerbeck 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Rheine 22 km northeast, about 22 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
- Stolperstein Metelen Schilden 15 Emmy Löwenberg, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Metelen Schilden 15 Johanna Horn, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolperstein Metelen Schilden 15 Ruth Marx, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Metelen, St.-Cornelius-und-Cyprian-Kirche -- 2014 -- 2410 -- Ausschnitt, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Johannes-Nepomuk-Statue Kirchstrasse Metelen, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolpersteinlage Metelen Schilden 15, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolpersteine Metelen Schilden 15, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Stolpersteine Metelen, Gmbo 2013, CC0
- Ackerbürgerhaus (Metelen), Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amtshaus der Gemeinde Metelen, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Johannes-Nepomuk-Statue Vechtebruecke Metelen, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Juedischer Friedhof Metelen, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Metelen, St.-Cornelius-und-Cyprian-Kirche -- 2014 -- 2411, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Metelen, St.-Vitus-Schule -- 2014 -- 2412, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Metelen, St.-Vitus-Schule -- 2014 -- 2413 -- Ausschnitt, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Metelen, St.-Vitus-Schule -- 2014 -- 2413, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Metelen, St.-Cornelius-und-Cyprian-Kirche -- 2014 -- 2410, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Metelen, kerk foto2 2007-04-12 13.22, Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wasserburg Haus Welbergen, Sharps, CC BY 2.5
- Eisenbahnmuseum Metelen Land, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ochtrup, Naturschutzgebiet -Am Waldhof- -- 2014 -- 9436, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Metelen, Umland -- 2014 -- 2392, Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20160327 Haus Welbergen, Welbergen, Ochtrup (04404), Günter Seggebäing, Coesfeld, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brandtafel IN DEO SPES MEA, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brandtafel von 1575, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torhäuschen Dr. Asbeck, Spieker, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dormitorium, Brennereigebäude Brinckwirth, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Natursteintafel Deutschschule, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Natursteintafel Lateinschule, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gedenkstein 17. Juni 1953, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gasthaus Kock, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haus Südhoff, ehemalige Kurie einer Stiftsdame, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Neue Abtei, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stiftsmauer, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haus Kirsch, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wassermühle Plagemann, Mühlenmuseum 2, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wassermühle Plagemann, Mühlenmuseum 1, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bildstock Alter Friedhof, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grabdenkmal Kleppel, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Grabdenkmal Anton Wesseler, Jahack2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, commodoortje, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, heetENkoel, CC BY-SA 4.0
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