Neumünster, Germany
Neumünster is a town of 80,196 people in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Why visit Neumünster
Townapedia lists 45 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 167 places to eat, 15 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cinestar Neumünster, Tierpark Neumünster, Tuch und Technik Textilmuseum and Wasserturm.
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About Neumünster
Neumünster (German pronunciation: [nɔʏˈmʏnstɐ] ) is a city in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg). The Holstenhallen and the Stadthalle make the city an important trade fair location.
From the Wikipedia article Neumünster (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do10
Séparée
Cinema and theater · 3.0 km
64 Krokamp, Neumünster
Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr, Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-22:00
Erdbeerhof Kaack Verkaufsstand
Farm and orchard · 2.6 km
12 Padenstedter Landstraße
Museums and landmarks45
Wasserturm
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Wasserturm auf dem Gelände der Stadtwerke, Christianstraße in Neumünster
33 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
Alte Obstwiese Neumünster
Park · 4.3 km
Historisches Kulturland
515 Kieler Straße, Neumünster
4 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes167
Farina Di Nonna
Restaurant · Pizza, Noodle, Italian, Mediterranean
25-27 Großflecken, Neumünster
Mo-Th 17:00-21:30, Fr 17:00-22:00, Sa 13:00-22:00, Su 13:00-21:00
Phönix
Restaurant · Chinese · 0.6 km
12-14 Rendsburger Straße, Neumünster
Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00, 17:00-23:30; Sa 11:30-22:30; Su, PH...
Shanghai
Restaurant · Chinese · 0.6 km
1 Altonaer Straße, Neumünster
Mo 11:30-14:30; Tu-Sa 11:30-14:30,18:00-23:00; Su,PH...
Südbahnhof
Restaurant · Burger, Pizza, Regional, Chicken, Steak House · 1.6 km
131 Altonaer Straße, Neumünster
Th, Fr 17:00-00:00; Sa 09:00-00:00; Su 10:00-00:00
Wicherncafé Neumünster
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 2.9 km
245 Ehndorfer Straße, Neumünster
Th 14:30-17:30; Fr 15:45-17:30
El Paso
Restaurant · American, Mexican, Pizza, Burger · 0.9 km
69 Plöner Straße, Neumünster
17:00-24:00
Genussbar
Cafe · Bistro · 1.8 km
Bistro im Schwimmbad, Zugang nur für zahlende Besucher
Mo-Su 11:00-20:00
Pagoni
Restaurant · Greek · 2.3 km
5 Baumschulenweg, Neumünster
Tu-Th 12:00-14:30,16:30-22:30; Fr-Su,PH 12:00-22:30
Altes Rauchhaus
Cafe · 5.2 km
1 Kleinredder, Padenstedt
Mar-Oct: Th-Su 13:00-18:00; Nov-Feb: Fr-Su 13:00-18:00
Am Kamin
Restaurant · French · 0.7 km
13 Propstenstraße, Neumünster
Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00,18:00-23:00; Su,PH off
155 more on the map.
History
The city was first formally mentioned as Wippendorp im Gau Faldera in 1127. In that year, the Bishop Vicelinus was sent there by the Archbishop of Bremen to perform missionary work. By 1136, Vicelinus built a new monastery there (Latin: novum monasterium, Greco-Latin: Neomonasterium, German: neues Kloster or neues Münster). The name "Novum monasterium" eventually replaced the previous names of Wippendorf and Faldera and led to the current name.
In April 1870, Neumünster received town privileges. Since 1903 Neumünster is a so-called "independent city" (German: Kreisfreie Stadt) as it is not part of a district (German: Kreis).
Großflecken (English: Large spot), a large, centrally located street and public space in the city, became a place for civil unrest several times. In March 1848, riots broke out at Großflecken as part of the German revolution and again in 1923 during a period of inflation.
The city was criticized by the Rural People's Movement as part of a farmers' protest movement in northern Germany from 1928 to 1933, which was the basis for Hans Fallada's novel A Small Circus (Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben). The city's Hans Fallada Prize is named after him.
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The Schleswig-Holstein Nazi Party was founded in 1925 by Hinrich Lohse. The local Nazi Party group of Neumünster met at Hofbräu München, a brewery at Großflecken. In 1926, Joseph Goebbels spoke to the local members there. In 1929 there were reportedly 29 members of the local Nazi Party group, but this number increased to 400 members a year later and to over 2,000 members by 1932. Shortly after the Nazi seizure of power, Großflecken was renamed to Adolf-Hitler-Platz (English: Adolf Hitler Place). On Kristallnacht in 1938, all Jewish men were arrested and sent to KZ Sachsenhausen.
During World War 2, Neumünster was bombed multiple times by Allied forces in 1945, partly because of its importance as a railway junction and industrial city. The British took control of the City in May 1945.
In the fall of 1946, the state of Schleswig-Holstein was founded and postwar Neumünster held its first municipal election.
Neumünster used to be a hub for the textile industry, with its first fulling mill going back to 1566. However, the industry eventually left the city due to competition from overseas and Neumünster's last cloth factory closed in the beginning of the 1990s. This, among other reasons, led to Neumünster having a relatively high rate of unemployment compared to nationwide averages.
In 2012, McArthurGlen Group opened a designer outlet shopping center in the industrial section of the city, using approximately 15,000 square meters.
From the History section of Neumünster on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Neumünster is located at the rivers Schwale and Stör, near the geographical center of Schleswig-Holstein, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Kiel, 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Hamburg and 72 kilometres (45 mi) west of Lübeck. The Aukrug Nature Park is close to the town.
Arts and culture
The Museum Tuch + Technik shows the history of the cloth-making craft from the Iron Age to the present day as well as of the city of Neumünster. The museum, which is supported by the Foundation Museum, Art and Culture of the City of Neumünster, was reopened on October 13, 2007 with a revised exhibition in a specially constructed building.
The Herbert Gerisch Foundation is an art foundation established in 2001 by Brigitte and Herbert Gerisch and based in Neumünster-Brachenfeld. The foundation serves the care, promotion and presentation of regional as well as international contemporary art. At the same time as the foundation was established, an international sculpture park was continuously built up.
The Keramikkünstlerhaus Neumünster (until 2022 Stadttöpferei Neumünster) is an artists' house in Neumünster, which has been awarding work and residency scholarships for outstanding international graduates in the field of artistic ceramics since 1987. The Keramikkünstlerhaus is located in the Fürsthof, a small street in Neumünster's historic city center. The three-story brick building was built around 1900.
The Tierpark Neumünster houses about 700 animals from a total of 100 species of mammals, birds and reptiles on a wooded area of 24 hectares.
From the Wikipedia article Neumünster, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Neumünster
Detlev BlankeGerman interlinguistics lecturer (1941–2016)Photo: Yves Nevelsteen, Public domain
Aminata TouréGerman politicianPhoto: MAGuenther, CC BY-SA 4.0
Eduard MüllerGerman Catholic priest and Lübeck martyr (1911–1943)Photo: (Fotograf unbekannt), CC BY-SA 4.0
Walter BartramGerman politician (1893-1971)Photo: CDU, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Christine HaderthauerGerman politicianPhoto: Fotografin Christine Olma, Olma..., CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Heinrich DeteringGerman educationist and writerPhoto: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hans BlöckerGerman politician (1898-1988)Photo: CDU, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Axel BernsteinGerman politician (1974–2017)Photo: Gerd Seidel ( Rob Irgendwer ), CC BY-SA 3.0
Hans-Christian SiebkeGerman politician (1940–2023)Photo: CDU, CC BY-SA 3.0 de- Eduard SachauGerman orientalist (1845–1930)
- Herbert HagenNazi SS-Sturmbannführer, a SD member, active in France; murderer of Jews
- Horst BeyerGerman athletics competitor
Born in Neumünster, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay15
Churches and places of worship25
Shopping66
Gas and EV charging24
Schools, colleges and libraries35
Healthcare27
Map of Neumünster
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flugplatz Neumünster (EUM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.
- Trappenkamp 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Bad Bramstedt 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Wahlstedt 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Bad Segeberg 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Preetz 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
- Kaltenkirchen 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Elmschenhagen 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Kiel 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Raisdorf 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Kronshagen 30 km north, about 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- City hall Neumuenster Germany, Andreas Geick, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein für Friedrich Rudolf Geussenhainer (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kino Neumünster am Kuhberg - panoramio, wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ehemaliges Karstadt-Gebäude, Neumünster, Großflecken - panoramio, Andreas Geick, CC BY 3.0
- Neumünster-the pond, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Stolperstein für Helmine Chaja Weissbaum (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Edith Weissbaum (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine in Neumünster 2 (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Irmgard Weissbaum (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Gustav Weissbaum (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Anita Hella Hopstein (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Dan Bernadus Weissbaum (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neumünster Am Teich 9 1, Ttriphan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Neumünster Am Teich 9 2, Ttriphan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Anscharkirche (Neumünster), simmmox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neumünster Am-Teich 10 2, Ttriphan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Neumünster Am-Teich 10 1, Ttriphan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Neumünster Teich - panoramio, wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Neumünster, Christianstraße Ecke Parkstraße - panoramio, Andreas Geick, CC BY 3.0
- Merkezefendi Camii Moschee (Neumünster), simmmox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obere Christianstraße in Neumünster. - panoramio, Andreas Geick, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DosenmoorBirken2, Wilde Natur, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- NMS Ansgar 1, Uwe Barghaan, CC BY 3.0
- Neumünster, Bugenhagenkirche.4, Lukas Bölinger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tuch und Technik Textilmuseum Neumünster, Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NMS VFR Grümmi Arena, Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wichernkirche Neumuenster, Nikosik.nms, Public domain
- Rencks Park (2), Martin1009, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tierpark Neumuenster neuer Eingangsbereich, JLKiel, CC0
- Neumünster Vicelinkirche 1, Uwe Barghaan, CC BY 2.5
- NMS-St.Maria-St.Vicelin-Kirche (3), Martin1009, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Friedenshain Neumuenster (7), Siegbert Brey, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neumuenster Wasserturm-02, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Alice Bertha Spitz (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Bernd A. Spitz (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Bertha Benjamin (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Egon Spitz (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Hans Georg Spitz (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Ines Spitz (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein für Ludwig Tamm (Neumünster), Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0
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