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St. Johannis Rahden von Süden · Sonojak, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Brunnen an der Johanniskirche in Rahden · Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
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Skulptur bei Stadtsparkasse Rahden · Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
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Stadtsparkasse Rahden mit Skulptur · Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0

Rahden, Germany

Rahden is a town of 16,140 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Population16,140 GeoNames
Elevation39 m 128 ft
Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Land area137.5 km²
Nearest airportFlugplatz Bielefeld (BFE) 52 km

Why visit Rahden

Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 29 parks and trails, 88 places to eat, 8 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Hofladen, Hofladen Wehdebrock, Museumshof Rahden and Large Stone.

About Rahden

Rahden (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaːdn̩] ; Low German: Roh'n) is a town in the far north of North Rhine-Westphalia between Bielefeld and Bremen and between Hanover and Osnabrück. Rahden is part of the Minden-Lübbecke District in East Westphalia-Lippe.

From the Wikipedia article Rahden (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do9

Hofladen

Farm and orchard · 3.6 km

50 Nuttelner Straße, Rahden

Apr-Aug 08:00-20:00

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Hofladen Wehdebrock

Farm and orchard · 7.6 km

16 Hollweder Straße, Stemwede

We,Th,Fr 13:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; Mo,Tu,Su,PH off

Open in Google Maps · +49 5745 300 220

Neues Theater

Cinema and theater · 5.9 km

1 Trakehner Straße, Espelkamp

Open in Google Maps · +49 5772 4424

Biohof Wietler

Farm and orchard · 5.2 km

14 Kleiriehe, Rahden

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Buschmann Obst- u. Spargelfachbetrieb

Farm and orchard · 8.3 km

19 Berkenbüscher Straße, Stemwede

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Dersa Kino Rahden GmbH

Cinema and theater

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Elite Filmtheater

Cinema and theater · 6.5 km

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Gipfelkreuz

Scenic view · 7.3 km

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VHS Schatulle / Bahnhof Rahden

Cinema and theater · 0.8 km

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Museums and landmarks12

Museumshof Rahden

Museum · 1.1 km

1 Museumshof, Rahden

Tu-Sa 13:00-18:00; Su 10:00-18:00; Mo off

Open in Google Maps · Wikipedia · +49 5771 2282

Large Stone

Monument and historic site · 6.2 km

12 Hahnenkamp, Rahden

24/7

Open in Google Maps · Wikipedia · +49 5775 510

Teppichmuseum

Museum · 5.3 km

23 General-Bishop-Straße, Espelkamp

Open in Google Maps · Wikipedia · +49 5772 4004

Schloss Rahden

Monument and historic site · 1.0 km

22 Bocks Allee, Rahden

Open in Google Maps · +49 5771 91140

Deutsches Windkraftmuseum

Museum · 7.7 km

14 Mühlheide, Stemwede

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Auenland-Draisinen

Monument and historic site · 0.8 km

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Hochzeitsbahnhof Lavelsloh

Monument and historic site · 8.6 km

3 Am Bahnhof, Diepenau

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Burgruine Rahden

Monument and historic site · 1.2 km

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Kriegerdenkmal Alter Markt

Monument and historic site

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Kriegerdenkmal Kleinendorf

Monument and historic site · 1.0 km

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Mitropa Speisewagen

Monument and historic site · 0.7 km

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Mühlenkreissymbol

Monument and historic site · 3.6 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds29

Am Hexenhügel

Hiking and trails · 7.5 km

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Großer Aue-See

Hiking and trails · 6.0 km

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Karlsmoor

Hiking and trails · 7.2 km

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Kleine Aue Espelkamp

Hiking and trails · 6.6 km

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Osterwald

Hiking and trails · 6.9 km

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Schnakenpohl

Hiking and trails · 4.7 km

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Weher Fledder

Hiking and trails · 5.6 km

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Weißes Moor

Hiking and trails · 5.5 km

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Zuschlag

Hiking and trails · 7.0 km

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Hallen-, Freibad-Rahden

Sports field and stadium · 0.7 km

24 Am Freibad, Rahden

Open in Google Maps · +49 5771 1602

Waldfreibad

Sports field and stadium · 6.1 km

Open in Google Maps · +49 5772 97984-44

Boras-Park

Park · 6.2 km

24/7

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Restaurants and cafes88

Andreas' Grillecke & Restaurant Jasmin

Restaurant · Russian · 5.6 km

36 Gabelhorst, Espelkamp

Th-Su 12:00-14:30, 17:00-22:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5772 916938

Bäckerei Röbelt

Bakery · 5.9 km

Brot & Brötchen handgemacht!

6 Tannenbergplatz, Espelkamp

Su 08:00-11:00; Mo-Fr 06:15-11:00; Sa 06:00-11:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5772 99353

Gasthaus Rose, Restaurant, Hotel, Catering

Restaurant · German · 7.8 km

10 Zum Kleihügel, Espelkamp

Th-Sa 17:00-21:00; Su 12:00-21:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5743 1308

Ludewigs-Landhaus Inh. Heinrich Grundmann

Restaurant · Regional · 6.5 km

17 Barler Straße, Rahden

Th,Fr 17:00+; Sa,Su 10:00+

Open in Google Maps · +49 5776 960281

Restaurant Korfu

Restaurant · Greek · 8.7 km

20 Hauptstraße, Diepenau

Tu-Th 17:00-22:30, Fr,Sa 17:00-23:30, Su 12:00-14:00,17:00-23:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5775 9199965;+49 5775 9199971

Ristorante - Pizzeria Leonardo

Restaurant · Pizza

1 Osnabrücker Straße, Rahden

We-Su,Mo 12:00-14:00,17:30+

Open in Google Maps · +49 5771 968 380

Ristorante Da Michele

Restaurant · Pizza · 7.4 km

50 Lange Straße, Diepenau

Mo, We-Sa 17:30-22:30; Su 12:00-13:30, 17:00-22:30

Open in Google Maps · +49 5775 518

Spargel-Diele

Restaurant · Regional · 3.6 km

48 Nuttelner Straße, Rahden

Apr-Aug 11:00-22:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5771 97060

Bäckerei Kölling

Bakery · 5.3 km

21e-21i General-Bishop-Straße, Espelkamp

Mo-Fr 07:30 - 18:00; Sa 07:00 - 13:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5772 936389

Bäckerei Kölling

Bakery · 8.7 km

16 Hauptstraße, Diepenau

Mo-Sa 05:30-13:00; Su 08:00-11:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5775 966097

Bäckerei Middelberg

Bakery · 6.4 km

Breslauer Straße, Espelkamp

Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00, Sa 07:00-13:00, Su 08:00-13:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5772 9156750

Bäckerei Schmidt

Bakery

21 Lemförder Straße, Rahden

Mo-Fr 05:30-18:00; Sa 06:00-15:00; Su 07:30-16:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 5771 94867

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Where to stay8

Churches and places of worship20

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Shopping30

Gas and EV charging21

Schools, colleges and libraries22

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Healthcare11

Map of Rahden

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Getting there and nearby towns

Flugplatz Bielefeld (BFE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 52 km away.

  • Rödinghausen 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
  • Sulingen 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
  • Vlotho 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
  • Spenge 34 km south, about 34 min by car
  • Vechta 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
  • Obernkirchen 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
  • Osnabrück 42 km southwest, about 42 min by car
  • Wallenhorst 42 km west, about 42 min by car
  • Rinteln 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
  • Bielefeld 45 km south, about 45 min by car

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