Salzkotten, Germany
Salzkotten is a town of 24,561 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Why visit Salzkotten
Townapedia lists 144 museums and landmarks, 44 parks and trails, 134 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Vauß-Hof Laden, Hofladen Schulte-Hörster, Erinnerungsstätte Wewelsburg 1933–1945 and Kreismuseum Wewelsburg.
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About Salzkotten
Salzkotten (German pronunciation: [zaltsˈkɔtn̩] ) is a town in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name Salzkotten (in English, "Salt cottages") is based in the former salt production, which gave Salzkotten its raison d'être. Salt was found in the salty springs around the town.
From the Wikipedia article Salzkotten (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do9
Vauß-Hof Laden
Farm and orchard · 5.0 km
Bio-Rindfleisch,_Bio-Lammfleisch,_Bio-Geflügel, Kindergeburtstage
2 Cerisy-Platz, Salzkotten
We-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Hofladen Schulte-Hörster
Farm and orchard · 7.8 km
1 Im Hagen, Delbrück
Mo-Tu 08:30-19:00; We off; Th-Fr 08:30-19:00; Sa 08:30-13:00
Weilandts Erdbeer Plantagen
Farm and orchard · 0.8 km
5 Johann-Reineke-Straße, Salzkotten
Th-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-14:00; PH off
Hofladen Schnitzmeyer
Farm and orchard · 6.7 km
149 Scharmeder Straße, Paderborn
24/7
Biohof Salzkotten
Farm and orchard · 5.0 km
1 Ellinghausen, Salzkotten
Museums and landmarks144
Erinnerungsstätte Wewelsburg 1933–1945
Museum · 8.1 km
19 Burgwall, Büren
Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00
Atelier Rita Winkelmann
Museum · 6.9 km
27 Paradiesstraße, Delbrück
Tu, Th 10:00-17:00; "nach Vereinbarung"
132 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds44
32 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes134
Haus Thoholte
Restaurant · German · 7.0 km
7 Marktplatz, Geseke
Th-Fr 14:00-22:00; Sa-Su 09:00-22:00
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Landgasthaus Lohre
Restaurant · German · 4.4 km
67 Thüler Straße, Salzkotten
Tu-Sa 17:00-24:00; Su 10:00-24:00
Airhangar
Restaurant · International · 6.7 km
33 Flughafenstraße, Büren
Th-Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 12:00-20:00
Asia Fusion
Restaurant · Asian · 7.0 km
22 Mühlenstraße, Geseke
Mo,We 16:30-22:00; Tu,Th,Fr 11:00-14:30,16:30-22:00; Sa...
Bauernhof-Café Marienhof Marks
Cafe · Cake · 7.5 km
1 Lüchtenweg, Delbrück
We-Su 14:00-18:00; Mo-Tu off
Bäckerei Lange Geseke Drive-In
Bakery · Breakfast, Cake, Pasta, Tea, Pastry · 7.7 km
10a Erwitter Straße, Geseke
Mo-Fr 06:00-18:30; Sa 06:00-18:00; Su 08:00-18:00
Café Hölter
Cafe · Breakfast, Coffee Shop
33 Lange Straße, Salzkotten
We-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 07:30-13:00; Su 08:00-18:00
Café Unterland
Cafe · Cake, Tarte Flambee · 6.4 km
44 Mühlenstraße, Salzkotten
Apr-Sep PH,Su 12:00-19:00
Jägerkrug
Restaurant · German · 6.4 km
165 Scharmeder Straße, Paderborn
Mo-Sa 18:00-22:00; Su, PH "nach Vereinbarung"
Miss PeppeR
Restaurant · Burger · 8.4 km
336 Borchener Straße, Paderborn
Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa-Su 09:00-22:00
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PURiNO Gut Warthe
Restaurant · Pizza · 6.4 km
64 Salzkottener Straße, Paderborn
Mo-Th 17:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 16:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:00
122 more on the map.
History
Salzkotten was founded in 1247, but documents exist which indicate that salt production was already occurring in 1160. Before the town's foundation, there were a number of farms and villages, which were broken down and rebuilt within the new town walls.
From the History section of Salzkotten on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay17
Churches and places of worship43
St. Johannes Baptist
Church · Roman Catholic · 6.8 km
43 Alter Hellweg, Paderborn
Pfarrkirche St. Walburga
Church · Roman Catholic · 7.2 km
4 Walburgisstraße, Borchen
Liboriuskapelle
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.8 km
52 Vielser Straße, Salzkotten
Sankt Bartholomäus
Church · Catholic · 2.7 km
1 Marienplatz, Salzkotten
Sankt Laurentius
Church · Catholic · 4.2 km
1 Kirchbreite, Salzkotten
Shopping44
Gas and EV charging21
Schools, colleges and libraries24
Katholische öffentliche Bücherei
Library · Roman Catholic · 8.2 km
12 Alter Hof, Büren
Grundschule Sankt Christophorus
School · 5.2 km
2 An der Schützenhalle, Salzkotten
Healthcare12
Map of Salzkotten
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Getting there and nearby towns
Airport Paderborn/Lippstadt (PAD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 km away.
- Paderborn 12 km northeast, about 12 min by car
- Bad Wünnenberg 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Rüthen 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
- Verl 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Warstein 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Soest 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Steinhagen 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Bielefeld 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Steinheim 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Warburg 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Salzkotten Straße 1, Daniel Brockpähler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Marktstraße 23 Adolf Humberg, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Marktstraße 23 Alex Cohn, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Auf den Küten 4 Bertha Kleeberg, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Salzkotten Lange Straße 9, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Lange Straße 9 Ella Goldschmidt, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Lange Straße 9 Julius Goldschmidt, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Salzkotten Lange Straße 9, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Lange Straße 6 Margarete Speier, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Lange Straße 6 Julius Speier, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Salzkotten Lange Straße 6, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Salzkotten Lange Straße 6, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Ferdinand-Henze-Straße 1 Grete Grünberg, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Salzkotten Ferdinand-Henze-Straße 1, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Auf den Küten 4 Jakob Kleeberg, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Auf den Küten 4 Mirjam Kleeberg, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Auf den Küten 4 Rika Achtermann, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Auf den Küten 4 Sophie Linz, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Auf den Küten 4 Leopold Achtermann, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Salzkotten Auf den Küten 4, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Salzkotten Auf dem Külen 4, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Marktstraße 23 Julie Humberg, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Salzkotten Marktstraße 23, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Salzkotten Marktstraße 23, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteinlage Salzkotten Marktstraße 11, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salzkotten geothermische Karte, Hagar66, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Marktstraße 11 Paul Auerbach, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Marktstraße 11 Isaak Auerbach, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Marktstraße 11 Sara Auerbach, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Salzkotten Marktstraße 11, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salzkotten Alte Mädchenschule, ludger1961 ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Salzkotten Post Lange Straße 25 Plakette, Moxnoir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Verner Straße 23 Margarete Blumenfeld, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolpersteine Salzkotten Verner Straße 23, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Verner Straße 23 Resi Blumenfeld, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Verner Straße 23 Samuel Katz, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Verner Straße 23 Regine Bierhoff, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Verner Straße 23 Josef Blumenfeld, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Verner Straße 23 Hilde Blumenfeld, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salzkotten-Dreckburg, Athde, CC0
- Salzkotten Liborius-Kapelle14907, Ilsemarie, CC BY 3.0
- Salzkotten Kath.Kirche St.Joh.Baptist, mfrex, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Petri Geseke Turm, Daniel Brockpähler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oberntudorf Kath.Kirche St.Georg, ludger1961, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paderborn - 2016-05-16 - Kirche Wewer (020), Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Borchen - 2015-09-06 - St Walburga Neu Alfen (11)-Pano, Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Geseke Martkplatz 7, Daniel Brockpähler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DJH Jugendherberge Wewelsburg -DJH Jugendherbergen in Westfalen-Lippe - aussen 1 - Bjoern Reschabek, Björn Reschabek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salzkotten ev.Kirche, mfrex, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Erinnerungsstätte Wewelsburg 1933–1945, Reclus, CC0
- Thüle-Wegekapelle Eschenstraße, Athde, CC0
- Wewelsburg2010 b, Wewelsburg2010.jpg : Tbachner derivative work: Alupus ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Paderborner Straße 31 Alfred Examus, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stolperstein Salzkotten Paderborner Straße 31 Amalie Herz, Tomtom10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Almehänge bei Ahden und Wewelsburg, NicoRichter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Delbrück - Boker Heide - 15, Ath, CC0
- Paderborn - 2017-04-23 - Buchenwald bei Elsen-Bahnhof (2), Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elsen - Elser Holz-Rottberg - 6, Ath, CC0
- Delbrück - 2018-04-28 - PB-004 Gunnewiesen (3), Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salzkotten - NSG Hederaue mit Thueler Moorkomplex - 12, Ath, CC0
- Mantinghausen - NSG Huegelgraeberfeld Mantinghausen - 9, Ath, CC0
- Boke - Hünenburg - 1, Ath, CC0
- Geseke - NSG Ochsenholz - 3, Ath, CC0
- Geseke - 2022-05-15 - NSG Osternheuland (DSC04619), Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salzkotten - 2022-05-15 - NSG Rabbruch und Osternheuland (DSC 6698), Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Geseke - NSG Steinbrüche Gröne - 3, Ath, CC0
- Kirche Wewelsburg, Drahreg01, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Verne - St. Bartholomäus - 4, Ath, CC0
- Thüle - St. Laurentius - 1, Ath, CC0
- Kreismuseum Wewelsburg, Die Kunst des Sterbens, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Schmarvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bielebog, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bielebog, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, amenophis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bct, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, steinm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nrailuj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, steinm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bielebog, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, steinm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thetornado76, CC BY-SA 4.0
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