Why visit Vechta
Townapedia lists 30 museums and landmarks, 29 parks and trails, 131 places to eat, 16 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include SCHAUBURG Cineworld, Hof Gisela, Borgerdings Mühle and Museum im Zeughaus.
Weather in Vechta
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About Vechta
Vechta (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛçta] ; Northern Low Saxon: Vechte) is the capital and largest city of the Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta.
From the Wikipedia article Vechta (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do10
Hof Gisela
Farm and orchard · 1.9 km
10 Stoppelmarkt, Vechta
Mo-Su 09:00-12:00, 14:00-18:00
Bauernhof-Eis Kalkhoff
Farm and orchard · 5.4 km
Apr-Sep: Fr-Su 13:00-19:00; Oct-Mar: We-Fr 13:00-18:00; Oct-Mar:...
Museums and landmarks30
Borgerdings Mühle
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
19a Zur Spredaer Mühle, Vechta
Th-Fr 14:00-18:00, Sa-Su 13:00-18:00
Museum im Zeughaus
Museum · 0.9 km
15 Zitadelle, Vechta
Tu-Su 14:00-18:00; PH unknown
18 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds29
Hallenwellen- und Freibad Vechta
Sports field and stadium · 1.2 km
45 Dornbusch, Vechta
Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 06:30-08:00,15:00-21:00; We 06:30-08:00; Sa,Su...
RASTA Dome
Sports field and stadium · 2.1 km
8 Pariser Straße, Vechta
Natur-und Strandbad TONCOOLE
Sports field and stadium · 2.2 km
20 Tannenweg, Vechta
17 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes131
Ali Baba
Restaurant · Pizza, Turkish, Kebab · 1.1 km
47 Münsterstraße
Mo-Tu 15:00-23:00; We-Fr 11:00-22:30; Sa-Su 12:00-22:30
Gourmet City Chinesisches Restaurant
Restaurant · Asian · 7.0 km
59 Schellohner Weg, Lohne (Oldenburg)
PH,Tu-Su 12:00-15:00,17:30-22:00
Holla die Waldfee
Restaurant · Regional, Cake · 2.0 km
1, Vechta
We-Fr 14:30-18:00+; Mo,Tu off; Sa,Su 09:30-18:00+
Jade Garden
Restaurant · Chinese
4 Oldenburger Straße, Vechta
Tu-Th,Su 11:30-14:30, 17:30-22:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-14:30, 17:30-23:00; Mo off
Mühlencafé & Restaurant Borgerding
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Regional, Breakfast, German, Cake, Tea, Pastry, Brunch · 5.0 km
19a Zur Spredaer Mühle, Vechta
Th-Fr 14:00-18:00, Sa-Su 13:00-18:00, "Montag-Mittwoch nach Vereinbarung"
119 more on the map.
Where to stay16
Churches and places of worship23
Baitul Qadir Mosque
Place of worship · Ahmadiyya · 2.5 km
9 Gutenbergstraße, Vechta
Shopping38
Gas and EV charging21
Schools, colleges and libraries50
Private Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik Vechta/Diepholz/Oldenburg
School · 1.3 km
40 Rombergstraße, Vechta
Gymnasium Lohne
School · 6.9 km
12 An der Kirchenziegelei, Lohne (Oldenburg)
Kolleg St. Thomas der Dominikaner
School · 0.8 km
45 Dominikanerweg, Vechta
Healthcare11
Map of Vechta
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flugplatz Varrelbusch (VAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Emstek 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Wildeshausen 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Wardenburg 37 km north, about 37 min by car
- Oldenburg 46 km north, about 46 min by car
- Wallenhorst 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Bremen 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Osnabrück 53 km south, about 53 min by car
- Westerkappeln 54 km southwest, about 54 min by car
- Wiefelstede 60 km north, about 1 h by car
- Hasbergen 59 km south, about 59 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
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- 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
- Vechta Riesenradblick, Corradox, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vechta Nepomukkanal, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Castrum Vechtense Burgbelebung 2, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Zentrum, Paweł Dembicki, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vechta Nepomuk-Statue, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Warwick Rex, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Propsteikirche St. Georg (Vechta) 20080709-4, Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vechta Evangelisches Gemeindehaus, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Propsteikirche St. Georg (Vechta) 20080709-3, Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Propsteikirche St. Georg (Vechta) 20080709-2, Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vechta Kolpinghaus, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechtaer Moorbach + Alter Evangelischer Friedhof, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Steg über den Moorbach (3), Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Kreishaus 4, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orgel Klosterkirche Vechta, Benutzername246, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Propsteikirche St. Georg (Vechta) 20080709-1, Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vechta Bahnhofsbrücke An der Gräfte, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Orgel St. Maria Frieden Vechta, Benutzername246, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KlosterkircheVechta 20080709-1, Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vechta Marienkapelle, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Liebfrauenschule 1, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Liebfrauenschule 2, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Bahnhof, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vechta Castrum Vechtense Burgbelebung 1, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Burgmannentage 23, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fußgängerbrücke Bahnhof Vechta, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Bahnhof 2, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vechta Bahnhofsbrücke, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vechta Bahnhofsbrücke Bahnhof, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vechta Castrum Vechtense Burgbelebung 3, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Castrum Vechtense Zitadellenpark, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stellwerk Vechta (Nord-West-Bahn) - panoramio, toastie, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vechta Castrum Vechtense Burgbelebung 5, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Zitadellenpark Wasserspielplatz, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Castrum Vechtense Zitadellenpark 2, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Boller Moor und Lange Lohe, C.Bekiaridis, CC BY 3.0
- Drebbersches Moor, Kiwi05, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Langförden St. Laurentius 2, Langförden_St._Laurentius.JPG : Corradox derivative work: Rabanus Flavus ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- RASTA-Homep, SN394, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kolleg St Thomas der Dominikaner Altbau, Kony, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vechta Propsteikirche St Georg, Hans A. Rosbach (Alterations by Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lutten St. Jacobus Kirche1, Path2018, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vechta Auferstehungskirche, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Die Ludgerus-Schule in Vechta von Süden, Mr2187, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bakum St. Johannes Baptist 2, Corradox, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Marien in Oythe 20080709-2, Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hörsaalgebäude "Q", S-M-D aV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zitadelle Vechta 1697 Vogelschau, P. B. von Smidts, Public domain
- Lohne Capitol Kino Center, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Vechta Museum im Zeughaus, Corradox, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arkeburg Sachsenhaus Reetdach, Path2018, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vechta Castrum Vechtense Burgbelebung 4, Corradox, CC BY 4.0
- Street-level photo, hendel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Schmarvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cfbolz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Thorsten_69, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cfbolz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Schnakel76, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cfbolz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, camdrive2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, camdrive2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jmsbert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jmsbert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Thorsten_69, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Thorsten_69, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jmsbert, CC BY-SA 4.0
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