The approximately 16,000 inhabitants of Drensteinfurt live in the districts of Rinkerode, Walstedde and Drensteinfurt. Here, THE GOOD LIFE meets a wide range of leisure opportunities between moated castles and wide countryside.
Drensteinfurt is half an hour's drive south of Münster, and you can be in Hamm and at Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) just as quickly. You are also well connected to the Ruhr area and the East Westphalia region: You can drive to Dortmund in around 50 minutes and to Bielefeld in just over an hour. The district town of Warendorf is 40 minutes away by car.
From the three train stations in the districts of Drensteinfurt, Rinkerode and Mersch, you can travel to Münster, Hamm, Bielefeld and Cologne, among others.
Tip: The Münsterland is a cycling region! 4500 kilometres of cycle paths offer you almost unlimited possibilities in the city and in the countryside: you can commute to work comfortably by bike and go on great tours with friends and family.
The town consists of the districts of Drensteinfurt, Rinkerode and Walstedde. The small farming communities of Mersch and Ameke also belong to Drensteinfurt. The eponymous district is also the largest with a good 9,000 inhabitants, while Rinkerode is home to just under 3,800 people and Walstedde just under 3,000.
In the north-east of Drensteinfurt, on the edge of the river Werse, lies the water castle "Haus Steinfurt". A small town centre with shops and restaurants adjoins the park. Some historic buildings have also been preserved here, for example near the church of St Regina.
Although rental and purchase prices are following the general property trend overall, there are still numerous niches to be discovered in Münsterland when building, buying or renting. Here you can find the average purchase and rental prices for a house or flat in the rural area of Münsterland.
Here you can find out whether urban building plots are currently for sale in Drensteinfurt and you can add your name to a list of interested parties.
In addition to Haus Steinfurt, there are three other moated castles in the Drensteinfurt municipal area: Haus Borg and Haus Bisping in Rinkerode and Haus Venne in Mersch. All four are privately owned and cannot be visited from the inside, but they are also a beautiful sight from the outside.
There is at least one supermarket in all three districts and on Thursdays you can also buy local food at the weekly market in Drensteinfurt. In the town centre, you can buy clothing and shoes as well as books and gifts, and between the shops there are ice cream parlours, pubs and restaurants. Bicycles, e-bikes and accessories can be found in specialist bicycle shops.
If you want to go shopping, you can choose between various shopping streets and centres in the nearby cities of Münster and Hamm.
There are around twelve daycare centres in Drensteinfurt, including several parents' initiatives. The town council also provides information on its website about the services offered by child daycare.
Drensteinfurt has three primary schools (one in each district), a secondary school and a school for the sick. The secondary school cooperates with the Städtisches Gymnasium Ahlen, where pupils can complete their Abitur.
In the south of Drensteinfurt stretches the Viehfeld industrial estate, where around 40 companies have settled. In addition to manufacturing industries, there are also service providers and wholesalers. The largest employers in the area include the poultry delicatessen manufacturer Klein, the company Umformtechnik Merten & Storck and the haulage company Drensteinfurter Transport und Spedition.
Trotting race in progress!The MünsterlandBlog takes you on a day full of thrills in Drensteinfurt: thundering hooves, flying sulkies, cheering spectators and that special moment when the horses arrive at the starting gate. The trotting race is a lively traditional event that combines energy, community and a genuine Münsterland feeling. If you want to know what makes this race day so special and which scenes off the track are surprising, you can find the whole story in the blog.
