The 6700 inhabitants of Horstmar enjoy THE GOOD LIFE in the countryside with good connections to the larger neighbouring towns in Münsterland and the Netherlands. The town consists of the town centre with its pretty old town, a village district and several rural hamlets.
The small town of Horstmar is located half an hour's drive northwest of Münster in the district of Steinfurt and borders directly on the district capital. To the west, you can reach the city of Gronau in just over half an hour and the popular Dutch shopping city of Enschede in only 45 minutes. To the east, it's only a 35-minute drive to Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) and an hour to Osnabrück.
By the way: the nearby motorways provide good connections to the North Sea coast and you can reach the sea in just under two and a half hours.
Tip: Münsterland is a cycling region! 4,500 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.
In addition to the town centre , Horstmar also includes the smaller, northern district of Leer and the five rural districts of Alst, Haltern, Niedern, Ostendorf and Schagern. Most of the approximately 6700 inhabitants live in the residential areas that adjoin the historic centre of Horstmar to the west, north and east. Leer, which used to be an independent municipality and has its own village centre, is home to around 2,300 people.
Even though rental and purchase prices are following the general property trend overall, there are still numerous niches to be discovered in Münsterland when it comes to building, buying or renting. Here you can find the average purchase and rental prices for a house or flat in rural Münsterland.
If you would like to build a house in Horstmar, you can find information and contacts for building plots in new development areas on the municipal website.
The village shop in the Leer district offers groceries and fresh bread rolls, and in Horstmar itself you can shop in several large supermarkets . In the old town you can browse in a few small, owner-operated shops, for example shoe and fashion shops and a bridal shop. You also have a special selection at the Spiegelburg outlet and warehouse sale, the toy brand of the Coppenrath publishing house. E-bike accessories and everything you need for your bike tour through Münsterland are available in specialist bike shops. The Designer Outlet in Ochtrup, which is only 25 minutes away by car, invites you to go on extensive shopping tours.
Horstmar has a total of six kindergartens and daycare centres for the very youngest children, including two inclusive facilities. You can find available childcare places in the "STEP - Kreis Steinfurt Elternportal", where you can also register your child directly online.
In Horstmar, there is a primary school network with one location each in the districts of Horstmar and Leer. Secondary schools are the Horstmar-Schöppingen secondary school (located in the neighbouring municipality of Schöppingen) and the Arnoldinum grammar school (lower secondary level in Horstmar, upper secondary level in the neighbouring town of Steinfurt).
The economy in Horstmar is primarily characterised by small and medium-sized companies - the spectrum ranges from craft businesses to the plastics and metal processing industry. In addition, some nationally recognised companies have also settled in the industrial estates: Major employers in Horstmar include the company Reventa, which manufactures ventilation and air conditioning systems, and the headquarters of the semi-trailer specialist Schmitz Cargobull. In addition, Bernhard Kippenbrock GmbH is represented as an established specialist company for data and network technology, offering comprehensive solutions from planning to installation for financial institutions, local authorities and municipal facilities.
