Welcome to Lengerich!
Lengerich offers its 23,000 inhabitants THE GOOD LIFE between town and country: you can experience pure nature, go on wonderful hiking tours or visit exciting events in the historic town centre. You can also live in Lengerich in an urban or rural setting, depending on your preferences.
Between Münsterland and Osnabrück Land
Lengerich is located in the district of Steinfurt - near Ibbenbüren, Emsdetten and Greven - on the southern edge of the Teutoburg Forest and north-east of Münster. Via the A1 motorway, you can reach Münster to the south and Osnabrück to the north in about half an hour. If you drive further north, you can reach the North Sea in about two hours. It takes just under an hour to get to Bielefeld and about 50 minutes to the district town of Steinfurt. The nearby airport Münster/Osnabrück (FMO) is only 20 minutes away by car.
Lengerich also has a railway station: from here you can reach Münster by train in about 20 minutes, and Osnabrück is only a quarter of an hour away.
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.
Living in Lengerich
In addition to the town centre with its residential areas and the city centre, Lengerich also includes twelve very different districts: Antrup, Aldrup, Exterheide, Hohne, Intrup, Niederlengerich, Niedermark, Ringel, Schollbruch, Settel, Stadtfeldmark and Wechte. The spectrum ranges from incorporated farming communities to the village district of Hohne with its own kindergarten and primary school.
Even if rental and purchase prices follow the general real estate trend overall, there are still numerous niches to be discovered in Münsterland for building, buying or renting. In rural Münsterland, the average rental price per square metre is between five and seven euros, and the average purchase price per square metre for flats and houses is 2,100 euros.
You want to buy a house in Lengerich? Then perhaps the municipal support programme "Young buys old - Young people buy old houses" is interesting for you.
Even in the Stone Age, people lived where Lengerich is today. This is proven by a so-called megalithic grave (also called a mound grave or megalithic tomb), which was discovered in 1927: Researchers estimate that people buried their relatives here around 4500 years ago. You can visit the impressive site in the district of Wechte.
Shopping in Lengerich
You can buy groceries in Lengerich not only in various supermarkets, but also at the weekly market. In the town centre you will find, among other things, a fabric shop, bookshops, opticians and drugstores. As in many towns in the Münsterland region, you can also discover small boutiques and concept stores with a special range of products in Lengerich. Would you like to shop extensively? The Designer Outlet Ochtrup is only 50 minutes away by car and Münster and Osnabrück are within easy reach for extensive shopping trips.
If you travel a lot by bike or e-bike, you will find lots of accessories in specialist bike shops.
Childcare and schools in Lengerich
The youngest residents in Lengerich are looked after in about 16 day-care centres and kindergartens. The contact details of all facilities and an information brochure for downloading can be found on the city's website. You can search for and apply for a childcare place online via the "STEP" portal of the district of Steinfurt.
The educational opportunities in Lengerich range from the first day of school to the Abitur:
- Four primary schools
- Two secondary schools
- One comprehensive school
- One grammar school
- Two special schools (focus on emotional and social development & mental development)
Working in Lengerich
In addition to numerous medium-sized craft, trade and service businesses, several large companies are also based in Lengerich, for example the mechanical engineering company Windmöller & Hölscher, the plastic packaging manufacturer Bischof + Klein SE and the Dyckerhoff cement factory. The major employers in Lengerich also include the hospitals: the Helios Klinik (general hospital) and the LWL-Klinik, a specialist clinic for psychiatry and neurology.
Our tips: Leisure, sport and culture in Lengerich
- Cycling tour on the 100 castles route or on the peace route
- Hiking on the Hermannsweg, awarded the seal "Qualitätsweg wanderbares Deutschland" (quality trail hikable Germany)
- Hiking with a view of the "Blue Lagoon" (former quarry now filled with turquoise-blue water; also called "Lengerich Canyon")
- Cultural events in the Gempt Hall
- Dutch market in May
- Roman market in October
- Swimming in the indoor or outdoor pool
- Ball sports, dancing, martial arts etc. in the sports clubs
- Horse riding in the riding clubs
- City trip to Münster or Osnabrück
- Trip to the Designer Outlet Ochtrup
- and much more.
The MünsterlandBlog
The Kunst-Café Haus Vortlage offers a beautiful ambience for coffee and cake enjoyment.© Münsterland e.V./Philipp Foelting
Framed by wildflowers, trees and art, the art café Haus Vortlage offers a cosy ambience for a little time out. Our colleagues Victoria and Philipp visited the special place and agree: the café is an ideal stopover for a delicious snack in an enchanted atmosphere in the middle of the woods of Lengerich. Why is this place enchanting? You can read about it in their post on the MünsterlandBlog.
