Welcome to Velen!

Velen is a 20-minute drive from the Dutch border, west of Coesfeld and north of the Hohe Mark Nature Park. It only takes a quarter of an hour by car to reach the district town of Borken and Coesfeld , and it takes about 45 minutes by car to reach Enschede . Münster, Dortmund and Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) are also just under an hour away.

Via the nearby A31 motorway, you can reach the North Sea coast from Velen in just two and a half hours.

Tip: The 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.

The town of Velen has a total of five districts: Velen itself, adjoined on the other side by fields and meadows by the smaller districts of Waldvelen and Nordvelen, and the second centre Ramsdorf. The latter is surrounded by the district of "Kirchspiel Ramsdorf" with its rural districts of Bleking, Holthausen, Ostendorf and Krückling. Velen's town centre is characterised by the moated castle surrounded by green spaces and streams, Ramsdorf's town centre by Ramsdorf Castle. The two large districts are separated by about five kilometres, which you can cover along the Bocholter Aa in about eight minutes by car or in fifteen minutes by bicycle.

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 the rural areas of Münsterland, the average rent per square metre is between five and seven euros, and the average purchase price per square metre for flats and houses is 2100 euros. In the property market report you can find information about the development of turnover and prices on the property market in the district of Borken.

Tip: If you have children and want to build, you might be interested in the town's "100 Families Programme". Through this programme, Velen allocates municipal plots of land to young parents with children. Information and contact details can be found on the city's website.

In Velen,supermarkets are spread throughout the entire town and can also be found in the smaller districts and villages. You can buy fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and other groceries at the weekly markets : in Ramsdorf every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Velen on Fridays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.. The town centres of the two central districts are characterised by owner-managed retail shops.

If you want to shop a little bigger, you can either go to the Designer Outlet Ochtrup, which is only 30 minutes away by car, or to Winterswijk in the Netherlands, which is just as close and invites you to shop on open Sundays.

The very young are in good hands in Velen's total of around six childcare facilities: Three kindergartens are located directly in the district of Velen, two kindergartens and one KiTa are located in Ramsdorf.

Schools in Velen

Younger pupils can attend a total of four schools in Velen and Ramsdorf:

• one open all-day school
• two primary schools
• one secondary school.

Barely 20 minutes away in Borken there are also two special schools (special focuses: mental development, learning).
Older pupils can complete higher education at the grammar school or vocational training in Borken, Bocholt and Reken, for example.

Velen is well connected via the A31 motorway and is very close to the Dutch border - this makes the town attractive for companies from various sectors. Above all, medium-sized mechanical engineering and metal construction companies have settled here, but also some construction firms as well as some advertising agencies and management consultancies. In addition, the EMERGY Führungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH is located in a former stable building of Velen Castle, the "Remise". The company was founded by the district towns of Borken and Coesfeld in order to bundle all the management and service tasks of the Borken public utility company and the economic enterprises of the town of Coesfeld.