The 30,000 inhabitants of Werne enjoy THE GOOD LIFE between Münsterland and the Ruhr area, between urban cultural and shopping opportunities and leisure time in the countryside. In addition to the core town of Werne with its historic centre, there is a smaller district and rural villages.
Werne is located about 35 minutes by car south of Münster on the border between Münsterland and the Ruhr area. It takes about 40 minutes to drive to Dortmund and about 25 minutes to Hamm. Bielefeld in East Westphalia and Düsseldorf in the Rhineland are just over an hour away.
Regional trains run from Werne station to Münster and Dortmund. Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) is 40 minutes away by car.
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.
Most of Werne's 30,000 inhabitants live in the extensive housing estates around the historic town centre. Around 5,000 people live in the Stockum district to the east, which also includes the two rural villages of Horst and Wessel . The River Lippe and the Datteln-Hamm Canal flow to the south of Werne and Stockum, with the green Lippe meadows stretching out between them.
Even though rental and purchase prices are following the general property trend overall, there are still numerous niches to be discovered in Münsterland for building, buying or renting. Here you can find the average purchase and rental prices for a house or flat in rural Münsterland.
You can find all the information and contacts for building and living in Werne - for example on building plots - on the town's website.
You can try out a new trend sport in Werne: Padel Tennis. The game is a mixture of tennis and squash. It owes its funny name to the rackets, whose surface resembles a paddle
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The old town of Werne is a great place to shop and browse: In addition to sports and bicycle shops, there are various shoe and fashion shops, small boutiques and concept stores, a bookshop and gift shops. You can get groceries in various supermarkets and at the weekly market in front of the historic town hall.
There are around 17 nurseries and daycare centres in Werne. 15 of the facilities are located in the town centre, two in the Stockum district and one in the Horst district. Further childcare options are offered by daycare centres
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The educational offer in Werne ranges from the first day of school to the Abitur, and teenagers and young adults can also start their vocational training here:
Werne and the six industrial estates on the outskirts of the city are home to both long-established, medium-sized companies and international firms. The spectrum ranges from craftsmen's businesses to construction companies, food producers and haulage companies to automotive suppliers and mechanical engineering firms. One of the major employers is the Amazon logistics centre.
St.-Christophorus-Krankenhaus Werne is a general hospital with numerous specialist departments, including orthopaedics and trauma surgery, cardiology and pain medicine.
