Peace Route

The City of Peace Münster is the starting point for both routes of the Peace Route. Münster's historic town hall with its famous Peace Hall is located directly on Prinzipalmarkt. The cityscape of Münster shows its most beautiful side here. The life of the city pulsates under the picturesque arcades and on the square. Only a few metres away, the cathedral, the Erbdrostenhof, the St. Lamberti Church and countless other sights and cultural institutions entice you to visit the city. It is immediately noticeable: Here, modernity and tradition go hand in hand.

From the Ems to the balcony of Münsterland

Shortly after Münster, the Münsterland park landscape takes over. The nature reserve of the Rieselfelder and the picturesque village of Gimbte are on the way to Greven. The Ems meadows and the Ems are your companions all the way to the Emsstadt. The reconstruction of a 1200-year-old Saxon farm takes you back to the Middle Ages. Via the historic "Alte Post" (old post office) in Ladbergen, the cycle path leads to the foothills of the Teutoburg Forest. The hilly landscape is a paradise for cyclists. Beautiful panoramic views compensate for the odd climb.

At Haus Marck, one of the sites of the preliminary negotiations, you should definitely make a detour to the magnificent old town of Tecklenburg . The market square lined with half-timbered houses will enchant you. At the foot of the Teutoburg Forest, the Peace Route heads towards Lengerich. At today's town hall square, another chapter of world history was written that continues to have an impact today. A few kilometres further on is the picturesque little town of Leeden. The route takes you past numerous testimonies to industrial culture and through the Terra.vita nature park to Hasbergen.

A few metres further on you have reached Osnabrück . The centre of the city is the beautiful market square with the historic town hall, which houses the Peace Hall. Explore the city on a guided tour, stroll through the shopping streets and enjoy the wide range of gastronomic delights.

Those who cycle the Peace Route as a circular route cycle from Osnabrück in the direction of Hagen am Teutoburger Wald. For a real experience, it is worth making a detour to the Silberseestollen with a guided tour through the underground vault.
In the Kneipp spa town of Bad Iburg, the castle with its knights' hall is particularly worth seeing. The Peace Route then leads via the spa town of Bad Laer into the flat Münsterland park landscape. In Ostbevern, the beautiful park of Loburg Castle is a surprise. The quiet paths lead through a wildly romantic landscape of rhododendrons, trees and small ponds.

Telgte - a place steeped in history with an enchanting old town

"Romantic" is also the right description for the small town of Telgte. Small alleys wind through the pretty town, widening into cosy squares, only to open up new vistas around the next bend. On a tour, look out for the many sculptures scattered around the town. The jewel of the town is the pilgrimage chapel with the image of the "Sorrowful Mother". In 1654, Münster's Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen personally laid the foundation stone of the baroque octagonal building.

Telgte received its connection between the Thirty Years' War and literature through the book "Das Treffen von Telgte" by Günter Grass. In the fictional meeting, numerous German poets discuss the Peace of Westphalia and the state of the German language.

A special recommendation is a visit to the Westphalian Museum of Religious Culture "RELíGIO". In addition to many interesting exhibits, the Telgte Hunger Cloth is of particular importance.