Neumünster
Central, multi-faceted, yet manageable in size: Neumünster is situated in the middle of the holiday state between the seas. From here, within an hour at most, you can reach the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, all significant attractions in Schleswig-Holstein, the Hanseatic city of Hamburg and the neighbouring country Denmark.
Sights of interest and places to visit
Neumünster has plenty to offer: concerts, the second-largest town festival in Schleswig-Holstein, the Holstenköste, art events, theatre, shopping, dining and lots of nature in the surrounding area.
The Einfelder See lake and the Dosenmoor nature reserve are particularly worth a visit. Neumünster hosts trade fairs and is one of the venues for the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival (SHMF).
In view of the many international equestrian events hosted in the Holstenhallen, this urban district has also made its name as an equestrian town (www.pferdestadt.de).
Neumünster makes an ideal base and hub for bicycle tours.
Guided city tours
Trained tour guides invite you to take a walk through the city centre, following the trail of the ‘Stadtpunkte’ (points of interest).
Information available from the tourist information office: Tourist-Information, Großflecken 34a (Pavillon), phone +49 (0) 43 21 - 432 80
Museums
Cloth and Technology Museum
This museum exhibits 2000 years of the history of textiles, and is closely tied in with the history of the city.
Gerisch Sculpture Park
The sculptures in the park of the Herbert Gerisch Foundation will make Neumünster an important ‘town of modern sculpture’ in the future. The outdoor collection of modern and contemporary art is completed by the temporary exhibitions in Wachholtz Villa, which belongs to the same site – www.gerisch-stiftung.de
Sculpture, painting, readings and concerts www.vicelinviertel.de/buergergalerie
Pottery and gallery
This unique institution was founded in 1987, funded by the Dr. Hans Hoch Foundation and Sparkasse Südholstein.
Getting there: Fürsthof 8, 24534 Neumünster
Zoo
Polar bears and brown bears, wolves, lynxes, bison, Barbary apes, seals, rare birds of prey and water birds and many other fascinating animal species await you in this 24 hectare zoo. – www.tierparknms.de
Stadtwald swimming pool
This pool for sport and leisure with its large sauna complex offer relaxation, fun and fitness all year round. - www.stadtwerke-neumuenster.de
Einfelder See
‘Steine am See’ sculpture park. The ‘Sehpunkte’ leaflet accompanies you on your walk around the lake – available at the tourist information office.
Dosenmoor
The best-preserved high wetland in Schleswig-Holstein offers a memorable experience of nature. – www.iz-dosenmoor.de
Getting there
Motorway link: A7 Hamburg - Denmark
Airports: Hamburg Airport, Verkehrslandeplatz Neumünster (commercial airport), Baumschulenweg
Rail connection: Nearest station: Neumünster – high-speed ICE trains do stop here
Neumünster is located in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, 62 kilometres north of Hamburg and 31 kilometres south of Kiel. Thanks to the A7/E45 motorway from Hamburg – Flensburg (with 3 exits to Neumünster) and the national rail service (high-speed ICE trains stop at Neumünster – www.bahn.de), Neumünster offers excellent options for arrival or onward travel. It is also just a stone’s throw from Denmark.
Furthermore, the ‘Nordbahn’ (www.nbe-nordbahn.de) recently started an hourly train service between Neumünster, Bad Segeberg and Bad Oldesloe, with good connections to the state capital of Kiel, and to Hamburg, Flensburg and Heide.
The newly created southern tangent of main roads (Bundesstrassen 205 and 404) have also improved the links to the Hamburg – Berlin motorway (A 24). All this makes Neumünster a traffic hub of Schleswig-Holstein.
The nearest international airport is Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel (www.ham.airport.de). You can reach Kiel-Holtenau Airport (www.flughafen-kiel.de) in 30 minutes. In addition, there is Lübeck Airport, with flights heading to Pisa, Milan and London (www.flughafen-luebeck.de).
By the way: the town on the river Schwale can also be reached via a commercial airport. Its opening times in summer are Wednesday to Friday 1.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. or sunset; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can find airport information, approach charts and much more at www.fscn.de
Contact
Address:
Tourist- Information Neumünster
Großflecken34a
24534 Neumünster
Phone: +49 (0) 43 21 – 432 80
Fax: +49 (0) 43 21 – 432 91
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