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publisher: Bielefeld Marketing GmbHWilly-Brandt-Platz 2D-33602 BielefeldTel. +49 (0) 5 21 51 61 60Fax +49 (0) 5 21 51 61 63info@bielefeld-marketing.de www.bielefeld-marketing.dewww.bielefeld.de

editorial control:Hans-Rudolf Holtkamp

editor:Kati Bölefahr-Behrends

translation:Anne Lenz-Young, Aberdeenshire

concept, text, layout, maps:com,ma Werbeberatung, Bielefeld

printing:Druckerei Gieselmann, Bielefeld

photos: Bielefeld Marketing GmbH, Andreas Frücht, Heinrich Gräfenstein, Alexander Haselhoff, Interakteam GmbH, Dr. August Oetker Nahrungs-mittel KG, Dieter Rensing, Matthias Schrumpf, Stadthalle Bielefeld Betriebs GmbH, Thomas F. Starke, Studio Bielesch, Irene von Uslar, Detlef Wittig

printed in Germany: January 2009

at Neuen RathausNiederwall 23 · D-33602 BielefeldTel. +49 (0) 5 21 51 69 99Fax +49 (0) 5 21 17 88 11touristinfo@bielefeld-marketing.dewww.bielefeld.deTourist-Information

Welcome to BielefeldWelcome to Bielefeld, the multi-faceted, lively university town with a high quality of life at the Teutoburg Forest. Bielefeld is the economic and cultural centre of East Westfalia-Lippe, one of the most dynamic economic regions in Europe. Around 330,000 inhabitants make Bielefeld one of the 20 major cities in Germany.

Founded as a market town around 1214, Bielefeld has developed “along the linen thread” into a modern city. The Linenweaver Statue, the Steam Engine, and the Ravensberg Spinning Mill are landmarks of this development. Historic industrial buildings shape the present townscape alongside extensive green belts and modern architecture.

Situated within the hills of the Teutoburg Forest, Bielefeld provides a wide variety of leisure opportunities. The thriving cultural scene offers an events programme full of contrasts and highlights.

Shopping, education, leisure, culture or sports – discover Bielefeld as a friendly town of green spaces. This brochure lists ideas, facts and figures, events addresses and other information.

Enjoy your stay!

Contents

First contact for visitors: Bielefeld Marketing

Discover Bielefeld: Places of interest

Hospitality in Bielefeld Shopping in Bielefeld

Conferences and congresses Business and education

Leisure and sports

Inviting events

Cultural variety

Travel connections

First contact for visitors –Bielefeld Marketing

For all enquiries concerning your stay in Bielefeld, Bielefeld Marketing GmbH with its Tourist Information Centre is your first contact address on the spot. Hotel accommodation, ticket service, guided tours or complete packages – we are pleased to give competent, tailor-made and friendly advice.

Tourist-Information Neues RathausNiederwall 2333602 Bielefeldtel. (05 21) 51 69 99fax (05 21) 17 88 11touristinfo@bielefeld-marketing.dewww.bielefeld.deMon – Fri 9.30 – 18.00Sat 9.30 – 16.00

Services:

Accommodation Booking Service For more than 60 hotels and guest houses of all standards and price categories tel. (05 21) 51 27 50www.bielefeld-zimmervermittlung.de

Guided Tours and Other OffersOrganisation of guided walking tours and coach tours, know-ledgeable town guides, accompanying events and a variety of complete packages tel. (05 21) 51 61 02www.bielefeld.de

Advance Ticket SalesTickets for events in Bielefeld and across Germany, vouchers for musicals, concerts, theatre, variety... tel. (05 21) 51 69 99www.bielefeld-ticketservice.de

Events Calendar, Town Information and SouvenirsAll there is to know about places of interest and museums, up to date information on events, a wide range of brochures, leaflets and souvenirs tel. (05 21) 51 69 99www.bielefeld.de

Events and City ManagementFor the planning, organising and marketing of your events and celebrations tel. (05 21) 51 61 60 www.bielefeld-marketing.de

Kongressbüro BielefeldThe hotline for conferences and congresses, for events organisers and conference partners tel. (05 21) 51 60 99 www.bielefeld-marketing.de

WissenschaftsbüroThe interface between universities and colleges, businesses and the towntel. (05 21) 51 21 13www.bielefeld-marketing.de

Bielefeld tourist card – See and Save

Free travel on busses and trams, free entry to 8 museums and Sparrenburg Castle, a free guided city tour and discounts on 20 inviting Bielefeld attractions, including ice rink and theatre – all this comes with our tourist cheque card, the Bielefeld Tourist Card – available for 1 day or 3 days, for individuals or small groups.

Discover Bielefeld – Places of interest

Discover Bielefeld – with an expert guide or on your own. Gain insights and glimpse into almost 800 years of eventful town history.

Sparrenburg CastleBuilt around 1240, Sparrenburg Castle is Bielefeld’s impo-sing landmark. The tower gives a unique panoramic view over the city and the surrounding countryside. The castle’s casemates, an extensive network of underground passages, are well worth exploring on a guided tour.

Old Market Square (top left) Bielefeld’s historic old town centre is lined with impressive Patrician houses, including the Crüwell House with its ornate late Gothic stepped gable from 1530.

SpiegelshofManor house in the Weser Renaissance style with a beautiful view towards Sparrenburg Castle. Present home of namu, the Museum for Nature, Mankind and the Environment.

Linen Weaver StatueThe Linen Weaver Sta-tue was created by Hans Perathoner in 1909 to symbolise the economic development of the town and its close relationship with linen processing. The Linen Weaver and Sparren-burg Castle are the symbolic landmarks of Bielefeld.

Old Town HallBuilt around 1904, and incorporating a blend of historical styles, the Old Town Hall and the City Theatre form an architec-tural entity. A model of Bielefeld in 1650 is on display in the foyer.

Ravensberg ParkThe historic buildings of the former Ravensberg Spinning Mill house a variety of cultural venues. In addition to the Huelsmann Museum exhibiting masterworks of European arts and crafts, there are an adult education centre, the History Museum, an art cinema and an events centre.

Churches in BielefeldMany religious buildings of art historical significance, containing priceless treasures, are to be found in Bielefeld. Well worth seeing in the old town are the Nicolai Church, the Marien Church, the Süster Church and the former monastery church of St. Jodokus.

Huelsmann Museum

Linen Weaver Statue

View onto Sparrenburg Castle

Hospitality in BielefeldArrive and feel at home – an extensive range of more than 60 hotels and guest houses covering all styles and prices welcome you. In the city centre, at the edge of town, or in the countryside – luxury and conference hotels represent international chains, and many medium-sized and family run establishments are looking forward to your visit

Linger and enjoy – bustling like the town itself, Bielefeld’s pubs, cafés and restaurants await you. A great choice of cosy Westfalian corner pubs, thriving themed entertainment venues, and elegant gourmet restaurants is on offer. Bielefeld has an exciting range for every occasion and for any mood. The largest variety can be found around the old part of town, but many pubs, restaurants, beer gardens, music bars and discotheques further afield also promise a good time.

More information on hotels, pubs, cafés and restaurants from Bielefeld Marketing GmbH, and at www.bielefeld.de.

Street Café

Shopping in BielefeldBielefeld is the top shop-ping destination in East Westfalia-Lippe. Its thriving retail outlets are popular with locals and visitors alike. Attractive pedestrian precincts stretch all the way from the railway station to Sparrenburg Castle.

Numerous shopping streets and arcades make Biele-feld a shoppers’ paradise. Street cafés, bistros and restaurants invite you to stay a while. Spacious department stores and well-known high street retailers are situated in or around Bahnhofstraße, while a wide range of smaller specialist shops and luxury boutiques attract discerning shoppers near the Old Market Square.

Obernstraße

Centre of Trade

Since its foundation, Bielefeld’s economic development has been shaped largely by its merchants. Even today, trade plays an important role in the life of the town. More than 2,000 retail outlets bear witness to Bielefeld’s dominant position as a dynamic commercial centre and attractive shopping destination.

Conferences and congressesBielefeld is a conference city par excellence. Easily accessible by road and rail, with a comprehensive conference infrastruc-ture and all relevant facilities located in the city centre.

As a multi-functional convention centre, the Stadthalle Biele-feld (pictured above) has extensive conferencing capacity. The arts and events centres at Ravensberg Park and the Ringlokschuppen, a former roundhouse engine shed, also offer flexible facilities. A wide variety of other conference venues and hotels is available.

Kongressbüro

of Bielefeld Marketing GmbH is the hotline linking event organisers and conference partners. Its services cover organisational guidance, complete events management, and co-ordination of complementary programmes. For contacts and addresses see First contact for visitors: Bielefeld Marketing.

Ravensberg Spinning Mill

Business and educationBielefeld’s economy covers a wide range of industrial activities by many companies, some of international renown. Well-known names include Dr. Oetker, Seidensticker, Dr. Wolff, Dürkopp, Gildemeister, Gundlach and Schüco. Bielefeld has a high profile in the health services sector. The von Bodelschwingh institution at Bethel and the Protestant Johanneswerk house the largest community care facilities in Europe.

“Education made in Bielefeld” means living and learning in a young, dynamic centre. With around 30,000 students, an internationally renowned university (pictured above), and seven excellent further education colleges, Bielefeld is a town of science and research, and the leading tertiary education location in East Westfalia-Lippe. More than 100 primary and secondary schools, occupational colleges and training institutions supplement the broad spectrum of state general education.

Dr. Oetker World

Leisure and sportsBielefeld nestles within a unique range of hills. The heights of the Teutoburg Forest stretch from the southeast to the northwest, reaching into the heart of the town. Criss-crossing Bielefeld, 580 km of walking trails encourage long-distance hikes or gentle strolls.

Favourite destinations are the Olderdissen Wildlife Park with over 450 animals of 100 species, the Botanical Garden with its extensive collection of plants from all over the world, and the Obersee Lake in the district of Schildesche.

More active pursuits are available in over 100 sports facilities. The SchücoArena is home to First Division football club DSC Arminia Bielefeld. The large multi-purpose sports complex at Seidensticker Halle often hosts capacity events. Further sports venues include an ice rink and many open air and indoor pub-lic swimming pools.

Special attractions are the centrally situated Ishara sports and leisure pool complex, and the climbing park at Johannis-berg. Many more facilities enable the enthusiast to pursue sports and leisure activities like badminton, tennis, golf and horse riding.

Favourites for short excursions are the Hermannsdenkmal monument, the Externsteine rock formation, and the Safari and Hollywood Park at Stukenbrock nearby. Further interes-ting destinations include the old Hanseatic town of Lemgo, Detmold with its royal palace and the Westfalian open air museum, and MARTa in Herford, an art gallery providing unique insights into contemporary art.

International Sporting Events

in and around Bielefeld include the annual Hermannslauf, a multi-terrain run over 31km from Detmold to Bielefeld’s Sparrenburg Castle, and the pre-Wimbledon men’s tennis tournament in nearby Halle/Westfalen. Information and dates of sporting events and games of DSC Arminia Bielefeld football club at www.bielefeld.de.

Ishara Sports and Leisure Pool

Cycling at the Obersee Lake

Climbing and Teampark

Carnival of CulturesAn international street carnival of cultural superlatives in June, with artists from all over the world in a colourful parade.

Sparrenburg Festival (top left)The end of July sees the annual mediaeval spectacular at Sparrenburg Castle with its busy events programme, a regular highlight of the Bielefeld events calendar for many years.

Wine FairIn September, wine growers and merchants present German wines in the atmospheric surroundings of the Old Market Square.

Stadtwerke run&roll dayRunning, walking, skating on the Ostwestfalendamm trunk road – a must for all sports enthusiasts in September!

“Oktoberfest”Traditional Bavarian-style evening with authentic atmosphere in the Seidensticker Halle.

Christmas MarketDuring the whole of Advent and Christmas, more than 100 festively decorated half-timbered stalls tempt you with arts and crafts, mulled wine and many more delicacies in the centre of town.

Inviting eventsThroughout the year, colourful events and festivals with the theme “Bielefeld – simply inviting” entice you to visit the town. Highlights include one-off events and annual festivals drawing crowds from far and wide.

Nachtansichten – meeting art in Bielefeld Open viewing night at Bielefeld galleries, museums and churches in April.

La Strada This open-air motor show invites to the town centre in May.

Leineweber MarketAt the end of May, “the three wild days in East Westfalia”, with stage shows, showmen and food and drinks stalls, attract hundreds of thousands to the biggest street fair in the region.

KulturSommer Bielefeld An exciting cultural summer events programme invites you into Bielefeld’s most picturesque squares from May to September.

Taking Part is Easy

For many of the events listed above, Bielefeld Marketing offers special tailor-made packages. A detailed summary of all festivals, events and dates is available on the official events calendars and at www.bielefeld.de

Christmas Market

Carnival of Cultures

Cultural varietyTheatre and art lovers are spoilt for choice in Bielefeld. Productions of drama, opera, ballet and musicals at the Stadt-theater are as well received as the classical music concerts in the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle with its excellent acoustics. The Stadthalle Bielefeld convention centre, Seidensticker Halle, Ravensberg Park and the Ringlokschuppen are venues for big international concerts and other cultural events.

Independent theatre, cabaret and club concerts are regularly staged at numerous venues. The Bunker Ulmenwall enjoys great popularity on the international jazz circuit.

Bielefeld’s museums boast an exciting programme. The Kunsthalle Bielefeld houses a large permanent collection and hosts many renowned changing exhibitions. The Bielefelder Kunstverein/Museum Waldhof concentrates on showing contemporary art.

The lovingly restored buildings of the Ravensberg Spinning Mill house the History Museum with a lively presentation of the history of Bielefeld and its surrounding area. The Huels-mann Museum displays applied arts and crafts in the former manager’s mansion next door.

Other favourites among visitors are namu (the Museum for Nature, Mankind, and the Environment), the Farmhouse Museum and the half-timbered houses of the Museumshof Senne. Rewarding destinations include the German Fan Museum, the Linen Works Museum Wäschefabrik, the histor-ical collection at the von Bodelschwingh institution at Bethel, the Educational Museum, and the Museum Osthus School. A variety of public and private galleries offer art lovers and collectors a wide choice.

Kunsthalle Bielefeld

Hands-on Museums...

… are welcoming visitors in Bielefeld with educational concepts such as painting workshops at Kunsthalle Bielefeld. Touch real history at the History Museum and the preserved factory building of the Linen Works Museum. Regional social history comes alive in the authentic setting of the Farmhouse Museum.

Concert in the Ravensberg Park

Bielefeld Children’s Choir

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Travel connectionsmotorwaysA 2 Dortmund – BerlinA 33/44 Kassel – OsnabrückA 30 Bad Oeynhausen – Amsterdam

Bielefeld railway station withICE-, IC-, EC servicesDortmund 45 min, Hamburg 2.5 hBerlin 3.5 h

Paderborn/Lippstadt airport (45km)Hannover airport (120km)Düsseldorf airport (190km)airfield Bielefeld (9km)

City centre map

timetable and ticket advice

„Der Sechser“+49 (0) 18 03 50 40 30

(0.09 €/min. from a German landline, prices for mobile phone networks

and foreign networks may vary.)

www.dersechser.de

Bielefeld area map

Well Connected

Due to its central location, Bielefeld is easily accessible from all parts of Germany. In the city, an extensive public transport network with regular services guarantees optimum travel connections. Multi-storey and other car parks in the city centre provide space for 10,000 cars. A well signposted parking guidance system starting on the major approach roads makes parking easy for visitors.

Tourist-InformationNeues Rathaus

www.bielefeld.de

Welcome

Imprint

publisher: Bielefeld Marketing GmbHWilly-Brandt-Platz 2D-33602 BielefeldTel. +49 (0) 5 21 51 61 60Fax +49 (0) 5 21 51 61 63info@bielefeld-marketing.de www.bielefeld-marketing.dewww.bielefeld.de

editorial control:Hans-Rudolf Holtkamp

editor:Kati Bölefahr-Behrends

translation:Anne Lenz-Young, Aberdeenshire

concept, text, layout, maps:com,ma Werbeberatung, Bielefeld

printing:Druckerei Gieselmann, Bielefeld

photos: Bielefeld Marketing GmbH, Andreas Frücht, Heinrich Gräfenstein, Alexander Haselhoff, Interakteam GmbH, Dr. August Oetker Nahrungs-mittel KG, Dieter Rensing, Matthias Schrumpf, Stadthalle Bielefeld Betriebs GmbH, Thomas F. Starke, Studio Bielesch, Irene von Uslar, Detlef Wittig

printed in Germany: January 2009

at Neuen RathausNiederwall 23 · D-33602 BielefeldTel. +49 (0) 5 21 51 69 99Fax +49 (0) 5 21 17 88 11touristinfo@bielefeld-marketing.dewww.bielefeld.deTourist-Information