Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Herford (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Marta Herford, Stadttheater Herford, and Remensniderhaus. Also, be sure to include Neustädter Rathaus in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Herford (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Marta Herford
Contemporary art in a modern space. MARTa Herford is a contemporary art museum in Herford, Germany.[1]
Address: Goebenstraße 2, 32052 Herford
Stadttheater Herford
Theatre in Herford, Germany. Stadttheater Herford is a theatre in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a venue without an ensemble of its own.[2]
Address: Mindener Straße 11, Herford
Remensniderhaus
The Remensniderhaus is a listed late Gothic half -timbered house in Herford.
Address: 26 Brüderstraße, Herford
Neustädter Rathaus
The Neustädter town hall is a listed Renaissance building in Herford.
Address: 1a Neuer Markt, Herford
Sankt Johannis
St. Johannis is the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of the new town of Herford, founded in 1220. Since 1414 it was also the collegiate church of the secular collegiate monastery of St. John and Dionys, originally located in Enger. This existed until the secularization of 1802. It is not to be confused with the neighboring Catholic church of St. John Baptist. Within the church district of Herford, St. John's Church belongs to the parish of Herford-Mitte together with Herford Minster and St. Jacob's Church.
Address: Neuer Markt 1, 32052 Herford
Münsterkirche
Herford Minster is the oldest and largest church in the city of Herford. Today it is an Evangelical Lutheran parish church. Together with the two inner-city churches of St. Johannis and St. Jakobi, it belongs to the Herford-Mitte parish within the Herford church district.
Address: Münsterkirch platz, Herford
Mary's Church
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Mary on the Stiftberg next to the Luttenberg in Herford, Westphalia, traces its origins to a small chapel of St. Michael built nearby on the site of a pre-Christian place of worship. It is colloquially referred to as the "Stiftberg Church." It was formerly also known as St. Mary's on the Mountain. The church was the church of the Stift auf dem Berge in the Middle Ages and early modern times.
Address: Stiftbergstraße 33, 32049 Herford
St. Peter's Church
Petrikirche is the only Protestant Reformed church in the city of Herford. It is the first church building in the city, which was built as a Protestant church. It was built in 1901-1902. The previously built current Protestant churches of Münster, Johannis, Marien and Jakobi became Protestant after the Reformation.
Address: 10 Wilhelmsplatz, Herford
Wolderuskapelle
Wolderuskapelle is a chapel near the cathedral church in Herford. It was built in 1735, but dates back to a medieval predecessor.
Address: 6 Münsterkirchplatz, Herford
Friedhofskapelle
The Jewish Cemetery is a listed Jewish burial ground. It is located east of the Old Cemetery on Friedhofstraße in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Address: 24 Friedhofstraße, Herford
Synagoge Herford
The Herford synagogue is the seat of the present-day Jewish religious community of Herford-Detmold. The current synagogue was rebuilt 72 years after its destruction during the November pogroms of 1938 on the site of the original synagogue on Komturstraße in Herford's Neustadt district. It was inaugurated on March 14, 2010, with the ceremony attended by Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, and Jürgen Rüttgers, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, among others.
Address: 23 Komturstraße, Herford