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with a presbytery and tower, Freilichtmuseum, a popular Petrikirche with its Gothic decorated bishops’ tombs and
which served as the ducal open-air museum, which presbytery, and the 12th- epitaphs. The diocesan museum
family mausoleum. displays many historic century Nicolaikapelle, a holds the Imad-Madonna,
workshops and factories with chapel with 13th-century wall funded by Bishop Imad, an
Environs reconstructed equipment. pain tings and an altar painted outstanding figure of the
In Freudenberg, 10 km (6 miles) by Konrad von Soest. Madonna and Child dating from
northwest of Siegen, is the In the northern part of the old 1051–8. On the northern side of
small settlement of Alter s Sauerland town, two churches are worth the cathedral a section of the
Flecken, which is reproduced Road map B4. n Sauerland-Touristik, seeing: the Hohne kirche with foundations of the emperor’s
in virtually all German guide- Johannes-Hummel-Weg 1, 57392 beautiful Gothic and early palace can be seen, together
books. Founded in 1666 at Schmallenberg (02974-20 21 90). Baroque furnishings, and the with the Bartholomäuskapelle
The medieval Oberes Schloß in Siegen the instigation of Duke Johann Bad Fredeburg features typical Sauerland Wiesenkirche with a (chapel of St Bartholomew), the
Moritz von Nassau, the village The Sauerland is the region to half-timbered architecture magnificent group of stained- oldest hall-church in Germany,
p Siegen consists of identical half- the south and east of the Ruhr glass windows from the 14th completed in 1017. To the south
timbered houses. coalfields, making an obvious The 14th-century Schloß Wock- and 15th centuries. The of the cathedral complex,
Road map B4. * 100,000. £ @
n Markt 2 (0271-404 13 16). holiday destination for the lum in Balve was rebuilt in the window above the on Rathausplatz, is
_ Kultur Pur (May/Jun), Rubensfest a Hagen inhabitants of this large, 18th century. One of the greatest northern portal the exceptionally
(Jun/Jul), Weihnachtsmarkt (Dec). industrialized conurbation. tourist draws in the Sauerland is shows the beautiful Rathaus
Embracing the northern part the Möhnesee, a lake with a so-called (town hall) dating
Road map B4. * 210,950. £ @
Beautifully located amid the hills n Körnerstraße 25 (02331-809 99 80). of the Rhenish slate massif, its huge dam, built in 1908–12 and Westphalian Last from 1613–20.
on the high banks of the Sieg _ Marktschreiertage (Jan). densely wooded mountains are bombed by Allied “dambusters” Supper, An example
river, Siegen is the largest town not high – the highest peak is in 1943 with catastrophic depicting a table of the Weser-
in the Siegerland region. For Hagen would probably not Hegekopf at 843 m (2,766 ft). consequences. Arnsberg has laden with plentiful Renaissance style, it
centuries the city was the resi- feature in the guidebooks, were Crossed by rivers teeming with a regional museum and the Westphalian smoked is crowned with richly
dence of the dukes of Nassau. it not for Karl Ernst Ost haus, fish and full of artificial lakes, lovely Neo-Gothic moated castle ham and local The ‘Three Hares’ emblem in ornamented gables.
Religious divisions in the family who created an artists’ colony the area is perfect for walking, Herdringen with assorted pumpernickel bread. Paderborn’s cathedral cloister The Heinz-Nixdorf-
resulted in two castles being here at the beginning of the cycling and fishing. furnishings from other castles. Museumsforum
built in Siegen. The Oberes 20th century, inviting Art Enjoyable days can be had on In the south are the Rothaar- Environ provides a pleasant break
Schloß (upper castle) is a Nouveau designers such as an excursion to one of the caves gebirge (red-haired moun tains). In Lippstadt, 23 km (14 miles) from the past – this museum
medieval building, frequently Peter Behrens and Henry van such as Attahöhle, Dechen­ Their most beautiful town is the east of Soest, it is worth visiting is dedicated to the history
refurbished in the 16th, 17th der Velde. The magnificent höhle and Heinrichshöhle near spa resort of Bad Berleburg, the Gothic Marienkirche. In the of computers.
and 18th centuries. The museum, Hohenhof, Osthaus’ home, was Iserlohn. There are charming while the Kahler Asten mountain suburb of Bökenförde is the
which has been opened inside created by van der Velde. It towns, too, and in Breckerfeld, and the town of Winterberg are 18th-century Baroque moated Environs
the castle, has some paintings houses the Karl­Ernst­Osthaus­ the Gothic parish church has popular winter sports areas. palace Schwarzenraben, and Near Stukenbrock, 15 km
by Peter Paul Rubens, who was Museum, with a collection of preserved a superb altar, from there is an early-Baroque castle (9 miles) north of Paderborn, is
born in Siegen. The lower modern art. Behrens designed around 1520. The main attraction in Overhagen. the theme park Hollywood-Park
Unteres Schloß is a Baroque the crematorium in the suburb in Altena is the superb, gigantic d Soest and the fascinating Safariland,
palace, which replaced an of Delstern and the beautiful Burg (castle), built in the 12th Road map B4. * 50,000. £ @ where more than 500 African
earlier building. In the centre villas Haus Cuno (Haßleyer century and restored in the n Teichsmühlengasse 3 (02921-66 f Paderborn animals roam freely.
of Siegen it is also worth visiting Straße 35) and Haus Goedeke early 20th century. In 1910 the 35 00 50). _ Bördetag (May), Road map C3. * 140,000. £ @
the Nikolaikirche, a 13th- (Amselgasse). In the south of world’s first youth hostel for Gauklertag (Sep), Jahrmarkt n Marienplatz 2 (05251-88 29 80).
century hexagonal church the town is the Westfälisches tourists was created here. Allerheiligenkirmes (Nov). ∑ soest.de _ Puppenfestspiele (Feb),
Schützenfest (Jul), Liborifest (Jul–Aug),
The Westphalian town of Soest Liborikirmes (Oct).
made its mark in history when,
in about 1100, the town’s civic Paderborn has featured on the
rights were formulated and historical map for over 1,000
subsequently adopted by 65 years. In the 8th century
other towns. Today the town Charlemagne built a palace
captivates visitors with its well- here, and in about AD 800,
preserved old town, its historic a bishopric was established.
churches, and the almost The town’s most important
completely intact walls which monument is the beautiful
surround the town. The focus Dom St Maria, St Kilian und St
of the old town is the Liborius, a Romanesque-Gothic
Romanesque Propsteikirche cathedral. This enormous hall-
St Patrokli, founded in 965 by church with two transepts and
Bruno, archbishop of Cologne, tall front tower suffered greatly
and built in stages until the during World War II, but it
13th century. Further historic continues to captivate visitors
buildings are grouped around with its magnificent decor on
the church: the 18th-century, the richly carved portal, the
Baroque Rathaus (town hall), great Romanesque crypt, Tower of the Romanesque-Gothic Dom
Willingen, in Sauerland, is a popular summer tourism and winter sports destination the 12th-century Romanesque interesting plaques and richly in Paderborn
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp500–501 and pp526–9

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