Georgsmarienhütte

Georgsmarienhütte is a municipality in Osnabrück district, Lower Saxony, sitting along the northern edge of the Teutoburg Forest. The settlement rests at about one hundred ten meters above sea level and covers several neighborhoods that together form a compact industrial town.

The town began in 1856 when the Georgs-Marien-Bergwerks ironworks opened here, named after King George V of Hanover and Queen Marie. This founding shaped the settlement permanently and turned it into a center for metalworking in the region.

The Museum Villa Stahmer, housed in a 1900 building, presents exhibitions about local history and maintains collections related to the industrial heritage.

The Osnabrück-Brackwede railway line runs through the town and provides regular connections to larger places nearby. Motorways A1, A30 and A33 lie close by and make arrival by car straightforward.

The church at Kloster Oesede holds a medieval hagioscope, a small opening in the wall that allowed people with leprosy to follow services from outside. This architectural feature recalls the social exclusion of the sick during medieval times.

Location: Osnabrück

Location: Lower Saxony

Inception: 1856

Elevation above the sea: 110 m

Shares border with: Hasbergen, Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Bad Iburg, Hilter, Bissendorf, Osnabrück

Website: https://georgsmarienhuette.de

GPS coordinates: 52.20306,8.04472

Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:35