Lippstadt, Historic Hanseatic town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Description
Lippstadt is a Hanseatic town in the Soest district of North Rhine-Westphalia, crossed by the Lippe and several side branches of the river. The center shows half-timbered houses, brick churches, and stone bridges linking different quarters.
History
Bernhard II zur Lippe founded the settlement in 1168 as a trading post at a river ford. By the 13th century four parish churches and an Augustinian monastery stood here, showing the importance of the place for the region.
Culture
The name joins the founder Bernhard zur Lippe with the river that flows through the old center and feeds several channels. Today you see bridges and waterways everywhere, shaping how streets and squares appear to anyone walking around.
Practical
The center is easy to explore on foot, as most sights lie close together. Watch for the bridges and channels running through the old town, which help with orientation.
Did you know?
The Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences uses several sites around town and brings together students from business, technology, and engineering fields. The automotive industry employs many people here, including in research centers for lighting technology.
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Schloss Schwarzenraben
5 kmLWL-Klinik Lippstadt
8.1 km
Schloss Overhagen
3.1 kmHaus Düsse
11.6 km
Liesborn Abbey
8.1 km
Marienkirche Lippstadt
1.1 km
Burg Lipperode
3 km
Lippeaue
3.7 km
Schloss Herringhausen
4.8 km
Kleine Marienkirche Lippstadt
1.2 km
Stiftskirche Cappel
4 km
Schloss Störmede
8.7 km
Museum Abtei Liesborn
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5.6 km
St. Nicolai
863 m
Stadtmuseum Lippstadt
1.1 kmSchäferkämper Wassermühle
4.7 km
Jakobikirche Lippstadt
634 m
Margaretensee
4 km
CabrioLi
1.5 km
Kloster Benninghausen
7.7 km
Muckenbruch
4.2 km
Synagogue Lippstadt
1.2 kmDamenstift Lippstadt
1.2 km
Lippisches Stadtrecht
1 km
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5.1 km
Haus Thüle
8 km
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