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Osnabrück’s political andcultural life believes in

the maxim: “The task of peace– committed to peace”. After 5years of negotiations the”Peace of Westphalia” thatended the Thirty Years’ Warwas proclaimed on the steps ofthe Town Hall in 1648. Sincemore than 60 years local chil‐dren commemorate this event

every year with a hobby horse parade.

Nowadays, people still come together where merchantsused to meet in the old days:The “Markt” remains the heartof the city and hosts weddings, festivals, wine stands andChristmas markets. Its pictur‐esque flair is formed by theTown Hall of the Peace of West‐phalia, the "Stadtwaage" (cityscales), St Mary's Church andthe high gables of the old mer‐chant houses. Just a few stepsfurther, you will be impressedby the late Romanesque cathe‐dral (St Peter's Cathedral).

From 1412‐1669, Osnabrückwas a member of the “Hanse”(Hanseatic League), the mostimportant trading alliance of itstime that brought great statusand wealth to its membercities. These days, the old trade

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Osnabrück – peaceful and cosmopolitan

Hobby horse parade

Felix Nussbaum Museum

routes turned into pleasantstreets with attractive shops.This mixture of historic quar‐ters and modern architecture isthe hallmark of Osnabrückwhose status as a universitycity (almost 25,000 students)completes its long history ofEpiscopal power. The young,top flight university, the techni‐cal college with its popular in‐ternational study programs andthe German Federal Environ‐ment Foundation (DBU), locat‐ed in Osnabrück, are all impor‐tant factors for the creation ofan innovative climate.

Osnabrück is popular for be‐ing compact. Whether for sight‐seeing, shopping, strolling orstudying – a good layout andshort distances are a plus for allguests.

Moreover Osnabrück(158.000 inhabitants) is veryfortunate to be located in themiddle of a nature reserve.With 1,220 square kilometersthe UNESCO Geo Park

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Osnabrück is a member ofthe network HistoricHighlights of Germany(www.historicgermany.com) and spans the gap between pastand present.

Market Square with old merchant houses

TERRA.vita is wide open for cy‐cling or hiking tours or for im‐proving your handicap on oneof the many golf coursesaround Osnabrück. Embeddedbetween the Teutoburg Forestand the “Wiehengebirge”, thegreen traces of this nature reserve stretch right into the in‐ner city of Osnabrück.

Door handle of the Town Hall

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Around 780, Charle‐magne, king of the

Franks, erected a stone churchon the banks of the Hase Riverthe nucleus of today’s Os‐nabrück. The city’s name is presumably a combination ofthe Low German words “Os‐sen” (ox) and “Brügge” (bridge).

As a hub of old trading routesand as the seat of a bishop, Os‐nabrück developed into a

thriving center for commerce inthe Middle Ages. In 1157, Em‐peror Frederick Barbarossagranted the city its fortificationprivileges.

Most of the towers that werepart of the medieval fortifica‐tion are still visible in the city.From 1412‐1669, Osnabrückwas a member of the “Hanse”(Hanseatic League) as well as amember of the WestphalianFederation of Cities.

Magnificent town houses andother prestigious buildings bearwitness to the power andwealth of the medieval mer‐chants.

Osnabrück became importantduring the negotiations for thePeace of Westphalia that tookplace here as well as in Münsterbetween 1643‐1648. The Peace of Westphalia, proclaimed inOctober 1648, finally ended theThirty Years’ War and changedthe face of Europe.

While the Catholics used

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St Peter’s Cathedral

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1,200 years of eventful history

Müns ter as a venue, the Protes‐tants resided in Osnabrück. As aresult of this time Osnabrückwas alternately ruled byCatholic and Protestant bishopsuntil 1803.

Osnabrück became widelyknown amongst literaturelovers through the works of oneof its own sons, Erich Maria Re‐marque (1898‐1970). The ErichMaria Remarque‐Peace Centerdedicates an exhibition to hislife and literary work.

Another of the city’s natives isFelix Nussbaum. The artist wasborn in 1904 in Osnabrück anddied in 1944 in Auschwitz.

The renowned architect DanielLibeskind designed the FelixNussbaum Museum as a specialplace for Nussbaum’s artisticwork. The architecture of thebuilding is intended as ”roomsagainst oblivion” and captivatesvisitors by its unusual interiordesign.

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Hobby horse parade

Replica of the Treaty of Westphalia

Felix Nussbaum “self-portrait with easel”

Guided city tour with the night watchman – with a beautiful view from the spire of St Mary‘s Church (2 h duration)

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Town Hall of the Peace of WestphalianFinished in 1512, the TownHall in late‐gothic style tookmore than 25 years to build.Just like in neighbour Münster,the Peace of Westphalia wasnegotiated here, ending theThirty Years’ War (1618‐1648).Inside the hall, 42 portraitsshow the envoys of the peacecongress as well as the rulers ofthat time. The most valuablepieces in the treasure chamberinclude the Emperor’s Cup, the

replica of the Treaty of West‐phalia, and the Osnabrück mili‐tia’s necklace. Also to be seenon the upper floor is a modelwhich shows Osnabrück in1633.

Old TownnThe Market Square and thesurrounding old town is defi‐nitely worth a visit with its halftimbered houses and vaulthouses from the middle ages.Good place for a short rest: The“Bürgerbrunnen” (fountain), il‐lustrating important events ofOsnabrück's history.

St Peter’s CathedralnSince its foundation byCharlemagne, the “Dom St. Pe‐ter” (St Peter’s Cathedral) hasbeen the religious center of thebishopric Osnabrück for morethan 1225 years. The currentarchitectural style dates back tothe late Romanesque period in

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Town Hall of the Peace of Westphalia

The CityCard is a ticketfor all buses within thecity, including free ad-

mission to six museums in Osna-brück plus a voucher booklet forother interesting cultural activities. www.osnabrueck.de/citycard

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Sightseeing in the midst of Osnabrück

the 13th century. Exhibits thatcover a period of more thanone thousand years are pre‐served in the cathedral: e.g. thebronze font (1225), used forchristenings for almost eightcenturies or the Romanesquetriumphant cross. Also take alook at the tranquil cloister.

Felix NussbaumMuseumnThe museum, designed bythe New York architect DanielLibes kind, is home to the inter‐nationally renowned Felix Nussbaum collection. Like noother painter, his impressiveworks record the stations of his life, from the “happy child‐hood” in a Jewish merchantfamily, via initial artistic successin Berlin, to the despair of apersecuted Jew living in Belgianexile. The creative tension between architecture andpainting encourages us never to forget the Holocaust in Eu‐rope.

Further museumsnMuseum of Cultural HistorynDiocesan Museum liturgical

instruments, relics and pre‐cious jewels from 1,200 yearsagonOsnabrück Art Gallery: con‐

temporary art nMuseum of Industrial Cul-

ture / Piesberg History of in‐dustrializationnErich Maria Remarque-

Peace Center: insights intolife, works and global impact of Erich Maria RemarquenSchölerberg Museum for

Nature and Environment /Planetarium: family friendly,spectacular full‐dome tech‐nology; next to the Zoo

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Half timbered houses in the Old Town

Erich Maria Remarque-Peace Center

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Osnabrück is a haven forall gourmets. This is not

only because Thomas Bühner,star chef of restaurant „la vie“(three Michelin stars) ranksamong the top 10 in Germany.Another refined address in thecity is the restaurant “Vila Real”at “Steigenberger Hotel Remar‐que”. The small, very stylishlyfurnished restaurant has beenawarded several prizes.

Those who like it more rusticwill enjoy one of the breweries.

The confectionery “Leysieffer”has been the first address forsweet treats for more than 100years. Speaking of tradition:The restaurant Walhalla is Os‐nabrück’s oldest inn. Fresh localingredients make a typical Os‐nabrück meal. In spring there is“Spargel” (asparagus), in winterthere is “Grünkohl”, served upwith “Kasseler” or“Grützwurst”.

There is culinary delight ofevery kind and for every tastein Osnabrück. Even more quali‐ty of life is brought into the OldTown by the lovely coffee barsand roasters.

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Pubs in the Old Town

The Saturday Farmers Market next to the cathedral.

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Lifestyle & Culinary highlights

Gourmet food at “la vie”

Shopping with flairnStores and boutiques at the“Neumarkt” and “Kamp‐Prome‐nade”, modern shopping ar‐cades on “Große Straße“ and“Krahnstraße“, exquisite smallshops in the “Heger Tor quar‐ter”: It is the mixture of OldTown and modern shoppingstreets with nearby small coffeeroasters and typical pubs thatmake Osnabrück attractive forcity strolling.

EventsnMay Week Festival 10 daysof music, comedy and open‐airshow. Every year during the 2nd

week in May.nSummer in the city Musicand markets, cinema and

cabaret in the most beautifullocations of the city – from Juneto September.nOsnabrück Wine-Days a lo‐cal wine tasting session forwine buffs next to the TownHall in the Old Town. In latesummer.nMorgenland Festival MiddleEastern Music, laboratory andvenue for musicians and musicenthusiasts from East andWest. Every two years in latesummer.nChristmas Market Simplyenchanting and one of the mostbeautiful of the North. Atmos‐pheric bright lights illuminatethe Old Town. From end of no‐vember to december 22nd.

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Historic Christmas Market

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Christmas time in OsnabrückOur Christmas Market is truly inspir-ing and regarded as one of the mostbeautiful Christmas Markets in theNorth of Germany: Cosy atmosphere,historic setting and magical lightingof the town. Enjoy a hot cup ofmulled wine and keep it as souvenir.From 79 Euro p.P. in a double room.

Osnabrück – at first glanceJust try a little piece of Osna -brück. Includes one overnightstay, the city card that helps youto find your own way through our city. A nice little cappuccinobreak is also included. From 75 € p.P. in a double room.

Package deals

Time for best friendsOsnabrück matches to a greattime for best friends: City stroll,shopping or just browsing. In-cludes a small French breakfast,sparkling wine in a fashion bou-tique, a cocktail in the eveningand more. One or two overnightstays. From 139 Euro p.P. in adouble room (one night).

Ideas for a stopover

INFO & RESERVATION

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Culinary delightsOsnabrück is famous for its culinarydiversity. In two days, you get to ex-perience the cuisine of the award-winning restaurant "la vie" and therustic brewery "Rampendahl". From 259 Euro p.P. in a double room.

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1,400 days of negotia‐tions in the Peace Treaty

of Westphalia shaped Os‐nabrück’s career start as a con‐ference venue. Today, you willexperience Osna brück as amodern convention city whichcan be reached easily by car,train or plane.

Whether city break or relax‐ing holiday, conference organi‐zation, supporting program orgroup travel: The Tourism andConference Service will giveyou friendly and competent ad‐vice from your first inquiry toyour departure. How about aworkshop in a cloister, culinaryculture in the museum, dinnerin a former nave or a guidedtour with the night watchmanwhere food is served at variousplaces in the Old Town? Just ask usand experience what makes yourstay unforgettable.

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Contact:Tourism & Conference ServiceOsnabrück|Osnabrücker Landtagungsservice@osnabrueck.dephone +49 541 323-4510fax +49 541 323-4342www.osnabrueck-tagungsservice.de

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Short distances, special programs and individual service

Conventions

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City Map

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Osnabrück is surroundedby a charming country‐

side that offers many recre‐ational activities. Whether youenjoy walking, cycling, jogging‐ more than 3500 km of longdistance, circular and biketrails stand ready for you.The ridges of the TeutoburgForest and the Wiehenge‐birge shape Osnabrück’ssurroundings. Most of theregion is part of the na‐ture reserve TERRA.vita,member of a European net‐work of nature parks.

The Varus Battle – Museum and ParkKalkriesenThe devastating defeat of the Roman legions under Varus inthe year 9 AD against the Ger‐manic tribes is legendary. Thevictory of Arminius was sup‐posed to be the beginning ofthe end of the long‐lasting

Roman Empire. Where and how exactly Arminius succeeded of‐fered a lot of speculations andmyths.

In 1989, the site nearKalkriese was discovered by archaeologists and the exca‐vation is still con tinuing.Nowadays, Kalkriese is oneof Europe’s most impor‐tant excavation sites.

The Varus Battle Exhibi‐tion, redesigned in 2009,allows you to experience

history and presents a current overview of the re‐search findings. The 24‐hectare park invites you toexplore. Top‐class special exhibitions, numerous

events – such as Germany'sbiggest Roman and GermanicDays – and exciting guidedtours make a visit a specialevent.www.kalkriese-varusschlacht.de

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Where Romans met with Germanic tribes

Museum and Park Kalkriese

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The Osnabrück regioncan count itself lucky:

The location in the nature re‐serve TERRA.vita as well as thehealing springs and brine bathsprovide the best conditions forwellness and health. The fourspa towns Bad Laer, BadRothenfelde, Bad Essen andBad Iburg have their owncharm and individual healthpriorities. You are in the best ofhands: From classic spa treat‐ments with regional remediesto personal wellness dreams,up to an active program of hik‐ing, cycling or swimming.

Carpesol SPAnOne of the most beautifulnatural brine baths at Teuto‐burg Forest. Get away from it alland immerse yourself in an8.000 sqm oasis of rest and re‐laxation with views of the Teu‐toburg Forest. Spacious saunaand unique Roman‐Irish SPA:

Experience Roman bathing cul‐ture combined with Irish hotsteam baths and Bad Rothen‐feld natural brine. For the per‐fect balance of body, mind andsoul: Carpe SPA Wellness – withwarm oils, pleasant scents, re‐laxing music, massage andbeauty treatments. Enjoy culinary delights in thebistro and the lounge by thefireplace. The restaurant‐café“osning”, awarded with 15Gault Millau points, offers excellent cuisine.Carpesol SPA ThermePhone: +49 (0) 5424 2214 600www.carpesol.dewww.osning.de

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Healthy – Active – RelaxingThe spas in the Osnabrück region

Carpesol SPA Bad Rothenfelde

Solearena Bad Essen

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Souvenirs

Things to take home

The “heavenly” chocolates ofthe confectionery Leysiefferhave seduced all generationsfor more than 100 years.

Typically German – beer. Served in aglass with Osnabrück’s skyline as abackdrop, it simply tastes greateverywhere.

Salt for gourmets: the world’s best naturalsea salt is made fromBad Essen’s brine.

Towel “Osnabrück –makes youfeel good”

“Steckenpferd reiter” – This specialtea refers to the yearly tradition of“horseback‐riding”, reminding the

“Peace of Westphalia” in 1648

Osnabrücker Land

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Airports are Distance

FMO Münster/Osnabrück 35 kmBRE Bremen 125 kmHAJ Hanover 140 kmCGN Cologne 205 kmHAM Hamburg 240 kmAMS Amsterdam 250 kmFRA Frankfurt 335 km

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Hotels

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Welcome to our comfortable 3-star-superior hotelwith this special for your weekend: Art & Culture 2 overnight stays, incl. breakfast buffet, welcome drink,

guided city tour, culture card of Osnabrück, entrance to theFelix-Nussbaum-Museum designed by Daniel Libeskind,

Merian-guide book, use of the spa in our hotel

High Speed Online Booking: www.advenahotels.com

advena Hotel Hohenzollern City Spa Osnabrück Theodor-Heuss-Platz 5 D - 49074 Osnabrück T. +49 541 33 17 0 F: +49 541 33 17 351

hohenzollern.osnabrueck@advenahotels.com

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Unwind and feel at homein a relaxed atmosphere – that has been the motto of our companysince 1860… for a short break in the city of the Peace of Westphalia… for a business meeting… for a conference with 100 participants

Our warm and friendly staff is looking forward to seeing you!

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Bremer Straße 120D-49084 OsnabrückTel. +49 541 | 97 77-0Fax +49 541 | 7076 21www.westerkamp.deE-Mail: info@westerkamp.de

Edinghausen 1 · 49076 OsnabrückTelefon +49 541/9 41 40 · Telefax +49 541/9 41 42 00

E-Mail: info@parkhotel-osnabrueck.de · www.parkhotel-osnabrueck.de

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