Historical town hall Münster

Name: Historical town hall Münster
Address: Prinzipalmarkt 10, Münster, Münster, Stadt, 48143, Deutschland
Telephone: +49 (0)251 4922724

Prinzipalmarkt 10, 48143 Münster

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The historic town hall is a Gothic building from the middle of the 14th century. The building is characterised above all by its high and imposing gables. The town hall in Münster's city centre became particularly famous on 15 May 1648, when the Spanish-Dutch Peace was concluded in the peace hall of the town hall. On 24 October of the same year, the Thirty Years' War was ended in the town hall and the Peace of Westphalia was concluded. Even today, the historic town hall is considered the site of the Peace of Westphalia. It was awarded the European Heritage Label on 15 April 2015.

Tour of the Peace Hall

The Peace Hall, where the Spanish-Dutch Peace was concluded in 1648, is located in the historic Town Hall. The Peace Hall can be visited: during the week from Tuesday to Friday and on weekends and public holidays. Due to events and receptions, there may be changes on some days.

Guided tours of the Peace Hall are only possible as part of the guided city tours offered by Stadt Lupe Münster e.V., StattReisen Münster e.V. and K3 Stadtführungen.

History information

Münster's town hall was built in 1477. The Gothic building became famous in 1648, when the peace treaties for the Peace of Westphalia were negotiated in Münster and Osnabrück between 15 May and 24 October. The Peace of Westphalia ended the Eighty Years' War of Independence in the Netherlands and the Thirty Years' War in Germany on 24 October in Münster.

During the Second World War, a large part of the town hall was destroyed. It was completely rebuilt in the 1950s, true to the original. The historic building was awarded the European Heritage Label on 15 April 2015.

Today, the Peace Hall in Münster's historic town hall features masterpieces of carving and portraits of the sovereigns as well as envoys who came to Münster for the Spanish-Dutch Peace Treaty.

Map

Historical town hall Münster

Prinzipalmarkt 10, 48143 Münster

www.stadt-muenster.de/tourismus/sehenswertes/altstadt/rathaus.html

info@stadt-muenster.de

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Further Informations

Information for cyclists
The old town of Münster with the Prinzipalmarkt and the historic town hall is surrounded by the so-called "Promenade". The historic town hall can be easily reached from this cycle path, the fastest connection being from the Mauritztor.
The "Promenade" provides a connection to the Münsterland cycle path network, which is around 4500 kilometres long, and numerous supra-regional theme paths.
100 castles route
Peace Route
R1 European Cycle Route
Historic Town Centres Cycle Tour

Prices

Price adult: 2.00 €

Price child: 1.50 €

Price reduced: 1.50 €

Price Info

Prices Peace Room
Groups from 10 persons: Adults 1,50 €, pupils/students: 1,00 €
Guided tours: only possible as part of the guided tours of the city of Lupe Münster e.V., StattReisen Münster e.V. and K3 Stadtführungen
Adults: 2 €
reduced Studenten: 1.5 €
reduced Personen mit Schwerbehindertenausweis: 1.5 €
Youth: 1.5 €
Children: 1.5 €

Prices Tourist Information
Free admission: 0 €

Direction

Journey to the historic town hall
By bus and train to the historic town hall:
The walk from the station to the historic town hall takes about 15 minutes. Leave the station in the direction of the city centre and follow the signs to Prinzipalmarkt.
Bus lines 12, 13, 14 as well as 2,10 and 11 depart from the station to the "Klemensstraße" stop. From here it is about 150 metres to the historic town hall.
Bus lines 1 and 9 also leave from the station in the direction of the historic town hall, bus stop "Prinzipalmarkt". The walk from the bus stop to the historic town hall is about 100 metres.
By car to the historic town hall:
Coming from the south and north: Leave the A1 motorway at the Münster/Nord junction (77) and follow the B54 towards Münster.
Coming from the east: Follow the Bundesstraße 51 in the direction of Münster.
From the west: Follow the A43 motorway in the direction of Münster, which automatically becomes Weseler Straße.
Follow the signs to the city centre, the Münster Arkaden car park or Domplatz. From here it is only a few minutes' walk to Prinzipalmarkt, where Münster's historic town hall is located.
Parking at the historic town hall
The historic town hall is located on Prinzipalmarkt in the historic old town of Münster. There is no parking available directly at the town hall. Guests visiting the Friedenssaal are best advised to use the surrounding parking facilities in Münster's city centre. Sufficient parking spaces are available at Domplatz or in the Agidiiparkhaus.