Collegiate Church Metelen

Name: Collegiate Church Metelen
Address: Stiftstraße 12, Metelen, Steinfurt, 48629, Deutschland
Telephone: +49 (0)2556 9854830

Stiftstraße 12, 48629 Metelen

Church

The collegiate church plays an important role in the history of this idyllic village. The former monastery and later the ladies' convent had a fundamental influence on Metelen. Even today, the collegiate church is the centre of the village.

The oldest parts of the Catholic parish church of St. Cornelius and Cyprian date from the 12th century. Since the late 1980s, the collegiate church has housed a collegiate chamber with the treasures of the parish of Metelen. The collegiate chamber can be visited.

Tour information

A tour is possible by appointment with the parish office. (Tel.: +49 (0)2556 98817)

History information

The collegiate church in Metelen has its origins in the Metelen monastery. It was founded in 889 and initially used as a nunnery. In the 13th century it was then a canoness monastery, some of whose residents lived according to the Augustinian rules. At the end of the 15th century it was converted into a nunnery.

The western part of the collegiate church, which is still preserved today, was built in the 12th century. In the 13th century, the hall longhouse of the church was built. In the centuries that followed, the church building was extended and rebuilt several times. Most recently, the floor of the church was lowered in the 1930s and extensive restoration work was carried out between 1957 and 1961. The collegiate church has had a significant influence on the history of the small town of Metelen. Since 1989, the church has also housed a collegiate chamber with the treasures of the parish of Metelen.Probably the most valuable relic is a pocket reliquary in the shape of a bursa from the beginning of the 11th century.

Map

Collegiate Church Metelen

Stiftstraße 12, 48629 Metelen

katholische-kirche-metelen.de/die-stiftskammer/

stcorneliusucyprianus-metelen@bistum-muenster.de

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Further Informations

Information for cyclists
Metelen is located in the Steinfurter Land, in the middle of the Münsterland park landscape surrounded by forests, meadows and small streams. Cycling tours along the Vechte, to the Metelener Heide or to the Strönfeld nature reserve are particularly popular with cyclists. Destinations such as Burgsteinfurt with the Bagno and the historic old town or the historic Burgmannshöfe in Heek-Nienborg are also easy to reach by bike.
Numerous themed cycle routes offer interesting cycling tours through Münsterland. The signposted themed cycle routes each show special contents of the region and thus tell exciting stories about Münsterland. The following themed cycle route runs alongside the parish church of St. Cornelius and Cyprianus:
Vechte Valley Route
The entrance to the Münsterland cycle route network, which is around 4500 kilometres long, is in the town centre. Everyone can find a suitable cycle route here.

Prices

Price adult: 1.50 €

Price child: 1.50 €

Price Info

Entrance monastery chamber
normal: 1.5 €

Direction

Arrival
Metelen is located in the district of Steinfurt between Heek and Steinfurt, embedded in the Münsterland park landscape. The Abbey Chamber is located in the parish church ofSt. Cornelius and Cyprian, the former collegiate church of Metelen Abbey.
Getting there by car:
Metelen is located on the B70 trunk road.
There are connections to the A31 motorway (Emden - Bottrop), the B54 trunk road (Gronau - Münster) and the A30 motorway (Rheine - Bad Oeynhausen).
Arrival by bus and train:
Metelen Land" railway station, railway line: Münster - Enschede.
Distance to town centre about four kilometres
Bus line 171 Metelen-Steinfurt, connection to "Metelen Land" station
Parking
There are several parking facilities in the immediate vicinity of the collegiate church.