Harsewinkel: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Harsewinkel is first mentioned by name in a record dating from around 1090; archaeological finds indicate that the area was settled as far back as the Bronze Age. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Harsewinkel can then continue searching for accommodation.

Culture and history

The area around Harsewinkel is historically connected with Marienfeld Cistercian Abbey, whose late Romanesque abbey church was consecrated in 1222. By the end of the Late Middle Ages, almost all farms in the area of present-day Harsewinkel were under the authority of Marienfeld Abbey. Harsewinkel's industrial development was influenced by the establishment of the Claas company.

City history

Harsewinkel became a town in 1973 and incorporated Marienfeld and Greffen as districts. Since the municipal reorganization of 1973, Marienfeld and Greffen have been districts of the town of Harsewinkel.

Geographical location

The Nienborg ruins and St. Martin's Lutheran Church are located in the vicinity of Harsewinkel. In the wider regional surroundings of Harsewinkel are Sparrenburg, Große Egge, Hengeberg, Bußberg, Johannis Egge and Crassenstein.

Further destinations

Other places within the same destination:

Verl, Halle (Westphalia), Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, Werther, Marienfeld, Versmold.

To the overview of the wider destination: Gütersloh.