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Here you can find out all the latest news about advance ticket sales, our city tours and new products as well as city management. You can also read about what else is going on in the city here first: from Gütersloh Spring to Michaelmas Week, Reading City, St. Martin's Weekend and Christmas Market, there is always something new at gtm!
Gütersloh celebrates city anniversary in 2025
Events & guided tours
A lot happens in Gütersloh. Gütersloh Spring transforms the city center into a sea of flowers every year. Bookworms and authors flock to Gütersloh for the Reading City. Michaelmas Week brings street artists to the city for a colorful hustle and bustle, while the Christmas market heralds the contemplative time of year. Small events between the major events enrich the calendar of events and bring life to the city. Find out more about Gütersloh's colorful event landscape here.
Ticketing
We are your first port of call when it comes to event tickets of any kind. From local concerts and performances to regional events and major national events - you can get your tickets from us. Above all and with a lot of heart, we are also the box office for our Kultur Räume Gütersloh!
Our tourist information
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berliner Strasse 63,
33330 Gütersloh, Germany
Contact us by phone
Phone: 05241 211 36 0
Mon, Tue, Thu: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wed, Fri, Sat: 10 am to 2 pm
(November 19: closed)
or by e-mail
Write e-mail
info@guetersloh-marketing.de
Would like to join our team?
You can find the latest job vacancies here.
Not found what you are looking for? You're welcome to send us an unsolicited application!
Multimedia exhibition in the foyer of the theater shows the interplay of opera and media in the early 20th centuryThere will be public guided tours of the Puccini exhibition led by Bertelsmann: Tuesday, December 09, 2025,...
Theater Gütersloh, Theater 30.10.2025 16:00 - 04.01.2026 20:00
Everything but pet food - AnnielLuu Fischer/Marvin Knopf AnnieLuu Fischer plays with materiality in her objects. The DIY store is her greatest treasure trove. In her works, she explores the...
Inner city 07.11.2025 - 23.01.2026
Historical city models by Norbert Jebramcik
07.11.2025 08:00 - 05.01.2026 12:00
Does Jacques Brel mean anything to you? Téléphone and Zaz? Songs in French celebrate success in Germany from time to time, but apart from individual pieces, the rich French-language music scene is almost unknown....
Adult Education Center 14.11.2025 19:00 - 14.12.2025 21:00
The counseling service offered by the Verfahrenslotsen is provided by the Youth and Family Department of the City of Gütersloh. It is aimed at children, adolescents and young adults with a (potential) disability who require...
City library, 2nd floor 18.11.2025 14:00-16:30
Cd value, volume, efficiency, range, sustainability. These are all terms related to aerodynamics. In times of e-mobility, in which we want to save every percent of energy, aerodynamics is...
City library, conference room 2nd floor 18.11.2025 15:30-18:30
Local authors, writers and word acrobats read from their works as part of Gütersloh's city anniversary. Everything is allowed: from poems to novels to short stories, published or not (yet). Each of the ten...
City library, novel section, 1st floor 18.11.2025 17:00-18:00
Simply talk to each other and exchange ideas with like-minded people - regardless of which country you come from. The meeting point is at 5 p.m. in the multifunctional room of the city library, Blessenstätte 1.
City library, 2nd floor 18.11.2025 17:00-18:00
Would you like to read digitally and need help downloading e-media? Do you have questions about OnleiheOWL or are you thinking about getting an e-book reader? What if your e-book reader only displays cryptic...
City library, 2nd floor 18.11.2025 17:30-18:30- Slideshow photos: Lena Descher
About us
We show you how attractive and livable Gütersloh is
Our mission
Our mission as city marketing is multifaceted: we are city managers, event organizers, ticket agencies and tourist information. We provide advice and information about the city, promote private and public initiatives and bring all the city's forces together. In short: Together with our many partners and the people of Gütersloh, we bring out the most beautiful sides of this city, polish and present it with all its endearing quirks and the somewhat subtle humor of the East Westphalians, who always have the economic idea as well as culture and leisure in mind. Gütersloh is our home and enriching the colorful life of our home is our passion!
Gütersloh can: As an attractive business location with numerous well-known companies, as a cultural and meeting place and also as a leisure and shopping location, our beautiful city scores points in many areas of everyday life. Gütersloh is worth living in, Gütersloh is diverse.
Let's name a few examples: We, the Gütersloh Marketing GmbH, organize the Gütersloher Frühling, the Gütersloh Reading City or the popular Open-air cinema, in cooperation with the Gütersloh Tourist Office. We invite to the Gütersloh Christmas market of the advertising community and offer you an overview of various Overnight accommodation in Gütersloh.
Creativity is very important to us. In addition, we have a wide range of (professional) experience, almost unlimited commitment and plenty of organizational talent. In this way, we bring together people and communities of interest from society, politics, business and culture in Gütersloh: Together, we make Gütersloh even more beautiful!
We are committed to the forward-looking design of the city, which as a smart city is also moving ahead in digitization. Without our committed smaller and larger associations and cultural initiatives in the city, we would hardly be able to do this, so we also support them in their ideas. We coordinate what makes Gütersloh special, we develop the supraregional, but also the local, very own image of Gütersloh for the people of Gütersloh and show what our beautiful city stands for!
SHORT TERM: We are the city marketing of and for Gütersloh.
*By the way, since our founding, these goals have been enshrined as the company's purpose and mission in our shareholders' agreement.
Get to know us - whether during a consultation in our tourist information office
or when visiting a downtown event.
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Our team
Would you like to join our team? You can find current vacancies viewed here.
- Cover picture: Michael Adamski | Featured images: Michael Adamski, Matheus Fernandes, Detlef Güthenke
Contact
Here you will find our tourist information...
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
Postal address:
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Contact
Berliner Straße 63
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
...or you can contact us by phone and mail!
Opening hours
in the run-up to Christmas:
Mon, Tue, Thu: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wed, Fri, Sat: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (November 19: closed)
Please note our seasonal opening hours in summer and during the Christmas period.
Phone
05241 211 36 0
Write e-mail
info@guetersloh-marketing.de
Imprint
Responsibility for content
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berliner Straße 63
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
Phone 05241 211 36 0
Fax 05241 211 36 49
E-mail info@guetersloh-marketing.de
Internet www.guetersloh-marketing.de
Managing Director: Christina Junkerkalefeld
Commercial Register Gütersloh, HRB 4440
Tax number DE 351/5925/0073
Sales tax identification number DE228772846
Disclaimer
1. content of the online offer
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH accepts no responsibility for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims against Gütersloh Marketing GmbH relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information are excluded, unless Gütersloh Marketing GmbH is proven to be at fault due to intent or gross negligence. All offers are subject to change without notice and are non-binding. Gütersloh Marketing GmbH expressly reserves the right to change, supplement, delete or temporarily or permanently cease publication of parts of the site or the entire site without prior notice.
2. references and links
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from his pages - unless he has full knowledge of illegal contents and would be able to prevent the visitors of his site fromviewing those pages. Gütersloh Marketing GmbH therefore expressly declares that at the time the links were created, the corresponding linked pages were free of illegal content. Gütersloh Marketing GmbH has no influence whatsoever on the current and future design and content of the linked pages. For this reason, Gütersloh Marketing GmbH hereby expressly distances itself from all content of all linked pages that were changed after the link was created. This statement applies to all links and references set within its own Internet offering as well as to third-party entries in guest books, discussion forums and mailing lists set up by Gütersloh Marketing GmbH. Liability for illegal, incorrect or incomplete content and, in particular, for damages arising from the use or non-use of such information lies solely with the provider of the site to which reference is made, and not with Gütersloh Marketing GmbH.
3. copyright and trademark law
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH endeavors to observe the copyrights of the graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts used in all publications, to use graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts created by itself or to use license-free graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts. All brand names and trademarks mentioned on the website and possibly protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the provisions of the applicable trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective registered owners. The mere mention of a trademark does not imply that it is not protected by the rights of third parties! The copyright for any material created by Gütersloh Marketing GmbH is reserved. Any duplication or use of objects such as diagrams, sounds or texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without Gütersloh Marketing GmbH's agreement.
4. severability clause
If sections or individual terms of this statement are not legal or correct, the content or validity of the other parts remain uninfluenced by this fact.
5. employee photos and product images
The copyright for the employee photos is held by Michael Adamski. The product images are the property of Gütersloh Marketing GmbH.
Concept, design and implementation
Phone: 0 52 41 - 21 090 - 16
Fax: 0 52 41 - 21 090 - 29
E-mail: digital@livewelt.de
www.livewelt.de
Data privacy
Privacy policy according to the requirements of the DSGVO
(As at: 21 October 2019)
Explanation of the privacy policy
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH (gtm) is the operator of the online offering at www.guetersloh-marketing.de the responsible party for the collection, processing and use of the personal data of the users of the online offer within the meaning of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). gtm takes the protection of your privacy and your private data very seriously. gtm collects, processes and uses your personal data in accordance with the content of this privacy policy and the applicable German data protection laws, in particular the BDSG and the Telemedia Act (TMG).
With this privacy policy, gtm informs you which personal data about you is collected, processed and used.
I. Name and address of the responsible person
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection provisions is the:
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin Str. 63
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
Germany
Tel.: 05241-211360
E-mail: info@guetersloh-marketing.de
Website: www.guetersloh-marketing.de
II. Name and address of the data protection officer
The data protection officer of the controller is:
Heiko Franke
FHD GmbH & Co. KG
Wagenfeldstraße 2
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
Germany
Tel.: 05241-470130
E-mail: info@fhd.de
Website: https://www.fhd.de/html/index.php
III. General information on data processing
1. scope of the processing of personal data
We process personal data of our users only insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website and our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users is regularly only carried out with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.
2. legal basis for the processing of personal data
Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Art. 6 (1) lit. a of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures.
Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make it necessary to process personal data, Art. 6 (1) lit. d DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the former interest, Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO serves as the legal basis for the processing.
3. data deletion and storage period
The personal data of the data subject shall be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.
4. possibility of objection and elimination
The declaration of consent can be revoked at any time in writing to Gütersloh Marketing GmbH, Berliner Str. 63, 33330 Gütersloh or info@guetersloh-marketing.de.
IV. Provision of the website and creation of log files
1. description and scope of data processing
Each time you visit our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.
The following data is collected:
- Information about the browser type and version used
- The operating system of the user
- The Internet service provider of the user
- The IP address of the user
- Date and time of access
The data is also stored in the log files of our system. A storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place.
2. legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
3. purpose of the data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the IP address of the user must remain stored for the duration of the session.
The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.
These purposes are also our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
4. duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.
5. possibility of objection and elimination
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is mandatory for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.
V. Cookies use
1. description and scope of data processing
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.
2. legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.
3. purpose of data processing
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.
The following cookies are set on our website:
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTMCookieAccepted | GT Marketing | Saves whether the user has accepted or rejected the cookie hint. | 1 year |
| Google Maps | Required for the use of Google Maps. We have no influence on the cookies and privacy settings. More information. | variable | |
| Google Analytics | Required for the use of Google Maps. We have no influence on the cookies and privacy settings. More information. | variable |
The user data collected through technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles.
4. duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination
Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from it to our site. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website in full.
VI. Contact form and e-mail contact
1. description and scope of data processing
Our website contains a contact form that can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask is transmitted to us and stored. These data are:
Company, name, first name, address, telephone number, fax, e-mail address, subject, personal message
The following data is also stored at the time the message is sent:
- The IP address of the user
- Date and time of registration
For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained during the submission process and reference is made to this privacy policy.
Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the personal data of the user transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.
In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.
2. legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO if the user has given his consent.The legal basis for the processing of the data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If the e-mail contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
3. purpose of data processing
The processing of personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact. In the case of contact by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.
The other personal data processed during the submission process is used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
4. duration of storage, possibility of objection and elimination
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.
The user has the option to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by e-mail, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
The declaration of consent can be revoked at any time in writing to Gütersloh Marketing GmbH, Berliner Str. 63, 33330 Gütersloh or ino@guetersloh-marketing.de.
VII. links to other websites
1. the online offer contains links to other websites.
These links are usually marked as such. gtm has no influence on whether their operators comply with the data protection provisions. gtm therefore recommends that you also inform yourself about the respective data protection declarations of other websites.
VIII. Plugins & Tools
Embedded YouTube videos
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. This tells Youtube which pages you are visiting. If you are logged into your Youtube account, Youtube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your Youtube account beforehand.
When a Youtube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.
Those who have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program will not have to expect any such cookies when watching Youtube videos. However, Youtube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you would like to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser.
For more information on data protection at "Youtube", please refer to the provider's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Google Maps
This site uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and an easy location of the places indicated by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
Google Analytics
Due to our legitimate interests, this website uses the service "Google Analytics" for the optimization and analysis of our online offer in the sense of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO the service "Google Analytics", which is offered by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). The service (Google Analytics) uses "cookies" - text files that are stored on your terminal device. The information collected by the cookies is usually sent to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google LLC complies with European data protection law and is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active IP anonymization is used on this website. The IP address of the user is shortened within the member states of the EU and the European Economic Area and in the other contracting states of the agreement. Only in individual cases is the IP address initially transmitted unabbreviated to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. This shortening eliminates the personal reference of your IP address. The user's IP address transmitted by the browser is not combined with other data stored by Google. As part of the agreement on the order data agreement, which we as website operators have concluded with Google Inc., the latter uses the information collected to create an evaluation of website use and website activity and provides services associated with internet use. The data collected by Google on our behalf is used to evaluate the use of our online offering by individual users, e.g. to create reports on website activity in order to improve our online offering. You have the option of preventing cookies from being stored on your device by making the appropriate settings in your browser. It is not guaranteed that you can access all functions of this website without restrictions if your browser does not allow cookies. Furthermore, you can use a browser plug-in to prevent the information collected by cookies (including your IP address) from being sent to and used by Google Inc. The following link will take you to the corresponding plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de Alternatively, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about you within this website by clicking on this link (IMPORTANT: insert opt-out link). By clicking on the above link, you will download an "opt-out cookie". Your browser must therefore generally allow the storage of cookies for this purpose. If you delete your cookies regularly, you will need to click on the link again each time you visit this website.
Here you can find more information about data usage by Google Inc:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners?hl=de (data collected from Google partners)
https://adssettings.google.de/authenticated (Settings about advertising that is displayed to you)
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de (Use of cookies in advertisements)
IX. Your rights of access, rectification, blocking, deletion, objection and portability
You have the right to obtain information about your personal data stored by us at any time. Likewise, you have the right to correction, blocking, portability or, apart from the mandatory data storage for business processing, deletion of your personal data. Please contact our data protection officer for this purpose. You will find the contact details under II.
To ensure that a block on data can be taken into account at any time, this data must be kept in a blocking file for control purposes. You can also request the deletion of data, unless there is a legal archiving obligation. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data upon request.
You can make changes or revoke consent by notifying us accordingly with effect for the future.
X. Rapidmail
This website uses rapidmail for sending newsletters. The provider is rapidmail GmbH, Augustinerplatz 2, 79098 Freiburg i.Br.
Rapidmail is a service with which, among other things, the sending of newsletters can be organized and evaluated. The data you enter to receive the newsletter is stored on Rapidmail's servers in Germany. If you do not want Rapidmail to evaluate your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide you with a corresponding link in each newsletter message. In addition, you can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website.
Data analysis by Rapidmail
For analysis purposes, the emails sent with Rapidmail contain a so-called "tracking pixel", which establishes a connection to Rapidmail's servers when the email is opened. In this way, it can be determined whether a newsletter message has been opened. In addition, with the help of Rapidmail, we can determine whether and which links in the newsletter message are clicked. All links in the email are so-called tracking links, which can be used to count your clicks. You can find more information about Rapidmail's analysis functions under the following link: https://de.rapidmail.wiki/kategorien/statistiken/.
Legal basis
The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time. The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place is not affected by the revocation.
Storage duration
The data you provide us with for the purpose of sending the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from our servers as well as from the servers of Rapidmail after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other reasons will remain unaffected. For more details, please refer to Rapidmail's privacy policy at: https://www.rapidmail.de/datensicherheit.
Conclusion of an order processing contract
We have concluded a contract with Rapidmail in which we oblige Rapidmail to protect the data of our customers and not to pass it on to third parties.
General terms and conditions
General terms and conditions
Here you can download our current General Terms and Conditions (GTC) for the various areas of Gütersloh Marketing GmbH as PDF files.
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Advertising association
Welcome
to Gütersloh Advertising Association e.V.
Werbegemeinschaft Gütersloh e.V. was founded in 1971 as an interest group of local retailers. As a community of retailers, restaurants and service providers, our members work on a voluntary basis to promote the development of Gütersloh's city center.
Our common goal is to promote and strengthen the vibrancy of the city of Gütersloh. We want to support and promote the necessary structural change so that residents feel comfortable in the city center.
We are committed to a liveable and lovable city center.
Our tasks are varied and interesting - participation is expressly encouraged!
We would like to thank all our members, sponsors and supporters.
Johannes Westerheide, Cliff Schütte, Heike Winter, Gabriele Conert, Gabriele Rudorff, Carsten Teismann and Sabine Flöttmann. Ulrike Meyer is missing. © Gütersloh Marketing
Executive Board
Gabriele Conert
McDonald's
Sabine Flöttmann
Private individual
Ulrike Meyer
Schuhhaus Potthoff
Carsten Teismann
TeamEscape Gütersloh / Hornberg swing grill
Johannes Westerheide
Klingenthal Gütersloh
Assessor
Gabriele Rudorff
Europe jewelry
Cliff Schutte
Porta Möbel Gütersloh
Heike Winter
Private individual
Become a member!
We need your support to keep Gütersloh's city center lively and attractive in the future!
Click here for the membership application:
- Image: Matheus Fernandes
Theme worlds
Pop-up shelf
(W)shopping
District snippet hunt
Downtown Advent Calendar
Painted electricity boxes in the city center
Open-air cinema
Hiking in Gütersloh
Gütersloh and its night song bells
TEUTO_Navigator
Information for organizers
Information for artists
Information for stand operators
Conferences and congresses
The "URBAN" project
City management
What's going on in the district and the region?
Excursions
Active worlds
Right in the middle and fully involved - actively experience Gütersloh!
Accompany our City guides on their rounds through the city center or the city districts, explore the Cycle and walking paths of the city area or experience one of Gütersloh's excursion destinations. From museums and a ride on the steam train to romping in the water, (mini) golfing and walks in the city park, there is something for everyone.
Excursions
Download brochures
Parking space search
Cycling in Gütersloh
City anniversary 2025
District snippet hunt
TEUTO_Navigator
Hiking in Gütersloh
What's going on in the district and the region?
- Cover photo: Gütersloh Marketing
Family worlds
City of families
Gütersloh is a Family city through and through. From the children's city tours to the numerous Actions for young and old from the Gütersloh Spring Festival, the summer months and Michaelmas Week to the visit of the Mouse at Christmas and the TOGGO Festival - entertainment for the youngest is a top priority in Gütersloh. The theater offers performances for children and young people, the Department of Culture and the Kulturstrolche are committed to the artistic education of children, and the numerous parks of the city invite you to frolic.
Excursions
Barrier-free city centre
Download brochures
Gütersloher Frühling
Gütersloh Christmas market
Michaelmas week
Open-air cinema
Parking space search
Cycling in Gütersloh
Travel for All
Gütersloh city voucher
City anniversary 2025
District snippet hunt
Ticketing
Hiking in Gütersloh
What's going on in the district and the region?
- Cover photo: Gütersloh Marketing
Cultural worlds
Gütersloh Sense of Culture
From cabaret to theater performances with international stars to the world-renowned Singing Competition "New VoicesIn Gütersloh, you can discover a sophisticated and diverse range of cultural activities.
Fans of drama, musical theater and dance will find in the program of Theater and City Hall as well as connoisseurs of classical music. There is a special program of music and theater for children and young people. At Donnerlüttken and the annual summer concert of the Music school for the district of Gütersloh e.V. they even become performers themselves on the big stage. You will find the really great young talents at the final of the internationally renowned Singing Competition "New Voices. Fans of choral singing can attend the concerts from the Bach Choir Gütersloh or the Boys Choir Gütersloh listen. The high-quality program of the "Four Seasons" also attracts renowned artists every year - including international greats such as Bill Murray and Lang Lang - to the small city in East Westphalia.
On the other hand, the very original Cultural center "The weaving mill, where with various courses, atmospheric parties, poetry slams and pub quizzes the day is enriched with colorful cultural life. Also the Youth club component 5 and the Film Art Cinema Bambi & Lionheart are located there.
Go to Small Arts Week and the Long Night of Art the city center is artistically enlivened.
Information on cultural education projects and events in Gütersloh as well as on art in public spaces is also provided by the Culture portal Gütersloh available. Also current news from the department of culture of the city are published there.
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Gütersloh - The City between Kaffir and Cosmos
Gütersloh is often called the green city on the Dalke. We can Nature! But also the City life is not neglected, is diverse and eventful. In our Cultural spaces stars and ensembles from all over the world make guest appearances. Our Shopping streets offer a wide selection, and numerous owner-operated retail stores still have their home in our city. The City management of Gütersloh Marketing, together with the event team, ensures that new accents are always added to the Quality of stay enrich the city. Gütersloh can do something!
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Gütersloh - cosmopolitan and friendly
Bertelsmann and Miele, two globally operating companies, are based in our productive and versatile business location. Gütersloh also features more than 5,000 predominantly family-run medium-sized companies from a wide range of areas. The good transport connections with a business-oriented infrastructure, the entrepreneurial spirit and the green location of this city, which crossed the boundary to becoming a major city some time ago with its 100,000+ inhabitants, are a constant reminder of why these businesses are committed to Gütersloh across generations.
Bertelsmann and Miele, two globally operating companies, are based in our productive and versatile business location. Gütersloh also features more than 5,000 predominantly family-run medium-sized companies from a wide range of areas. The good transport connections with a business-oriented infrastructure, the entrepreneurial spirit and the green location of this city, which crossed the boundary to becoming a major city some time ago with its 100,000+ inhabitants, are a constant reminder of why these businesses are committed to Gütersloh across generations.
The diverse cultural and recreational opportunities and the wide range of hotels and restaurants make Gütersloh both endearing and a nice place to live. This is all rounded off by a wide variety of venues for concerts, conferences, congresses, trade fairs, private events and business events.
To find some more arguments in favour of Gütersloh, just take a look at this web site! An additional tip: the Website of conceptGT also provides powerful arguments in favour of Gütersloh.
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Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community
Welcome
to the Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community.
Standing still is regression – this truth also applies to Mittlere Berliner Strasse as a shopping street. This is why the property owners resident here have joined forces to form the Real Estate and Location Community. The aim is to further enhance the quality of life in this prime location. The association has existed in Gütersloh since the end of 2012. The private commitment of the homeowners has made it possible for Mittlere Berliner Straße to be launched as the first statutory Real Estate and Location Community in East Westphalia and the third statutory Real Estate and Location Community in North Rhine-Westphalia. Initiators Albrecht Diekötter, Peter Oesterhelweg and Bernd Sperling are delighted about the pioneering role which Gütersloh is playing in this matter throughout OWL (Eastern Westphalia-Lippe region).
This will make Mittlere Berliner Straße an even more attractive calling card for the city, and will help to make the Gütersloh location even more attractive and liveable. Real Estate and Location Community – a model that should set a precedent!
The "Winterlicht" project of the ISG Mittlere Berliner Straße e.V. association was supported with funds from the "Verfügungsfonds" funding program in accordance with Section 14 of the 2008 urban renewal funding guidelines.
The rainbow coloured fabric canopy is one of the many campaigns initiated by the Real Estate and Location Community
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Mittlere Berliner Straße
Berliner Straße is the main shopping street of Gütersloh, and was the first street to be paved in 1820. The façades of the buildings constructed in the 19th century still bear witness to the prosperity of the businesspeople at that time. In 1972, Berliner Straße became Gütersloh's first pedestrian zone. The campaigns of the Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community e. V. make the district even more liveable, which contributes to a significant increase in the attractiveness of the inner city as a whole, of course.
Board member of the association
The Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community e.V. is managed by three board members and supplemented by four other members.
1st Chairman
Christoph Fritzenkötter
2nd Chairman and Treasurer
Christopher Rascher-Friesenhausen
3rd Chairman and Secretary
Peter Oesterhelweg
Other board members
Horst Goldbeck, Axel Keisinger, Antje Tewesmeier
What does the Real Estate and Location Community do?
The goal of real estate and location communities is to increase the liveliness and attractiveness of their neighbourhoods. The Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community e.V. association has given itself the task of making life in the district even pleasanter.
Real estate and location communities want to increase the liveliness and attractiveness of their neighbourhoods. Since 2008, North Rhine-Westphalia has also had a state law basis for implementing a Real Estate and Location Community. A Real Estate and Location Community is an important instrument which involves all property owners for ensuring that reliable, solidarity-based financing of activities for the promotion and enhancement of the attractiveness of a neighbourhood is available.
The Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community has given itself the task of making life in the shopping street even pleasanter. The aim is to make Mittlere Berliner Strasse stand out from the other streets, and be regarded as "the" shopping and experience boulevard in Gütersloh. The beautifully designed flower ellipses during Gütersloh Spring, the Mediterranean atmosphere during Michaelmas week, the winter lights during the dark season and the street artists on Advent Saturdays make a significant contribution to this. Money has also been invested in new and modern seating with LED lighting, which invites people to linger and enhances the entire streetscape.
This is intended to attract many customers and visitors to the inner city of Gütersloh.
These and many other campaigns are made possible by the Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community By the citizens of Gütersloh for the citizens of Gütersloh. The Real Estate and Location Community is supported by the Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community e. V. association
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The resident property owners between the Fritzenkötter Café on the corner of Berliner Straße/Schulstraße and Berliner Platz have joined forces to form the Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community.
Members
The Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community e.V. association currently has 27 members.
Every resident property owner is automatically a paying member of the real estate and location community in accordance with the law governing real estate and location communities (ISGG NRW) section 4, paragraph 3, and can therefore also become a member of the supporting association Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community e.V.
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Whether you come to Gütersloh for business or pleasure: We want to make your stay as pleasant as possible. Here you will find an overview of accommodation options in Gütersloh. Of course, we will also be happy to send you this overview. For booking please contact the respective accommodation. All hotels...
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On the initiative of the Werbegemeinschaft Gütersloh and organized by us, the "Park and Buy" project came into being. The idea: You park in one of the parking spaces for which the "Park and Buy" ticket can be redeemed. Then you go shopping in the city. At numerous places you get a ticket at the checkout for...
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Do you know Gütersloh inside out? If not, come with us on a voyage of discovery through the Dalkestadt. If you do: We are sure that our city guides have one or two anecdotes up their sleeves that will surprise you, too! Because what better way to get to know a city than on foot or by bike...
Barrier-free city centre
Barrier-free city center Gütersloh is a city of short distances. But these paths are not easy for everyone. That's why we are working together with the City of Gütersloh's Advisory Council for the Disabled to make Gütersloh's city center barrier-free, step by step.The first step for any problem is always to become aware of it: Gütersloh...
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The "Fair Trade Towns" are a campaign of TransFair e.V. to promote fair trade in the One World. The aim of the campaign is and was to bring together the numerous actors from society, politics and business to jointly support fair trade locally on the ground. The award-winning cities, which...
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Our city tours are sometimes classic, sometimes culinary, sometimes historical, sometimes natural - but above all they are one thing: always exciting! We show you everything you need to know about Gütersloh on our numerous themed tours and tripsCycling in Gütersloh
Gütersloh is the green city in the heart of East Westphalia-Lippe. Numerous bike paths converge here.Barrier-free city centre
Barrier-free city center Gütersloh is a city of short distances. But these paths are not easy for everyone. That's why we are working together with the City of Gütersloh's Advisory Council for People with Disabilities to make downtown Gütersloh barrier-free, step by step. The first step for any problem is always to become aware of it: Gütersloh...Fair trade
Fairtrade Gütersloh is a Fairtrade town Cities that have been awarded the title "Fair Trade Town" are pioneers in their commitment to fair trade. Gütersloh is no exception! To be allowed to bear the "Fair Trade Town" seal, criteria must be met on many levels. Gütersloh was named a Fairtrade town for the first time in 2012. What distinguishes Fairtrade towns The "Fair Trade Towns" are...Download brochures
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Whether you are coming to Gütersloh for business or pleasure: We want to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. You will find an overview of accommodation options in Gütersloh here. Of course, we would also be pleased to send you this overview. In order to book, please contact the respective accommodation.
Altdeutscher Hof Beckord
Altdeutscher Hof Beckord
Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. 208
33335 Gütersloh
- 19 Rooms
- 3.1 km to the city hall
- 2.5 km to the train station
Amtenbrinkshof
Amtenbrinkshof
Amtenbrinksweg 208
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- Apartment from 122€ (min. 2 nights)
- 2 Rooms
- 2 Stellplätze
- 6,7 to the city hall
- 5,5 to the train station
- WLAN
- Accessible
Boarding House Spexard - Andreas Drücker
Boarding House Spexard - Andreas Drücker
An der Voßheide 4
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 2 Rooms
- 3.9 km to the city hall
- 4 km to the train station
Boardingpur - Apartments
Boardingpur - Apartments
Fritz-Blank-Straße 9
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 1.2 km to the city hall
- 2.9 km to the train station
Boarding Select
Boarding Select
Kattenstrother Weg 173
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 2.8 km to the city hall
- 2.6 km to the train station
Epkes Kamp - Tree Houses
Epkes Kamp - Tree Houses
Epkes Kamp 9
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 1.8 km to the city hall
- 3 km to the train station
- WLAN
Hanna's - the boarding house
Hanna's - the boarding house
Schledebrückstr. 8
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 13 Rooms
- 1.2 km to the city hall
- 1.3 km to the train station
Holiday Inn Express Gütersloh
Holiday Inn Express Gütersloh
Berliner Straße 106
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 126 Rooms
- 1.1 km to the city hall
- 0.5 km to the train station
- Accessible
Hotel Am Mohns Park
Hotel Am Mohns Park
Jahnstraße 48
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 4 Rooms
- 2.1 km to the city hall
- 2.4 km to the train station
Hotel Appelbaum
Hotel Appelbaum
Neuenkirchener Straße 59
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 59 Rooms
- 1.4 km to the city hall
- 1.4 km to the train station
- Partially accessible
Hotel Busch
Hotel Busch
Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 127
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 2,4 to the city hall
- 1,7 to the train station
- WLAN
Hotel Flussbett
Hotel Flussbett
Wiesenstraße 40
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 24 Rooms
- 0.6 km to the city hall
- 1.8 km to the train station
- Accessible
Isselhorster Landhaus
Isselhorster Landhaus
Haller Straße 139
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 18 Rooms
- 6.8 km to the city hall
- 7.4 km to the train station
Hotel Lindenkrug
Hotel Lindenkrug
Carl-Bertelsmann-Straße 267
33335 Gütersloh
- 29 Rooms
- 3.8 km to the city hall
- 3.1 km to the train station
- Partially accessible
Parkhotel Gütersloh
Parkhotel Gütersloh
Kirchstraße 27
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 103 Rooms
- 0,8 to the city hall
- 0.4 km to the train station
- Accessible
Hotel City Gütersloh
Hotel City Gütersloh
Kökerstrasse 23
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 0.9 km to the city hall
- 0,3 km to the train station
Hotel Stadt Hamburg
Hotel Stadt Hamburg
Feuerbornstraße 9
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 30 Rooms
- 1.1 km to the city hall
- 1.3 km to the train station
Hotel Restaurant Waldklause
Hotel Restaurant Waldklause
Spexarder Straße 205
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 38 Rooms
- 6.9 km to the city hall
- 5.2 km to the train station
- Accessible
Hotel PÖLTER bei MARKUS T
Hotel PÖLTER bei MARKUS T
An der Manufaktur 7
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 12 Rooms
- 6.8 km to the city hall
- 5.5 km to the train station
Aparthotel limehome Gütersloh
Aparthotel limehome Gütersloh
Eickhoffstraße 30
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 17 Rooms
- 1.8 km to the city hall
- 250 m to the train station
Hof Birkenhake - Farm Accommodation and Holiday Apartments
Hof Birkenhake - Farm Accommodation and Holiday Apartments
Münsterlandstraße 474
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 7.3 km to the city hall
- 8 km to the train station
- Partially accessible
Heinrich Fislake - Holiday apartment
Heinrich Fislake - Holiday apartment
Marienfelder Str. 210
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 2.5 km to the city hall
- 3.5 km to the train station
Kratzert family
Kratzert family
Ratkestraße 4
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 2 km to the city hall
- 3.3 km to the train station
Hellwegklause
Hellwegklause
Am Hüttenbrink 35
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 30 Rooms
- 5.9 km to the city hall
- 4.3 km to the train station
- Accessible
Bed and Breakfast "Idylle am Stadtpark"
Bed and Breakfast "Idylle am Stadtpark"
Im Birkenkamp 15
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 2 Rooms
- 2.1 km to the city hall
- 2.1 km to the train station
Pension Dück
Pension Dück
Determeyerstr. 124
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 3 Rooms
- 6.6 km to the city hall
- 6.0 km to the train station
Pension Focke
Pension Focke
Helmholtzstr. 39
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 4 Rooms
- 5.5 km to the city hall
- 4.9 km to the train station
Pension Schmidt
Pension Schmidt
Franz-Grochtmann-Straße 8
33334 Gütersloh, Germany
- 10 Rooms
- 5.2 km to the city hall
- 4.5 km to the train station
Pension Schimanski
Pension Schimanski
Sandbrink 27
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 3 Rooms
- 4.1 km to the city hall
- 4.2 km to the train station
SHINY HOMES
SHINY HOMES
Kaiserstrasse 19/Strengerstrasse 17
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 1.1 km to the city hall
- 110 m to the train station
- WLAN
STAYERY Gütersloh
STAYERY Gütersloh
Langer Weg 5
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 1.3 km to the city hall
- 600 m to the train station
- WLAN
Motorhome parking at the Welle outdoor pool
Motorhome parking at the Welle outdoor pool
Stadtring Sundern 10
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 9 € pro Stellplatz/Nacht inkl. Strom/Wasser
- 6 Stellplätze
- 3.2 km to the city hall
- 2.3 km to the train station
- Accessible
RV park at the market place / Prekerstraße
RV park at the market place / Prekerstraße
Prekerstrasse
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
- 1 pro Stellplatz/Nacht exkl. Strom/Wasser
- 4 Stellplätze
- 1,0 km to the city hall
- 0.9 km to the train station
- Accessible
Home for a time
Home for a time
Neuenkirchenerstrasse 67
33332 Gütersloh, Germany
- 7 Rooms
- 1,5 km to the city hall
- 1,5 km to the train station
- WLAN
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Events
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City anniversary 2025
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What else is going on in Gütersloh?

Multimedia exhibition in the foyer of the theater shows the interplay of opera and media in the early 20th centuryThere will be public guided tours of the Puccini exhibition led by Bertelsmann: Tuesday, December 09, 2025,...
Theater Gütersloh, Theater 30.10.2025 16:00 - 04.01.2026 20:00
Everything but pet food - AnnielLuu Fischer/Marvin Knopf AnnieLuu Fischer plays with materiality in her objects. The DIY store is her greatest treasure trove. In her works, she explores the...
Inner city 07.11.2025 - 23.01.2026
Historical city models by Norbert Jebramcik
07.11.2025 08:00 - 05.01.2026 12:00
Does Jacques Brel mean anything to you? Téléphone and Zaz? Songs in French celebrate success in Germany from time to time, but apart from individual pieces, the rich French-language music scene is almost unknown....
Adult Education Center 14.11.2025 19:00 - 14.12.2025 21:00
The counseling service offered by the Verfahrenslotsen is provided by the Youth and Family Department of the City of Gütersloh. It is aimed at children, adolescents and young adults with a (potential) disability who require...
City library, 2nd floor 18.11.2025 14:00-16:30
Cd value, volume, efficiency, range, sustainability. These are all terms related to aerodynamics. In times of e-mobility, in which we want to save every percent of energy, aerodynamics is...
City library, conference room 2nd floor 18.11.2025 15:30-18:30
Local authors, writers and word acrobats read from their works as part of Gütersloh's city anniversary. Everything is allowed: from poems to novels to short stories, published or not (yet). Each of the ten...
City library, novel section, 1st floor 18.11.2025 17:00-18:00
Simply talk to each other and exchange ideas with like-minded people - regardless of which country you come from. The meeting point is at 5 p.m. in the multifunctional room of the city library, Blessenstätte 1.
City library, 2nd floor 18.11.2025 17:00-18:00
Would you like to read digitally and need help downloading e-media? Do you have questions about OnleiheOWL or are you thinking about getting an e-book reader? What if your e-book reader only displays cryptic...
City library, 2nd floor 18.11.2025 17:30-18:30
Tristan Driessens (oud), Raphael De Cock (gaita, Siberian zither), Harald Bauweraerts (percussion, hurdy-gurdy), Miriam Encinas Lafitte (frame drum, flute, dilruba)Flemish songs from the cultural metropolis of Antwerp | Belgium „Toasaves“ is a project from...
Theater Gütersloh, theater hall 18.11.2025 18:30
Around two thirds of all people in Germany do not have a valid will. Practical cases are used to draw attention to the pitfalls of inheritance law. Inheritance law for caring relatives,...
Adult Education Center 18.11.2025 19:00-20:30
With tenant electricity, electricity is produced on the roof of an apartment building using photovoltaic systems and passed on directly to the residents of the building. What needs to be considered when planning and implementing tenant electricity models and...
Adult Education Center 18.11.2025 19:00-20:30- Cover photo: Lena Descher
Fair trade
Gütersloh is a Fairtrade city
Cities that have been recognized as "Fair Trade Towns" are pioneers in their commitment to fair trade. Gütersloh is no exception! To be allowed to bear the "Fair Trade Town" seal, criteria must be met on many levels. Gütersloh was named a Fair Trade Town for the first time in 2012.
What distinguishes Fairtrade cities
The "Fair Trade Towns" are a campaign by TransFair e.V. to promote fair trade in the One World. The aim of the campaign is to bring together the numerous players from society, politics and business to jointly support fair trade locally.
We want to encourage the numerous Gütersloh stakeholders from trade, politics and civil society to act together and set an example - against poverty in the Third World and for a fairer organization of world trade.
How Gütersloh gets involved
Products with the seal of approval are now also an integral part of public and church institutions - several Gütersloh schools and some clubs have been involved in the campaign since the project began.
The "Fairtrade" steering group is successfully promoting the sale of Fairtrade products: Numerous retailers and restaurants in Gütersloh have fairly traded products in their range. Products with the Fairtrade seal stand for a ban on child labor, forced labor and discrimination, for minimum prices for producers and for the protection of water resources, among other things.
Fair weeks
Every year in the fall, the "Fair Week" takes place as part of the "Fairtrade City of Gütersloh" project.
Together with the church and the city, Gütersloh stakeholders from trade, gastronomy and clubs offer a varied program on the topic of "Fair Trade - Fair Living". The focus is on informative events and interesting product offers.
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Service Q
Q like quality and service
In order to define and continuously improve our own standards, we have been certified by the "ServiceQualität Deutschland in NRW" initiative and have repeatedly received the "Q" seal for service quality. With the Service Initiative's training and quality seal programme, we have consistently analyzed our services from the customer's perspective in order to continuously and sustainably optimize our internal processes.
Q - the sure sign of service and quality
After all, the trend is increasingly going back to the real values: friendly service and sustainable quality. The initiative "ServiceQuality Germany" has developed a nationwide, three-stage system for the step-by-step improvement of services and offerings using practice-oriented tools. Service Q" offers small and medium-sized businesses in the hotel, catering and tourism sectors as well as service companies a simple quality management system that helps to continuously optimize the quality of operations and increase customer satisfaction.
Simply be better
Better service promises enthusiastic customers, motivated employees and satisfied business partners. So it always pays off for participating companies to use "ServiceQualität Deutschland" to further develop and improve the quality of their offerings and internal processes. Establishments audited by "Service Q" are allowed to identify themselves with the "Q" quality seal and thus send a signal that they are interested in further development, have worked on service quality and are pursuing it on a sustained basis. For end consumers, this offers the security of being able to trust an operation certified to a tested quality standard.
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We know the best alternatives for sold-out events. If you would like to give a high-quality ticket as a gift that is not printed at home, we are the place to go.
Order tickets, fast and easy
You can reserve the event tickets by phone, order them by e-mail or pick them up in person at our office. With us you can pay cash, with EC card or with the Gütersloh city voucher. If you pay by bank transfer with prepayment, we will also send you the cards by mail after receipt of payment - uncomplicated by registered mail.
Gütersloher Theaterkasse - That's us
Our Tourist Information team organizes nationwide advance ticket sales with the systems adticket, "Sales", CTS-Eventim Inhouse for the Stadthalle and theater and TicketNet-Online for the Burgbühne Stromberg. So-called "hard tickets", i.e. tickets printed by the organizers themselves (e.g. for churches, school events or readings) for a wide variety of events are also available here, as are tickets for the GOP in Bad Oeynhausen.
Season 2025/2026 Theater Gütersloh
Theater subscriptions
Here you will find information on the various theater subscriptions, the subscription conditions and the form for subscription change requests.
One-way tickets for the theater and the Stadthalle Gütersloh online
In the webshop of Kultur Räume Gütersloh you can book your event tickets comfortably from home:
Webshop for the Stadthalle Gütersloh
Webshop for Theater Gütersloh
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Cover picture / Webshop picture: Detlef Güthenke Webshop image:
- Webshop image: Culture Rooms Gütersloh
Revocation provisions
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Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berliner Straße 63
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
Phone (05241) 21136-0
Fax (05241) 21136-49
E-mail info@guetersloh-marketing.de
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Projects
Who and what moves Gütersloh...
Gütersloh is alive - and that is also reflected in the variety of our projects and partners. On these pages, we introduce you to who moves Gütersloh and which large-scale projects you can look forward to in the city throughout the year. Browse through them!
What else happens in Gütersloh
- #TeutoBloggerWG
- C-City - Europe is next door
- conceptGT
- Gourmet market
- Gütersloh after work - Sunset Market
- Gütersloher Frühling
- Gütersloh Autumn
- Gütersloh Christmas market
- Store home
- Innovation Factory Gütersloh
- Mittlere Berliner Straße Real Estate and Location Community
- Gütersloh Reading City
- Moments of light Gütersloh
- Michaelmas week
- Picnic concert
- Gütersloh city voucher
- City anniversary 2025
- Advertising association
Gütersloh city voucher
Give away a piece of Gütersloh!
The city voucher Gütersloh is in numerous Gütersloh storesrestaurants, cafés, bars or at various service providers. It offers the entire range of products on offer in Gütersloh on one handy card!
You can purchase the voucher from us at the Tourist Information Office or order it by phone/email and then collect it from the Tourist Information Office. Further points of sale can be found below.
In doing so, you can use the Choose amount as you like: Whether 66.66 euros for a 66th birthday or 40 euros for a 40th anniversary, anything is possible. The perfect gift for any occasion.
The voucher can then be redeemed according to personal preference. Whether for a business partner, friend or family, perfume, clothing or a great dinner: Gütersloh's retailers, restaurants and service providers have a wide range of offers.
Partial redemptions are problem-free possible. The remaining balance can be viewed at any time at all participating stores.
Employers can also use the city voucher to give tax-free benefits in kind to their employees in the form of a voucher and thus promote the local economy at the same time.
We have summarized the most important questions about the city voucher here:
You can obtain the voucher from our Tourist Information Office or from one of the sales outlets. You can find a current overview viewed here.
An overview of the current acceptance locations you will find under www.stadtgutschein-guetersloh.de. In addition, you can also contact us.
The amount of the voucher is arbitrarily selectable: Whether 66.66 euros for a 66th birthday or 40 euros for a 40th anniversary, everything is possible. The perfect gift for any occasion.
The voucher has the legal validity of three years.
Yes. Partial redemptions are possible without the remaining credit expiring. The remaining balance can be viewed at any time at all participating stores.
No. Unfortunately, a cash payment is not possible.
All stores and businesses in Gütersloh can take part in the city voucher campaign. For further information on the procedure, please contact Clara Abelmann (citymanagement@guetersloh-marketing.de).
Are you a retailer, service provider or restaurateur and would also like to become an acceptance point?
Please feel free to contact Ms. Abelmann:
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Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
Gütersloh Spring takes place in the heart of the city center
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
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Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
Gütersloh Christmas market takes place in the heart of the city center
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
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Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
Michaelmas week takes place in the heart of the city center
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
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Activities
Activities of the Gütersloh advertising association
Sundays open for sale
23.03.2025
13 till 18 o'clock
Gütersloh spring is blooming
04.05.2025
13 till 18 o'clock
Gütersloh spring in full bloom
28.09.2025
13 till 18 o'clock
Michaelmas week
02.11.2025
13 till 18 o'clock
Gütersloh Reading City
Buy wine
Moonlight shopping
14.11.2025
5 to 9 p.m.
Moonlight shopping
Gütersloh Christmas market
Oh, you beautiful Christmas season!
The Gütersloh Christmas market enchants Berliner Platz every year at Christmas time. It is almost impossible to imagine an Advent season without the diverse stalls, the large Christmas tree and the beautifully decorated stage. A varied stage program with the participation of local artists and groups from the entire region ensures a cheerful and Christmassy atmosphere.
Moonlight Shopping
Relaxed shopping in the evening
On November 14, 2025, the advertising association's Moonlight Shopping will take place in Gütersloh for the first time from 5 to 9 pm. Look forward to current offers and special promotions.
Experience an evening that Shopping, culture and entertainment in the city center, because at the same time the „Moments of light Gütersloh“ and „Gütersloh lights up“ takes place.
Some stores have illuminated their stores with light installations to match the motto and the parallel event.
Gütersloher Frühling
The Gütersloh spring lets the city center blossom!
Thanks to numerous partners and sponsors, colorful flowers and a large park landscape decorate the city center from March to the end of May.
The highlights of Gütersloh Spring are the opening weekend "Gütersloh Spring in Bloom" and the closing weekend "Gütersloh Spring in Full Bloom". On both weekends, a colorful program takes place at various inner-city venues.
gtm is responsible for the organization and implementation of the Gütersloh Spring in close cooperation with the advertising association
Buying wine in Gütersloh
Wine shopping combines delicious wines and relaxed shopping!
A wine glass can be purchased for €5 in participating stores.
The glass is then topped up with wine or non-alcoholic drinks free of charge in various stores.
Participating stores:
You can find a list of participating stores viewed here.
CityTable
Hello StadtTisch!
For us as an advertising community, the "StadtTisch" exchange format is primarily about exchanging and developing new ideas. In addition to the members of our advertising community, council members and other supporters of the city center are also invited to the meetings. Over snacks and cold drinks, members and residents get into conversation in a relaxed atmosphere - criticism of any kind and new ideas are always welcome.
The first StadtTisch took place on June 11, 2024 in front of the Martin Luther Church.
Craft trees
Oh craft tree!
hanging baskets
Flowers for the city center!
- Featured images: gtm, Lena Descher, Detlef Güthenke
Become a member!
We need your support to keep Gütersloh's city center lively and attractive in the future!
Click here for the membership application:
Members
Members
Gastronomy
Strengerstrasse 11
your-alex.com
05241-16877
Gastronomy
Saturnweg 15
bakery-birkholz.com
05241-9583-0
Gastronomy
Kolbeplatz 3
bakery-glasenapp.com
05241-222899
Gastronomy
Kökerstrasse 5
bankery.com
05241-2121220
Gastronomy
Bernd-Hartmann-Strasse 6, Rheda-Wiedenbrück
bico-events.com
0176-49615413
Electrical installation & lighting
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 48
birkholz-elektrotechnik.de
05241-20813
Real estate agency
Königstraße 58
05241-26011
Opticians
Berlin street 2
05241-12518
Gastronomy
Bookstore
Münsterstrasse 3
bookstore-markus.com
05241-28888
Gastronomy
Strengerstrasse 2
confectionery-fritzenkötter.com
05241-20090
Gütersloh newspaper
Berlin street 2
the-bell.com
05241-8680
Drugstore
Berlin street 34
dm.com
05241-1794834
Emergency training center
Hülsbrockstr. 87a
doceomed
05241/22 22 276
Electrician
James Watt Street 15
elektro-schroeder-gt.com
05241-90180
Jeweler
Spiekergasse 8
europe-jewelry.com
05241-14578
Gastronomy
Berliner Str. 494
kontakt.jal@gmail.com
01590-1174343
Churches
Königstrasse 6
ekgt.de
05241- 7093750
Photo store
Moltke Street 1
fotoschorcht.de
05241-13000
Gastronomy
Berlin street 158
05241-25787
Gastronomy
Brockweg 108
inn-roggenkamp.com
05241-51036
Gastronomy
Am Witthoff 28
menzels-grillspezialitaeten.de
05241-337393
Real estate agency
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 60
geno-24.de
05241-234880
Jeweler
Berlin street 56
jeweler-viemann.com
05241-20598
Kaup Real Estate GbR
Kahlertstrasse 41
www.kaup-immobilien.de
05241 330 50
Clothing
Kolbeplatz 1
klingenthal.com
05241-220250
Clothing
Berlin street 62
marc-o-polo.com
05241-925180
Gastronomy
Kolbeplatz 4
0176-63026883
Bookstore
Königstraße 4
thalia.com
05241-5049900
Gastronomy
Srengerstrasse 24 (ZOB)
mcdonalds.com
05241-1798021
Clothing
Königstraße 20
05241-1060
Bistro and restaurant
Friedrichstrasse 3
monello-gt.de
Gütersloh newspaper
Wall road 13
nw.de
05241-8850
Pharmacy
Königstraße 10
pluspunkt-pharmacy-guetersloh.com
05241-2122214
Furniture store
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 101
porta.de
05241-743290
Local radio
Kahlert street 4
radioguetersloh.com
05241-9200-0
Hotel & Gastronomy
Neuenkirchener Straße 59
hotel-appelbaum.com
05241-95510
Clothing
Berlin street 11
05241-980810
Clothing
Berlin street 21
https://sinn.com/
05241 504040
Savings Bank
Konrad Adenauer Square 1
sparkasse-guetersloh-rietberg.com
05241-1011
Toys
Königstraße 8
witthoff-toys.com
05241-92300
Perfumery
Königstraße 5
beeper.com
05241-29073
Cigar store
Berlin street 25
heinrich-friesenhausen-ek.business.site
05241-20686
Massage & Wellness
Berliner Strasse 24
https://tcmwellness-studio.de/
05241-2305688
Furniture accessories
Berlin street 5-7
baxmann-gt.com
05241-29168
People's Bank
Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 73-75
volksbankinostwestfalen.de
05241-1040
Liquor store
Königstraße 12-14
vomfass.de
05241-2219531
Become a member!
We need your support to keep Gütersloh's city center lively and attractive in the future!
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Children's crime reading with Andrea Winkler
Children's crime reading with Andrea Winkler
The HeRRmanns and the trick thief: reading for children aged 8 and over
Watching a suspect, securing clues and following up valuable leads - what child doesn't dream of being a detective themselves one day and solving a criminal case? That's exactly what happens to Lena, Willi, Konrad and Tina. The two pairs of siblings with the almost identical last names Hermann and Herrmann discover a young trickster disguised as a fundraiser stealing from unsuspecting passers-by. As the detective club HeRRmanns, they investigate the case.
The "Sundays in the Library" project is funded by the state of NRW as part of the program to strengthen Sunday opening in libraries (ProSiB).
Tickets will be available free of charge at the public library beginning October 21.
- 31.10.2021
- 11.30
- Gütersloh City Library
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Escape trailer
Escape trailer
An Escape Trailer will be available on Kolbeplatz from Friday to Sunday between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day.
Those who solve the puzzles correctly will receive a discount code from the new Escape Room Team Escape in Gütersloh.
For the Escape Trailer is a free Registration required. One of the 3G proofs is required to participate in the Escape Trailer.
- 29. until 31.10.2021
- 11.00 till 17.00
- Kolbeplatz
- Registration
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Story Trees
Story Trees
Everyone knows: A crime only becomes really scary when you tell about it extensively!
On all three days, short stories by Gütersloh crime writers Jan Bobe, Raiko Relling and Christiane Güth can be heard. The short stories can simply be scanned in using a QR code. The QR codes are hanging on the "story trees" by Michael Grohe and Olaf Jung at the Weberei, in front of the Martin Luther Church and behind the Apostle Church.
- 29. until 31.10.2021
- Inner city
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Crime reading with Jan Beck
Crime reading with Jan Beck
Jan Beck read from "The Night
When Hanna gets lost in the dark forest during a thunderstorm, her greatest fear seems to come true - but she doesn't know that the worst is yet to come ... A few hours later, an unknown man who calls himself The Night Man comes forward: he is holding five people captive in glass boxes, and night after night one of them will die - unless someone manages to fulfill one of his demands. Immediately Europol's
Top investigator Inga Björk is assigned to the case. As head of the special unit for serial crimes, she knows the human abyss. Together with Christian Brand, she sets out to find a perpetrator who has left nothing to chance.
The reading was supported by Bertelsmann, the parent company of the Penguin Random House publishing group.
- Enno Kapitza
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
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Event Management
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Here you will find our tourist information:
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Photo box
Photo box
In front of the City Wache on Berliner Platz, you can have your name added to the Gütersloh Criminals' Index in a photo booth from 12 to 4 p.m. every day.
- 29. until 31.10.2021
- 12.00 till 16.00
- City guard
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Geocaching
Geocaching
On the Kolbeplatz is the starting point of the Geo Caching.
Those who solve the puzzles correctly will receive a discount code from the new Escape Room Team Escape in Gütersloh.
Participation is free of charge. You can register directly on site.
- 29. until 31.10.2021
- 11.00 till 17.00
- Kolbeplatz
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Story trees - Shit roses
"Fucking roses"
by Raiko Reiling
Story trees - Death in the Dalke
"Death in the Dalke"
from the crime novel "Just a push" by Jan Bobe
Story trees - Where is Kramer's Konrad
"Where is Kramer's Konrad"
by Christiane Güth
Live puzzle
Live puzzle
Dancing production of the ballet school Neumann
At the end, it became particularly exciting again on Sunday on the Berliner Platz, when the Neumann Ballet SchoolIn dance productions, the audience was puzzled.
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
- Lightning Garden
Impressions
- Gallery: Lena Descher
Criminal Records
Criminal Records
- Gallery: Lightning garden
#TeutoBloggerWG 2021
Teuto Blogger WG 2021
17 - 19 September 2021
Idea & Partner of the action
The TeutoBloggerWG started again on September 17, 2021. The Teutoburg Forest Tourism hosted the action 2021 for the fifth time.
During the weekend, nine bloggers with a wide reach came to the region and individually took part in different programs throughout the Teutoburg Forest vacation region.
2021, the common accommodation - the "base station" - was located in Gütersloh. From there, the bloggers set off on the weekend to their respective 3-4 half-day programs, which were offered and organized by a total of 30 partners from the entire vacation and leisure region of the Teutoburg Forest.
Places, museums, spas, health care providers and the impressive landscapes of the region were visited.
As the bloggers stay in the same accommodation and exchange their experiences in the evenings and over breakfast, the weekend takes on the "flat-sharing" character that makes the event so special.
Impressions of the experiences of the bloggers* are always available from the start of the TeutoBloggerWG among others on our Instagram channel to find.
You can also find all the experiences under the hashtag #TeutoBloggerWG and at the Instagram channel of the Teutoburg Forest Tourimus:
More posts by the bloggers can also be found at the Social Media Wall of the TeutoBloggerWG.
Bloggers & Blogs
The following bloggers have visited Teutoburg Forest 2021:
Bettina Pale https://opjueck.de/
Organizer of the Teuto Blogger WG:
Impressions from the Teuto Blogger WG 2021
Evening program on the first evening with our city guide Mrs. Brunhilde Kohls through the city center with conclusion in the Skylobby in the theater Gütersloh.
Dinner on the first evening in the Genusswerkstatt of the Parkhotel Gütersloh. An excellent 5-course menu awaited us.
Half-day program on Sunday for blogger Bettina Blaß. The tour started with the Urban Art Bingo. Daniela Daus (City of Gütersloh - Department of Culture) accompanied the blogger on her exciting way through the city center. Afterwards, there was a very informative private guided tour through the city park and botanical garden by Daniela Toman (City of Gütersloh - Department of Green Spaces - Planning and New Construction).
- Text TeutoBloggerWG: Teutoburg Forest Tourism
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
- Contribution images: Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
blossoms
Gütersloh spring is blooming
When spring arrives, the city center also blossoms. Colorful decorations and creative installations create a special atmosphere and invite you to stroll and linger.
The spring program is accompanied by the first open Sunday, which invites visitors to enjoy a relaxed shopping experience. Various hands-on activities on the theme of spring also offer the opportunity to get creative. Visitors can take part in craft projects and design their own small works of art - an experience for the whole family.
March 19 to 22, 2026
Sunday open for sale
City Park & Botanical Garden
City Park and Botanical Garden
The city park with its idyllic botanical garden is an insider tip for Gütersloh residents and visitors from outside the city.
Our park guides have a wealth of knowledge about the history of the park from its beginnings in 1909 to the present day. As landscape architects, members and also chairwomen of the Förderkreis Stadtpark, they are proven experts. And the park guides also have a lot to tell about the importance of nature for people and animals in Gütersloh.
Our tip: You can also book many city tours for private groups!
From birthday parties and company outings to family visits - numerous themed tours from our program can also be booked as private tours. Simply contact us.
Inspiration for other city tours in the district of Gütersloh can be found here:
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Guided bike tours
Guided bike tours
Our tip: You can also book many city tours for private groups!
From birthday parties and company outings to family visits - numerous themed tours from our program can also be booked as private tours. Simply contact us.
Inspiration for other city tours in the district of Gütersloh can be found here:
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
City tours
Upcoming city tours
November 2025
08.11. at 17:30 Gütersloh moments of pleasure
15.11. at 11 a.m. Anniversary tour: Religion and historic churches in Gütersloh
21.11. at 6 pm Nachtwächterrundgang
22.11. at 17:30 History to bite into
29.11. at 6 pm Night singing
20.12. at 17:30 Anniversary tour: Christmas tour
Come with us on a journey of discovery
Our city tours are sometimes classic, sometimes culinary, sometimes historical, sometimes natural - but above all they are one thing: always exciting!
We show you everything you need to know about Gütersloh on our numerous themed tours and trips. Public tours take place all year round.
We also organize individual guided tours for private groups. A great change for company parties, birthdays and more!
Our tips:
Do you know the flexible ticket for our City tours? Choose from our numerous city tours to find one that meets your expectations. The best thing about our flexible ticket is that you don't have to decide on a date, but can give the city tour as a gift in the form of a voucher. The recipient can then exchange the flexible ticket at our Tourist Information Office for a ticket for a date on which the themed tour is taking place.
Book city tour as a private tour!
From birthday parties and company outings to family visits - numerous themed tours from our program can also be booked as private tours. Simply contact us.
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke / Video: Blitzgarten, Matheus Fernandes
Contact
Here you will find our tourist information:
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
Postal address:
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Contact
Berliner Straße 63
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
...or you can contact us by phone and mail!
Infoline: 05241 / 211 36 0
Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri: 10 am to 4 pm
Thu: 10 am to 6 pm
Sat: 10 am to 2 pm
Write e-mail
info@guetersloh-marketing.de
- Cover photo: Teutoburg Forest Tourism
Contact
Contact
Address
Advertising Association Gütersloh e. V.
c/o Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berliner Straße 63
33330 Gütersloh,
Germany
... by mail
Write e-mail
info@werbegemeinschaft-guetersloh.de
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Kinderflohmarkt
Kinderflohmarkt
At the children's flea market, young participants aged 6 to 14 have the opportunity to sell, swap or bargain for toys, books and other treasures.
The colorful market hustle and bustle is accompanied by the park landscape on Berliner Platz, which invites you to linger and discover.
April 13, 2025
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Berlin Square
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
C-City - Europe is next door
The big kick-off event for the C-City Conference at the Stadthalle Gütersloh
What is C-City?
The project:
Exchanging creative ideas, spinning them out and creating a large network: that's the transnational cultural project C-City - Europe is next door. No matter how far the distance between two countries, how much their geographical location shapes their cultural self-image - they are always connected by one thing: the language of culture. The initiators of the C-City project in Gütersloh were inspired by this bridge-building element.
The kick-off event with workshops, lectures and excursions took place in Gütersloh from May 12 to 14, 2022. The aim was to establish a network in which cultural projects would be implemented annually starting in 2025 - in individual actions, but also simultaneously in various partner cities.
The actors:
All citizens from Gütersloh and the partner cities who, in addition to the municipal organizers, would like to become a supporting moment of C-City: Associations, groups, organizations - all are cordially invited.
What happens:
The kick-off conference served to get to know each other better and develop ideas for joint projects. From May 12 to 14, 2022 in Gütersloh on site - then in 2025 at the latest in a variety of ways and spanning Europe: active or in the audience, analog or digital. Through mutual visits or through the transmission possibilities of the Internet, borderlessness will be lived and the principle of "Think out of the Box" will be made the order of the day.
In Gütersloh, work will be done on the following overarching themes: Music, History and Customs, Sports, Food and Lifestyle, Exhibitions, and Theater and Literature.
The goal:
The idea "Cultural-City - Europe is next door" will not only create culture that overcomes (language) barriers. C-City is also an active contribution to peace work, because each person becomes aware of his or her identity and responsibility as a European.
You can find a detailed description of the C-City idea as a film viewed here.
conceptGT
conceptGT is a true child of Gütersloh. As a subsidiary of the city, they are on fire for our Gütersloh. Newly founded in October 2021, they are full of drive and have big plans: Making Gütersloh a showcase for sustainability and qualitative economic growth. To achieve this, they want to rethink old structures. Their focus is on business development, urban development and real estate management. Because Gütersloh has a plan:
One step ahead of the future.
Well-known global players, traditional craft businesses and innovative start-ups characterize the impressive economic power of the city of Gütersloh. At conceptGT, companies of all types and sizes find a knowledgeable partner for doing business in Gütersloh.
As economic development agencies, they provide support with cross-sector knowledge and a wide range of figures, data and facts. They bring the right people together and build local and regional networks. With events, lectures and workshops on current economic topics, they set the course for modern and sustainable working. They also help in the difficult search for development sites and provide impetus for citywide projects.
Living, studying, researching, working and relaxing on about 30 hectares: The conversion of the former military base Mansergh Barracks is a project without equal! Because in this quarter close to the city center, something special is planned in every respect.
Climate-friendly urban living, a needs-based infrastructure, and knowledge-oriented facilities and companies are laying the socioeconomic foundation for life in Gütersloh in the future. An innovation center, the Gütersloh campus of the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, individual production facilities and the construction of around 1,000 new apartments are just some of the building blocks that will be put in place. Together with many imaginative people from city hall, the private sector and the population, conceptGT is creating more quality of life in Gütersloh.
Modern living space for everyone who wants to live in Gütersloh - that is our goal for the coming years. conceptGT owns over 550 residential units spread throughout the city.
These apartments, semi-detached houses and single-family houses in Gütersloh are continuously renovated by conceptGT. New buildings are being constructed to high climate protection standards. The rental and management of the residential units is handled by an external service provider. As the owner of these properties, they make housing possible for low-income earners and people who are dependent on financial support.
- Cover image: conceptGT
- Text: conceptGT
City walks
City walks
Our tip: You can also book many city tours for private groups!
From birthday parties and company outings to family visits - numerous themed tours from our program can also be booked as private tours. Simply contact us.
Inspiration for other city tours in the district of Gütersloh can be found here:
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Store home
What is "shopping for home"?
The "Heimat shoppen" project of the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK) aims to highlight the importance of local purchasing power and thus to strengthen local gastronomy, stationary retail trade and local service companies.
Gütersloh has been participating in the "Heimat shoppen" project since 2021 to make shopping in Gütersloh and visiting the city center attractive and worthwhile.
In the meantime, campaign days for "shopping at home" are held throughout Germany on the 2nd weekend in September. Local businesses not only supply citizens with goods and services, they also shape the cityscape, secure jobs and apprenticeships, are involved in events and city festivals, and can provide personal advice and special services thanks to their proximity to citizens. In addition, the business tax paid by retailers, service providers and restaurateurs is an important source of income for every municipality. Every euro spent locally helps to make a city lively and worth living in.
Impressions of the past campaign days and the "Crazy Shopping" can be found viewed here.
SIX GOOD REASONS
Why shopping local pays off
1. "Shopping at home" means shopping with neighbors and friends.
Good advice and service increase customer satisfaction. Who better to advise you than someone who knows what you want because they know you personally, because they live where you live.
2. "Heimat shoppen" supports events, associations and initiatives
Club life needs local businesses, because the organizers of events and community festivals often receive financial support from local companies. This means that with every purchase and every visit to a local restaurant, you are also supporting customs and civic engagement in your home region.
3. "Shopping at home" secures work and training
Together, stores and restaurants are one of the largest local employers and one of the largest vocational trainers. With every purchase you make, you help keep it that way and offer young people an economic perspective at home. This keeps your community young and vibrant.
4. "Home shopping" makes your community livable
Not only buildings and history make a place special. The variety of shopping opportunities and the specialness of the gastronomy also characterize your community. The more you take advantage of these offers, the more attractive and lively your town becomes.
5. "Shopping at home" reduces the environmental impact
The farther you drive for your shopping, the more you burden the environment - and your wallet. Shopping locally means less energy consumption, less traffic jams and more time and money for other nice things.
6. "Home shopping" strengthens your community
Every euro you spend within the municipal boundaries benefits your home, because retailers and restaurateurs pay business tax. This tax is the most important source of revenue for municipalities. Thus, with every purchase or restaurant visit, you strengthen the economic foundation of your locality.
- Text "Six Good Reasons" & Logo: 2021 IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Contact
Event Management
Here you will find our tourist information:
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
The picnic concert takes place in beautiful Isselhorst
- Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Impressions
Impressions
Numerous retailers, restaurateurs and service providers in Gütersloh are actively participating in the "Heimat shoppen" project to offer their customers a very special shopping experience. You can get an insight into the campaign days in our gallery:
Shopping at home. Strengthen location.
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
#TeutoBloggerWG
#TeutoBloggerWG idea
Conceived as a "residential community" of bloggers, who are individually different, undertake programs throughout the region and exchange ideas in the evening and over breakfast, each has a single room in the (same) hotel.
From there, the bloggers take part in various programs offered and organized by partners from the entire Teutoburg Forest vacation and leisure region. Places, museums, spas, health service providers and the impressive landscapes of the region are visited.
Meeting interesting, travel-experienced people and getting their feedback in the form of blog posts and other posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and co. is an exciting affair every time.
Impressions of the bloggers' experiences in and around Gütersloh are always available from the start of the respective TeutoBloggerWG, among others, on our Instagram channel to find.
You can also find all the experiences under the hashtag #TeutoBloggerWG and at the Instagram channel of the Teutoburg Forest Tourimus:
More posts by the bloggers can also be found at the Social Media Wall of the TeutoBloggerWG.
Gütersloh participates in the #TeutoBloggerWG
Click here for the program of each year:
2022: Stefanie Meckl from www.evaexplora.com comes to Gütersloh. Learn more.
Impressions of the #TeutoBloggerWG in Gütersloh
- Text TeutoBloggerWG: Teutoburg Forest Tourism
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
- Contribution images: Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
#TeutoBloggerWG 2022
In 2022, the Blogger WG organized by Teutoburg Forest Tourism took place for the sixth time. From September 9 to 11, nine bloggers with a wide reach visited the region. Their accommodation this year was in Detmold. The bloggers met there in the mornings and evenings to share their experiences, which gave the event its special WG character. During the day, they took part in various individually planned programs in the Teutoburg Forest vacation and leisure region.
On the Instagram channel of the Teutoburg Forest Tourimus the bloggers' experiences can be found in the story highlights.
In addition, the Teutoburg Forest Tourism will present the posts of the bloggers on the Social Media Wall of the #TeutoBloggerWG together.
Blogger in Gütersloh:
This year Stefanie Meckl from www.evaexplora.de came to visit us in Gütersloh. Stefanie is a travel blogger and started her blog "EvaExplora" when she was traveling around the world in 2017. Since then she has been blogging about life's big and small journeys. When she's not traveling, Stefanie works as a journalist and TV reporter from her adopted home in Munich.
Blog post: "The most beautiful sights in Gütersloh & surroundings".
Blog: www.evaexplora.com
Instagram account: @evaexplora
Impressions from the Teuto Blogger WG 2022
On September 11, 2022, we were pleased to welcome Stefanie Meckl to our company. As a small welcome gift, Stefanie received a Gift service from Schenke Delikatessen packed basket with regional products as well as "The Great Gütersloh Hidden Object Book" by Brigitte Kuka and Matthias Borner. The program in Gütersloh began for the blogger with a City tours through the city center. The starting point was the historic core of the city around the Church of the Apostles. From there, the tour continued to the city library, the time-honored Evangelisch Stiftisches Gymnasium with its characteristic green ridge turret and the Media Fountain of the Gütersloh entrepreneur Reinhard Mohn. Our city guide Klaus Gottenströter inspired with his broad wealth of experience about the city of Dalke and amusing anecdotes.
The next item on the program awaits the blogger on the forecourt of the theater. With a historical carriage we set off in the direction of the city park. Past the old church square, the noble Parkhotel and the Thesings avenue in the villa district of Gütersloh, the speedy carriage ride ended at the Orchard in the city park.
Afterwards Daniela Toman gave a very informative Guided tour of the city park and botanical garden. The landscape gardener and garden photographer is also 1st Chairwoman of the Förderkreis Stadtpark und Botanischer Garten Gütersloh e. V. as well as an employee in the Department of Green Spaces of the City of Gütersloh and draws on this wealth of experience during her guided tours.
Dear Stefanie, we had a lot of fun showing you our beautiful city on the Dalke!
- Cover picture: Eva Ehl
- Contribution images: Eva Ehl
Our city guides
Our city guides
Get to know our experts in Gütersloh!
Klaus Gottenströter
My first city tour: After our training in 2009 on the occasion of the "Monument Day" event
Why I became a city guide: In my professional life, I really enjoyed having contact with lots of people.
In order to keep in touch with people when I retired, I asked myself "what would be an option?". The offer from the VHS in 2008 "GT is looking for city guides" came at just the right time. And it was important to me to continue to challenge my mind and body in old age in order to stay fit.
From today's perspective, my decision back then was absolutely right, because I still enjoy working as a city guide just as much today as I did at the beginning. I go on tour a few dozen times a year.
What do I offer: Cycle tours over "romantic plateaus and through secluded corners", the humorous night watchman tour "With horn and halberd", the culinary tours and various themed events.
My favorite place in Gütersloh: There are a few.
First and foremost is certainly the "Old Church Square", where Gütersloh jumped out of the egg almost 200 years ago...as I like to say on my tours.
And of course the "Trommelpättken", where the night watchman has a lot to tell his guests about the past. Among other things, that this used to be a popular meeting place for young lovers and that they used to make out here. The night watchman used to turn off the lights for the lovers... Unfortunately, the Pättken has lost the flair of times gone by.
Walter Holtkamp
Place of birth/residenceGütersloh
Beginnings: City guide training 2016/2017
My guided tours: I have been offering the "Cycle tour through the farming communities" since 2017. The idea: to impart knowledge outside the city center, especially in the former politically independent farming communities with farms and listed farmhouses, some of which were founded as early as the 9th century.
Since 2018: Guided tours of the former Gütersloh Airport
Since 2022: "Dalke adventure trail cycle tour" city tour
Brunhilde Kohls
My first city tour: I have been guiding visitors through the historic town of Rietberg and its LGS grounds since 2008. I started my first city tour in my home town of Gütersloh in 2009.
Why I became a city guide: I spent my childhood in a farmhouse museum. So I became curious about history and customs at an early age. The origins of Gütersloh and its development up to the present day - and even more so the stories told are inexhaustible and exciting.
What do I offer? What are my main focuses: The classic tour with stories to make you smile. Or combined with funny stories from the life of the market woman "Güth's Marie". Would you like it to be historical? Then: "Windows into the past". On a tour in autumn and winter, you can experience the "Night singing", which is unique in Germany, or contemplatively: "It's Christmas time".
My favorite place in Gütersloh: there are three places
- the imposing Martin Luther Church
- an extraordinary private excavation site
- the impressive theater, next to the historic water tower
Daniela Toman
My first city tour: I have been guiding people through Gütersloh's city park and botanical garden since 2016.
Why I became a city guide: Because it was important to me to be able to present our green living room even better to visitors.
What do I offer? What are my main focuses: Park tours in the city park and botanical garden with a thematic focus on garden culture, flora and photography. In addition, guided tours along the Dalke, with a particular focus on the renaturation measures, especially in the Stadtpark and in Putzhagen.
My favorite place in Gütersloh: The hedge garden in the botanical
Barbara Weidler
My first city tour: As the oldest city guide at the moment, I can safely say that it feels like a hundred years ago when I started taking guests on a city tour by bus. In the days when I worked in the city's press office with Hans-Dieter Musch and also for the tourist office with Peter Grünheit.
Why I became a city guide: From this daily work, I developed more and more interest, then also desire and fun. So I read a lot, asked a lot of people who gave me their knowledge and explored some of the stations. Google and the like didn't exist back then. And the words of some Gütersloh residents, "What do you want to tell me about Gütersloh?" really got me going.
What do I offer? What are my main focuses:
Tours through the city: classic, women's tour and Advent and Christmas customs in the city as well as through the city museum.
In the Botanical Garden on various topics: "Fat Friends", where I present some special trees, among other things. "Biblical plants in the botanical garden", "Smell them" on the subject of scents and smells, "Witch's herbs" about lucky plants and superstition.
My favorite place in Gütersloh:
In the city center, the old church square and the squares and courtyards. In the botanical garden with its apothecary garden, which is part of the city park. Because you can watch nature grow and develop there all year round. And every year you can admire the seasonal flowerbeds with their different colors and plants.
Norbert Ellermann
Would you like to join our team for city tours? Get in touch with us!
Our tip: You can also book many city tours for private groups!
From birthday parties and company outings to family visits - numerous themed tours from our program can also be booked as private tours. Simply contact us.
Inspiration for other city tours in the district of Gütersloh can be found here:
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Feedback city tours
Feedback on city tours
We are delighted that you have taken part in one of our many city tours. In order to constantly improve our service, we rely on feedback from our customers. We therefore welcome praise and criticism and hope to welcome you again in the future.
Our tip: You can also book many city tours for private groups!
From birthday parties and company outings to family visits - numerous themed tours from our program can also be booked as private tours. Simply contact us.
Inspiration for other city tours in the district of Gütersloh can be found here:
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Mobile ramps
Mobile ramps for Gütersloh
We have been overseeing the "Mobile Ramps" project together with the Advisory Council for the Disabled for several years now. The project was made possible by Hans Diestelkamp, a native of Gütersloh. Unfortunately, he passed away, but left us a worthy mission.
Where the idea came from
Hans Diestelkamp was himself a wheelchair user. Therefore, the topic of accessibility in the city (whereby the subject of accessibility covers many other different topics such as poor vision and impaired hearing!) was a matter that was close to his heart, and he established the Dr. Salk Memorial Foundation for the Disabled together with his wife Ingrid.
The foundation is dedicated to educating people about life with disabilities, and improving the quality of life of the persons affected by those limitations. It also supports research and lobbying work, particularly in the post-polio syndrome area.
Why mobile ramps?
Anyone travelling around the city in a wheelchair will encounter an essential problem on the way into many buildings: steps. A mobile ramp is a great help!
And not only wheelchair users are confronted with barriers.
Just think about the number of prams and wheeled walkers, and people who are not very good on their feet because of their age...there are many reasons for resorting to aids such as mobile ramps.
- Cover and article image: Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
What does the "Mobile Ramps" project involve?
The aim of the project is to provide everyone with barrier free access to retail businesses, restaurants and all of the other facilities which are open to the public in the city centre. Anyone, whose establishment can currently only be accessed via steps can register with us. We will then come to you and check the required height of the mobile ramp and coordinate other details.
The Dr. Salk Memorial Foundation for the Disabled provided a fixed sum of money for the implementing the project. This money has since been used to purchase the mobile ramps, supplemented by wireless doorbells and an information sticker. The project is therefore funded by the foundation, and is free of charge to anyone who is interested! The mobile ramps are the property of the Dr. Salk Memorial Foundation, but can be used free of charge for an indefinite period, and gtm will put together a custom-made combination package to adapt to the respective step height. In this way, no more work is created for the interested parties. The mobile ramps are quick to assemble and dismantle, which allows them to be used anywhere, even on small flights of steps, and the amount of work required to use them is minimal.
What do these mobile ramps look like?
The mobile ramps are folding, which allows them to be stowed away to save space when they are not in use. They are made of robust aluminium, and the surface is also made of a specially perforated and therefore slip-resistant material.
Mobile ramps are suitable for electric wheelchairs and also for the aforementioned people with prams and walkers. People can signal that the ramp is needed by pressing the radio bell which is installed at the entrance to the building. The employees on site will then put down the mobile ramp and provide assistance – if needed. Once the ramp has been used, it is removed again so that there is no risk of anyone tripping over it in public areas.
Who is already taking part?
We always call on people to contact us if they are interested. The response is getting bigger and bigger, to date more than thirty facilities have already become barrier-free accessible through mobile ramps! We are happy about each of them - thank you for your commitment to Gütersloh!
You can see all of the participating "Mobile Ramps" partner businesses again here:
- Betten Beckord, Kaiserstraße 54
- Weberhaus, Münsterstraße 9
- Bullit Kebab & Bowl, Königstraße 15
- Café Wunderland, Moltkestr. 10
- Christ Gütersloh, Königstr. 7
- Edelweiss, Friedrichstraße 13
- Frau Wolle, Hohenzollernstr. 7
- Friseur Fahlke, Moltkestraße 1
- Hairdresser Im Schnitt, Am Anger 91
- Green's, Friedrichstraße 11
- Hermsburger, Verler Str. 307
- Haushaltswaren Amtenbrink, Marienfelder Str. 4
- Kids & Coffee, Hohenzollernstrasse 6
- La Trattoria, Berliner Straße 126
- Marc O'Polo, Berliner Straße 62
- Mio, Blessenstätte 24
- Modehaus Wörmann, Berliner Str. 43/45
- Physiopraxis Niedergassel, Uranweg 1
- Pizzeria Gusto, Königstraße 17
- Rebenstolz im Türmer, Königstraße 35
- Travel agency Kleine Fluchten, Berliner Str. 87
- Salon Spionek, Feldstraße 17
- Sharp Side - Tattoo and Piercing Studio, Kirchstr. 5
- Sportplatz Avenwedde, Gazellenweg 14
- Stiftung Bethel, Blessenstätte 23
- Tredy, Berliner Str. 62
- Verve Kaffee, Berliner Str. 4
- Witthoff Spielwaren, Königstr. 8
- Zigarren Friesenhausen, Berliner Straße 25
- Gütersloher Suppenküche e.V., Kirchstraße 10 a
Would you like more information or to become a partner directly?
Then get in touch with me:
- Cover and article image: Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Travel for All
Certification "Travel for All
In order to enable us to provide advice in a pleasant atmosphere, our Tourist information barrier-free for people with walking disabilities and partially barrier-free for wheelchair users. The entrance door is at least 90 cm wide, has no threshold and opens automatically. The entire entrance area is stepless and visually contrasted with its surroundings. The path to the service area has a gradient of 10% and a length of five meters. Anyone who is unable to negotiate the ramp alone can use the bell at the bottom left of the entrance so that a member of staff from the tourist information office can come to their aid.
The service area has a lowered counter area which is 75 cm high at its lowest point in order to make it easier to access by wheelchair users, and there is also an induction loop for the hard of hearing.
Our tourist information office is certified with the "Travel for All" award.
Clara Abelmann (l.), City & Tourism Management, and Melanie Kinter (r.), Head of Tourist Information & Ticketing, welcome Ms. Runte and Mr. Solz from the Gütersloh Disability Advisory Council to the Tourist Information Office.
You can find more information about the "Travel for All" certification viewed here.
- Cover and article image: Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Street Art Festival
Street Art Festival
For Gütersloh Spring - in full bloom, the city center becomes the backdrop for numerous artists. 2D and 3D street art works provide colorful accents in the cityscape and invite visitors to discover them. The offer is complemented by street musicians of various styles, who provide a varied soundscape with their performances.
May 2 and 3, 2026
Sunday open for sale
City anniversary 2025
Gütersloh celebrates 2025 city anniversary - celebrate with us!
In 2025, Gütersloh celebrates 200 years of city rights. On this occasion, citizens can expect 200 highlights celebrating Gütersloh's diversity. Numerous private individuals, associations and groups were also able to apply for funding with their ideas for the implementation of their project and thus actively help shape the anniversary program. After all, the city's anniversary should above all be a celebration by citizens for citizens.
The program of the city anniversary 2025
You can find all the information on the anniversary program on the homepage www.200jahreguetersloh.de and in the anniversary brochure, which you can obtain from us at the Tourist Information Office or at numerous other distribution points.
The anniversary logo
Even at first glance, it is clear what the logo wants to say: Gütersloh celebrates its 200th anniversary!
For the colorful elements reminiscent of confetti, the city logo was broken down into its individual parts. The colors chosen were the city colors blue and green, as well as the red from the city's coat of arms. The other colors come from the color families.
The number of individual parts is also no coincidence. The logo has exactly 200 parts, each of which stands for one of the 200 highlights that are part of the anniversary and will be implemented in 2025.
Download the logo
The logo is protected by copyright and may be used privately without permission, but commercial use is only permitted with the written permission of Gütersloh Marketing GmbH. Racist, anti-constitutional or similar uses are prohibited. Gütersloh Marketing GmbH is not liable for any damage caused by downloading or using the logo
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Innovation Factory Gütersloh
IMA Innovation Manufacture Gütersloh
IMA Innovationsmanufaktur Gütersloh was founded in 2022 with a clear vision: To bundle innovative power in Gütersloh and to create an environment in our city that advances us as a location for innovation.
The four pillars of the IMA
Network, knowledge, foundation and innovation are the four pillars on which IMA's work is based. They are all essential for turning the vision into reality:
Network
Gütersloh is a strong business location with numerous companies rich in tradition. In addition to global players such as Miele and Bertelsmann, Gütersloh already has a strong middle class. The IMA would like to network start-ups with the established economy and create a space in which start-ups and traditional companies can benefit from synergy effects. Maintaining such a network is an essential task of the Innovation Factory.
Knowledge
The IMA maintains a close cooperation with the FH Bielefeld, whose Gütersloh campus is located in the immediate vicinity of the IMA. It is not only the spatial proximity that is intended to achieve a strong dovetailing of science and founding spirit. As a place for knowledge transfer
Foundation
Founders benefit from the wide range of services offered by IMA: networking meetings, events, lectures, but also rentable office space, co-working spaces and room for creative development are just a few of the opportunities offered by the Innovation Factory.
Innovation
Innovations are the goal and the driving force of IMA, bringing people together to bundle and develop knowledge is the way to get there. "Real innovations are created where the most diverse people come together," says Jörg Rodehutskors, IMA's managing director.
Would you like to learn more about IMA and its current projects?
Team event
Team event bike tour
Cycle, discover, come together
Team events are a good way to promote cohesion between colleagues and strengthen their motivation. They provide an ideal framework for your employees to develop a "we-feeling" and improve their cooperation.
Bicycle tours are particularly suitable for corporate events. With light activity in the fresh air, participants have plenty of opportunities for conversation while exploring the surrounding area. The bike tours are also designed in such a way that they can easily be followed by a stop for refreshments to round off the team event.
Cycling through the farming communities with Walter Holtkamp
- Dates: possible all year round (except July and August)
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Length: about 10 km
- Meeting point: St. Pancratius Church, car park
- Destination: Mühlenstroth
- Price: Group prices on request
On the route of about 10 kilometers you will discover the listed farms of the district. The round takes about 2.5 hours. The tour starts at the parking lot of the St. Pankratius Church. From there, city guide Walter Holtkamp cycles with the group across the farming communities of Kattenstroth, Pavenstädt and Blankenhagen. Stops along the way are the partly listed farms of the district, such as the Barkey farm or the Meierhof Rassfeld. The tour ends at the Mühlenstroth inn. Depending on the season, there is the possibility to stop here for a traditional Pickertessen at your own expense.
Water adventure trail Dalke with Walter Holtkamp
- Dates: possible all year round (except July and August)
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Length: approx. 12 km
- Meeting point: Parkbad, parking lot
- Destination: Wapelbad
- Price: Group prices on request
Romantic pättkes and secluded corners with Klaus Gottenströter
- Dates: possible all year round
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Distance: about 15 km
- Meeting point: Gütersloh City Hall, main entrance
- Destination: Mühlenstroth
- Price: Group prices on request
City guide Klaus Gottenströter and his cycling group discover the idyllic sides of Gütersloh. On the bike tour "Romantische Pättkes und lauschige Ecken" ("Romantic Places and Secluded Corners"), some dreamlike places in and around Gütersloh are waiting to be explored. The ride starts in front of the Gütersloh town hall. From here, it takes 2.5 hours to head north to Marienfeld and continue along the Lutter to Isselhorst. Klaus Gottenströter provides the participants with exciting knowledge about the airport area, the Hühnermoor, Marienfeld Monastery and many other stops along the way. The tour ends at Gasthof Mühlenstroth. Depending on the time of year, there is the option of stopping here for a traditional pickerel meal at your own expense.
Request now without obligation:
Request form for private groups
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
- Contribution pictures: Teutoburg Forest Tourism Patrick Gawandtka, Gordana Janson and Lena Descher respectively.
Cycling in Gütersloh
Cycle paths in and around Gütersloh
On two wheels through Gütersloh.
With various cycle paths, the region offers varied cycling tours in the city as well as in the surrounding district and in the Teutoburg Forest.
Discover green parks, historical sites and picturesque landscapes in an active and environmentally friendly way. Prepare yourself for unforgettable cycling adventures!
In the following overview you will find beautiful bike tours in Güterloh.
Bike tours
Cycle paths in the Gütersloh district
Here you can find more cycle paths in the Gütersloh district
Cycle paths in the Teutoburg Forest region
You can find an overview of cycle paths in the Teutoburg Forest region here.




- Slider images: Teutoburg Forest Tourism/Patrick Gawandtka, pro Wirtschaft GT/Mario Wallenfang,
Long-distance cycle routes

R1 European Cycle Trail
The name already suggests it: This route, which has been designated as an ADFC quality route, takes you across Europe for more than 3500 km. And the route also takes you through Gütersloh as well as to the river landscapes, historic town centers and sights of the Teutoburg Forest.
The 940 km long section through Germany is also available as a D3 bike path known. It runs from Vreden on the Dutch border through the Münsterland and eastern Westphalia to the Weserbergland and the border of the Harz. At the Oder River, it finally crosses the Polish border. The German part is a premium long-distance cycle route with good signposting and route quality. For cyclists, this also means a large number of catering and accommodation establishments that have adapted to the needs of cyclists.
For more information, click on the logo.

Ems bike path
The EmsRadweg celebrates its 20th anniversary.
A new logo and 1000 new signs along the route await enthusiastic cyclists. Follow the course of the River Ems from the Ems springs in the Senne to the North Sea, where the river flows into the sea. The cycle route is very idyllic and has almost no gradients.
Experience the beauty of the region on two wheels along the Ems cycle path!
For more information, click on the logo.
Maps and brochures
You can download brochures directly here. You can find more cycle tour maps in our store and at our tourist information office.
Rated bike tours
Cycle tours that have already been cycled and rated by enthusiastic cyclists can be found here. Explore a variety of recommended cycle routes on Komoot that inspire both locals and visitors.
Our Tip:
In the TeutoNavigator you will find over 600 tourist cycling and hiking routes on an interactive map! A click on the icon on the left will take you there directly.
- Cover photo: pro Wirtschaft GT/Mario Wallenfang
Newsletter
Newsletter
Application exchange hut arts and crafts
Change hut arts and crafts
Applications for the Wechselhütte arts and crafts hut at the Gütersloh Christmas Market 2025.
The Wechselhütte for arts and crafts is also a must at the Gütersloh Christmas Market 2025. From November 27 to December 30, 2025, artisans can present their varied product portfolio there.
Regional exhibitors* can apply now for the free use of the hut via the application form below.
Further information can be found in the conditions of participation
Opening hours
Mondays to Thursdays 12 - 9 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sundays 2 - 9 pm
24.12. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
25./26.12. GTW closed
- Lena Descher
Application - Wechselhütte Arts and Crafts 2025
The crazy purchase
The crazy purchase
Store, collect stamps and enter the crazy shopping raffle!
This year, we are once again inviting all shopping fans to the "Crazy Shopping" campaign. From the 27. September until November 2, 2025 you can collect stamps every time you shop, visit a restaurant or use a service in participating stores and restaurants in Gütersloh. And with a bit of luck, you could win a "crazy purchase" worth 500 euros
This is how it works:
From 27. September until November 2, 2025 you can collect stamps every time you shop, visit a restaurant or use a service in participating stores and restaurants in Gütersloh. Once all four stamp fields on the stamp card are full, return the completed stamp card to one of the participating businesses by November 2. Stamp cards are available throughout the campaign period in participating stores and restaurants and at our Tourist Information Office at Berliner Straße 63.
27.09. to 2.11.2025
By submitting the completed stamp card, you agree to the data processing and the conditions of participation. You can find them here for download:
The profit
The big highlight 2025 - €500 for crazy shopping:
The winner can take part in the big "Crazy Shopping" event 500 Euro budget in only two hours shopping - and that to the cent in at least ten participating stores!
This year's special feature: the challenge is to raise the money for a Birthday outfit and suitable Gifts for Gütersloh's city anniversary to use.
The winner may be accompanied by a favorite person - because shopping together is twice as much fun!
The "crazy shopping" will medially by gt!nfo and Gütersloh Marketing accompanied.
Friends bonus
Friends bonus - more fun collecting stamps:
For all those who like to store together, there's a little bonus in October:
- All participants who have submitted their stamp cards together at the Tourist Information Officereceive a "B for bonus" noted on their cards.
- These tickets will first be entered into the regular prize draw and will be placed in a separate lottery pot after the draw.
- We will raffle off one of the following among all friend cards submitted Friends package to relax and enjoy - so taking part is doubly worthwhile!
Further profits:
In addition to the main prize, there are many attractive prizes from participating businesses. So it's worth taking a double look at the stamp card!
The hook
The prize will be forfeited if the entire amount has not been spent in the allotted time!
Tip
Haggling and tipping are of course permitted in order to achieve the goal.
List of participating stores 2025
- Pharmacy at the ZOB (Eickhoffstraße 20)
- Bankery - Bank and indulgence (Kökerstr. 5)
- Baxmann (Berliner Str. 5)
- Markus bookshop (Münsterstr. 3)
- D&P Perfume (Berliner Str. 125C)
- The shop (Blessenstätte 8)
- Your ALEX (Strengerstraße 11)
- Design idea (Blessenstätte 33-35)
- Europa Jewelry (Spiekergasse 8)
- Eva's Klamotteria (Spiekergasse 7)
- Filmwerk (Kaiserstrasse 30)
- Photo Rahmhorst (Berliner Str. 63)
- Kaske medical supply store (Königstraße 40)
- Klingenthal GmbH (Kolbeplatz 1)
- Knipschild - Optics (Berliner Str. 6)
- Cosmetics Sabine Keilbart-Mattusch (Marienfelder Str. 30)
- Creative room Pinke Ente (Hohenzollernstraße 1A)
- Liberty Dammoden (Berliner Str. 42)
- Lingerie & Sea (Moltkestr. 1)
- Marc O'Polo (Berliner Str. 62)
- MeinThai (Hohenzollernstr. 13)
- Wörmann fashion store (Berliner Str. 43-45)
- NANU-NANA (Berliner Str. 27)
- Perfumery Pieper (Königstraße 5)
- Peacock Moden (Berliner Str. 60)
- Pearls Womenwear (Münsterstr. 15)
- Phone Station Gütersloh (Strengerstr. 16-18)
- Pluspunkt Pharmacy (Königstr. 10)
- Portofino/Rieker Store (Berliner Str. 8)
- Pura Shoes (Berliner Str. 13)
- Potthoff shoe store (Berliner Str. 11)
- SiNN Mode (Berliner Str. 21)
- Sport Potthoff (Berliner Str. 11)
- TeeGschwendner (Königstr. 9)
- Volksbank Friedrich-Ebert-Straße (Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 73-75)
- Volksbank Moltkestraße (Moltkestraße 3-7)
- Vom Fass (Königstr. 12-14)
- World Shop (Königstr. 6)
- Witthoff Toys (Königstr. 8)
- Wolpertinger - The Game Shop (Blessenstätte 25)
- Cigars Friesenhausen (Berliner Str. 25)
- ZigZag (Unter den Ulmen 19)
- ZigZag Outlet (Berliner Str. 2)
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Gütersloher Frühling
Gütersloher Frühling
With the start of spring on the calendar, the new season also arrives in our city center. For several weeks, visitors can expect colorful decorations and a variety of activities around the blossoming park landscape on Berliner Platz, bringing spring to life.
Colorful round benches with XXL flower pots transform the streets into small oases of peace and invite you to linger. In addition, lovingly designed flowerbeds at selected locations create a spring-like ambience in the middle of the city. For all those who want to capture special memories, there are also photo spots that are perfect for a spring photo.
The events "Gütersloher Frühling blüht auf" and "Gütersloher Frühling in voller Blüte" are a special highlight of the Gütersloh Spring. Visitors can look forward to a varied program - including a colourful street art festival, creative hands-on activities and other surprises for young and old. The city center will thus become a meeting place for everyone who wants to enjoy spring to the fullest.
- Lena Descher
Gütersloh after work - Sunset Market
Gütersloh after work - Sunset Market 2025
A complete success
The Gütersloh Feierabend - Sunset Markt took place three times this year on Konrad-Adenauer-Platz. Under the mottos "Campfire", "Karaoke" and "Reggae", numerous people gathered in front of the town hall on the last Wednesday in March, April and June to end the day together. After positive feedback from all sides, a continuation is planned for the coming year 2026.
Caterers and exhibitors who are interested in participating in Gütersloh Feierabend 2026 are welcome to contact us at thanh.nguyen@guetersloh-marketing.de.
- gtm
Picnic concert
Picnic concert
Summer, music and a relaxed atmosphere - the picnic concert on the green meadow at the Krullsbachaue provided the perfect setting for an atmospheric evening in the open air. Simply bring a picnic blanket, pack your own treats and enjoy the live music - that's exactly what the guests did.
If you didn't have a blanket with you, you could still make yourself comfortable: There were beer tent sets, deck chairs and deck bags available on site. There were also delicious drinks and small snacks.
We thank Krull - Living and living with plants for your support!
- Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Parking space search
Parking in Gütersloh
Our tip
For all-day stays in the city, we recommend the inexpensive parking spaces at the Weberei or the market square. The city center parking lots guarantee particularly short distances: the Klingenthal parking lot, the parking lot on Daltropstraße and Kirchstraße or the underground parking lot at the train station. Visitors to the city can also park behind the town hall (entrance from Friedrich-Ebert-Straße) from 5 pm Monday to Thursday, from 2 pm on Fridays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Timeline
From the idea to implementation
Here you will find a brief overview of the "City Anniversary 2025" project, from the initial idea to its implementation.
Starting signal
Project responsibility
Transfer of project responsibility to Lena Jeckel, Head of the Culture Department of the City of Gütersloh, and Christina Junkerkalefeld, Managing Director of Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Interested citizens came together to gather ideas for the city's 200th anniversary
14.11.2023
Ideas workshop
Open Call
Start of project search
Interested citizens have the opportunity to submit their own project in order to apply for a grant
Interested citizens came together to talk specifically about the application for the Open Call and their own concepts
April 16, 2024
Ideas workshop 2.0
Until the end of 08.2024
Project search
Phase for submitting your own concepts to become part of the 200 projects
Determination of the 200 projects and brochure design
Until the end of 11.2024
Projects and brochure
December 2024
Starting signal for anniversary application
Starting signal for anniversary application
Start of the anniversary year 2025
01.01.2025
Start city anniversary
18.05.2025
Ceremony
City anniversary ceremony
200 years of Gütersloh's city charter celebrated with the Light Moments event
14.11.2025
31.12.2025
End of city anniversary
End of the anniversary year
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Guided tours for children
Guided tours for children
Discover the city through play
City tours are a great way to discover the city in a fun way. Together as a group, you can get to know new places and deepen your knowledge - while having lots of fun. The tours are suitable for groups of up to 30 children.
Through the park with children - discovering nature through play
- Dates: possible all year round
- Duration: 45 - 60 minutes
- Meeting point: Entrance to the Botanical Garden (corner of Parkstraße/ Badstraße)
- Price: Group prices on request
- Recommended age: 6-10 years
Take children on a playful discovery tour through the botanical garden.
Park guide Daniela Toman imparts her knowledge about seasonal flowering plants in a child-friendly way and with lots of interesting facts and exciting stories. Wildlife is also part of the tour. Presented in pictures or as specimens, the little explorers get to know different animals. During the city tour, small games are incorporated to maintain concentration and make nature fun. At the end, the children receive themed drawings that they can color in at school.
The tour is particularly interesting in spring, summer and fall.
Gütersloh under National Socialism
- Duration: 1.5 to 2.5 hours
- Dates: on request, only for private groups
- Meeting point: Berliner Platz / corner of Altes Amtsgericht
- Price: Group prices on request
- Recommended age: from 12 years
National Socialism and World War II left their mark not only in Berlin and at the sites of the former concentration camps. Gütersloh's city history also had its share of ideology and propaganda, crime and destruction. The tour leads to places of remembrance of the victims of National Socialism in the city center, but also presents the biographies of perpetrators and fellow travelers from the city as well as the life of the population during the Nazi era.
Speaker: Norbert Ellermann or Dr. Franz Jungbluth.
Themed tour also bookable for secondary schools: The tour is aimed at school classes that have already covered or are currently covering the topic of National Socialism in class and have a basic knowledge of the Nazi system.
City tour "Gütersloh past and present"
- Dates: possible all year round
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Meeting point: Alter Kirchplatz
- Destination: Town hall
- Price: Group prices on request
- Recommended age: 6-10 years
From village to city in one hour - historical city tour for elementary school
The guided tour is aimed at primary school classes that deal with their home town of Gütersloh or with the topic of time/past and present in their science lessons.
Request now without obligation:
Request form for private groups
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
- Featured images: Detlef Güthenke/pro Wirtschaft GT, M. Wallenfang
Michaelmas week
Michaelmas week
During Michaelmas week, there is an event to suit every taste - from traditional fairground fun to family activities and special offers in the city center.
Whether at the popular street funfair, the large funfair or the children's flea market: the varied program invites you to join in, marvel and enjoy. In addition to the colorful market hustle and bustle and exciting attractions, the retail trade also ensures a relaxed shopping and strolling experience with an open Sunday.
Street artists and walk acts create a special atmosphere and make a visit to the city center a lively experience. Michaelmas Week also offers children the opportunity to become active themselves at the flea market and discover their sales talent through play.
Every year, Michaelmas Week becomes a new highlight for Gütersloh residents and guests from near and far.
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Gütersloh Autumn
Gütersloh Autumn
The first weekend in November in Gütersloh awaited visitors with a variety of activities in the city center. From autumn glow and wine shopping to an autumn market and an open Sunday with a big variety show, there was something for everyone at this year's Gütersloh Autumn.
Culinary tours
Culinary tours
The culinary tours combine knowledge with pleasure.
During an informative walk through Gütersloh's city center, the participants stop off at various restaurants. One course is served in each restaurant. Between the individual restaurant visits, city guide Klaus Gottenströter enriches the tour with his in-depth knowledge of Gütersloh's history.
Our tip: You can also book many city tours for private groups!
From birthday parties and company outings to family visits - numerous themed tours from our program can also be booked as private tours. Simply contact us.
Inspiration for other city tours in the district of Gütersloh can be found here:
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Gourmet market
Gourmet market
Feast & Enjoy
Bright sunshine, culinary highlights and a great atmosphere - the Gourmet Market 2025 was a complete success.
For three days, Kolbeplatz was transformed into a true gourmet paradise: The third gourmet market attracted numerous visitors to the city center from August 8 to 10 - and in glorious summer weather. Between fine flavors, groovy beats and a varied stage program, guests from near and far enjoyed the weekend to the fullest.
Regional and international exhibitors spoiled the public with culinary delights
- Lena Descher
Open Air Variety
Open Air Variety
Once again this year, an open-air variety show took place on Berliner Platz: six talented artists enchanted the audience with their unique skills. The five-hour show included acrobatics on a flexible pole, juggling and balance acts and comedy. The artists not only remained on stage, but also mingled with the audience. As an intoxicating finale, a 20-minute LED and fire show awaited the audience as darkness fell.
At the same time, the walk acts "The Traveler" and "Tebe and Leiste" could be admired during the breaks in the pedestrian zone. There were also various activities and a variety show at Porta.
Autumn glow
Autumn glow
As part of the Gütersloh Autumn Festival, this year for the first time the Autumn glow which kicked off the cozy mulled wine season. Berliner Platz became the center for enjoyment and conviviality in the autumnal atmosphere.
A variety of treats awaited visitors at various stands.
The autumn glow on Berliner Platz was not only a feast for the palate, but also an opportunity to enjoy the autumn atmosphere in a convivial atmosphere with DJ sounds.
Fall market
Fall market
The fall market offered a varied experience. Various local vendors presented a colorful selection of handmade products and unique handicrafts. From lovingly made organic wax candles to decorative accessories, the market offered an eclectic mix for anyone looking for special and regional products.
In addition to the arts and crafts, creative hands-on activities provided additional highlights and invited visitors to get active themselves.
Contact
Event Management
Here you will find our tourist information:
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
Gütersloh Autumn takes place in the heart of the city center
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Gütersloh Christmas market
Gütersloh Christmas market
The festive season is celebrated on Berliner Platz from the end of November to the end of December. Numerous stalls, the decorated stage and the festively illuminated city center create a Christmassy atmosphere in Gütersloh. In addition to local artists, many groups from the entire region perform on the Christmas market stage. The varied mix of traditional Christmas music and modern music will brighten up the wait for the big Christmas. The magnificently decorated Christmas tree is the visual centerpiece and a popular photo motif.
The Gütersloh Christmas Market is an event of the Gütersloh advertising association, on whose behalf gtm takes over the organization of the Christmas market.
- 27.11. to 30.12.2025
- Cover picture / Featured image Lena Descher
Impressions
Impressions
- Lena Descher
Moments of light Gütersloh
Moments of light Gütersloh
As dusk falls, "Lichtmomente Gütersloh" transforms the city center into a luminous experience. The traditional St. Martin's procession is given an atmospheric backdrop.
Creative light installations, impressive stagings and colorful highlights immerse the streets in a fascinating atmosphere. A stroll through the city center in the evening becomes a special experience - full of surprises, luminous accents and magical moments.
- 10. to 16.11.2025
- 17.00 - 24.00
- Inner city
Theodor-Heus-Platz arcade
5 to 11 p.m.
3570 LEDs race up and down the 55m wide arcade, transforming Theodor-Heuss-Platz into a light trail controlled by DJ Dave.
Conceived and realized by: CDR Electronic Glasebach, Notone Events and Medien-Design Grohe
In addition, on Friday, 14.11.2025, the Bürgerbühne will present its anniversary project for 30 minutes at 6 pm and 7 pm. „... and then Gütersloh was a city“ on the Theodor-Heuss-Platz.
Berlin Square
Atmospheric fog rises from the grid of the water ribbon and is bathed in colorful light with spotlights. In addition, the existing tree lighting is adapted with the help of color foils.
Conceived and implemented by: Notone Events
Flöttmann building (Schulstraße 10)
6 to 10 p.m.
With their „Light up the Code“ project, Bielefeld University combines engineering knowledge with art. With around 2500 LEDs controlled by 28 microcontrollers, they skillfully set the scene for the Flöttmann building at Schulstraße 10.
Conceived and implemented by: Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
Spiekergasse
When a thousand eyes accompany you
Immerse yourself in a world of light and illusion! The unique concept transforms Spiekergasse into a mysterious spectacle with a mystical atmosphere.
Fluorescent objects come to life under the black light and attract everyone's attention. Countless glowing eyes seem to be watching you and accompany you on a fascinating journey between reality and fantasy.
The installation plays with light, darkness and perception.
Conceived and realized by: CDR Electronic Glasebach, Notone Events and Medien-Design Grohe
Laser people - Town hall
16:45 - 17:15 - 17:45 - 18:15 - 18:45 - 19:15 - 19:45 - 20:15 - 20:45 - 21:15 - 21:45 - 22:15
A laser projects individual beams onto the carillon on the town hall in time with a melody. The laser beams create an optical illusion and make the bells ring to the melodies. The melodies sound at intervals of 30 minutes.
Dreiklang Dimensions at Gütersloh town hall. „Bells on fire“ - when the glockenspiel lights up and sounds galactic with lasers and new sounds. However, the song selection of the „Bells Boys“ is completely earthly. Under the direction of 1st arranger Genot Samson, board technician Ansgar Samson and deck officer Micky Grohe, there are jazzy tunes in honor of Klaus Doldinger, country songs from the Heidewald, a Caribbean medley for the Dalkehafen or something to dance to on the Adenauer...
Conceived and realized by: Notone Events and Medien-Design Grohe, musicians Gernot and Ansgar Samson
The two musicians Gernot and Ansgar Samson are offering an open stage every first Friday of the month from December for all other musicians who would like to play along or guests who would like to enjoy a jam. At the Kulturort Wilhalm, starting at 7 pm - especially for musicians and young musicians from the region (participation free of charge)
Forecourt of the Martin Luther Church
LED triangles are installed around the trees of the Martin Luther Church. The LED frames can be controlled in different colors or color changes. They thus create an interesting, futuristic light show.
Conceived and implemented by: Notone Events
St. Pankratius Church
Donatus Haus' concept of music, light and projections combine to create an experience that is both innovative and intuitive. The organ of St. Pankratius Church is transformed into an illumination by LED spotlights and projections: music becomes rhythmic pulses of light, the architecture becomes a resonating body for sound and color.
The projections on the interior of the church are a particular highlight.
- Monday, 10.11., to Thursday, 13.11., from 7 to 9 p.m.
- Friday, 14.11., from 8 pm - Light organ feat. painting
Conceived and implemented by: Donatus House
Konrad-Adenauer-Platz
The XXL lettering „I ❤️ GT“ shines in a unique design: the number 200 sits in the middle of the heart and symbolizes 200 years that we carry in our hearts. During the day, the lettering shines in bright colors and brings joy and vibrancy to every glance, while in the evening it shines in a soft, radiant light and thus solemnly highlights the solidarity and constancy of this anniversary. A statement full of love, remembrance and pride - 200 years of Gütersloh city rights.
Conceived and implemented by: Gütersloh Marketing
Kolbeplatz
Neon Expressionism
Artist Simone Beckmann uses mannequins as a canvas and uses UV-active paint to create art objects that are made to glow with black light lamps.
Ripped surfaces. Lively textures.
Paint that not only paints - it burns, it breathes, it fights.
Neon on skin, layers on layers.
Between pain and beauty - pure energy.
This is not decoration. This is expression.
Figurative neon expressionism by Simone Beckmann.
The mannequins are sponsored by Klingenthal. Autohaus Mense will also be presenting two exhibition vehicles, which will be integrated into the installation.
Conceived and realized by: Simone Beckmann, Notone Events and Medien-Design Grohe
www.simonebeckmann.de
www.notone-events.de
www.schoenermacher.de
Further events during the Light Moments week
St. Martin's procession
November 11 - 5:30 p.m. - Konrad-Adenauer-Platz
An event organized by the Gütersloh fire department and the Gütersloh tourist office
Vernissage of the exhibition by Mario Grasberger
November 13 - 5 p.m. - St. Pankratius parish hall
Light organ X Painting
November 14 - 8 p.m. - St. Pankratius Church
To a mulled wine with the bell ringers
November 15 - 6:30 p.m. - Martin Luther Church












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Anniversary tours
Public anniversary tours
City tours in the anniversary year 2025
Gütersloh Marketing is offering a special highlight in 2025 to mark the city's 200th anniversary: Every third Saturday of the month there will be a public anniversary tour with changing themes.
You can look forward to exciting tours that include completely new tours in addition to the tried and tested tours from our current program. These are designed by both familiar and new city guides and offer you extraordinary insights into our city.
Let us surprise you and experience Gütersloh from perspectives you have never seen before. Whether historical, curious or unknown - each tour tells its own story and makes you curious to find out more.
Tickets are available online at www.reservix.de or at our Tourist Information Office (Berliner Straße 63).
Dates:
Discover Gütersloh in the anniversary year 2025 - we look forward to your visit!
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
- Featured images: Blitzgarten Matheus Fernandes
Straßenfiffi
Gütersloh street cipher
The Gütersloh street festival has been an integral part of the event scene in the city center since 2003. Every year, the festival brings international street artists to Gütersloh and transforms the streets into one big stage.
From rope acrobatics, juggling, magic and slapstick to dance, improv theater and high-wheel artistry - the shows are colorful, varied and fascinating. Each performance is unique and ensures that visitors can immerse themselves in another world for a short time.
With its special blend of art, humor and spectacular artistry, the "Straßenfiffi" has long since established itself as a popular highlight in the calendar of events.
- Lena Descher
Registration form "Gütersloh lights up"
Application form "Gütersloh lights up" 2025
The application deadline is August 30, 2025.
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New city tours
New city tours
Here you will find an overview of our new city tours that we have added to our program in 2025.
Our tip: You can also book many city tours for private groups!
From birthday parties and company outings to family visits - numerous themed tours from our program can also be booked as private tours. Simply contact us.
Inspiration for other city tours in the district of Gütersloh can be found here:
- Cover picture: Detlef Güthenke
Contact
Event Management
Here you will find our tourist information:
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
The Gütersloh Feierabend - Sunset Market takes place in the "Rathaus" quarter.
- Cover picture: gtm
Contact
Event Management
Here you will find our Tourist Information!
Gütersloh Marketing GmbH
Berlin street 63 33330 Gütersloh
The gourmet market takes place on Kolbeplatz
- Cover picture: Lena Descher
Impressions of the ceremony
Impressions of the ceremony
"Gütersloh is a feeling"
On Sunday, May 18, the city of Gütersloh celebrated its 200th anniversary with an official ceremony in the Stadthalle. Around 1,000 guests from politics, culture, business and delegations from the twin towns of Grudziądz, Falun, Broxtowe and Châteauroux took part in the event. All of the performers in the two-and-a-half-hour program came from Gütersloh. The event was also broadcast live on the internet.
Mayor Matthias Trepper opened the ceremony with a welcoming speech. In it, he described Gütersloh as a "charming village" and emphasized the well-known saying that the city is both a kaffir and a cosmos. This was followed by greetings from the President of the State Parliament, André Kuper from Rietberg, and from the District Administrator of Gütersloh, Sven-Georg Adenauer. Kuper sees Gütersloh's past 200 years as a prime example: "Tradition and progress can produce great things!" He also paid tribute to Germany's first community foundation, founded in Gütersloh in 1996 by entrepreneur Reinhard Mohn. "Each individual can make the city a little more liveable," concluded Kuper, who also made an appeal. Adenauer made it clear how important Gütersloh is as a city - also financially - for the district. He highlighted the anniversary program, which is as colourful and lively as the city with 200 highlights throughout the year. "Community, diversity and commitment - that's what makes Gütersloh special," said the district administrator, praising the 200-year-old district town.
The ceremony was hosted by Susanne Zimmermann, the city's former and long-standing press spokeswoman, with a lot of Gütersloh flair. She herself had waved to the Queen during her visit to Gütersloh in May 1965, recalled the abbreviation HVP (Hertie-Vorplatz / Berliner Platz) and asked the audience who else had learned to swim in the old swimming pool. The event was accompanied by music from the brass ensemble of the Gütersloh fire department's symphonic wind orchestra. The Gütersloh Boys' Choir under the direction of Sigmund Bothmann was introduced by presenter Zimmermann with a comparison to the Vienna Boys' Choir. The Gütersloh choir presented - as always - highly professional works from the Renaissance, accompanied by Yamato Hasumi on the theorbo and Michael Freimuth on the arcilio.
Another highlight was the dance choreography by the Neumann sports and ballet school, which delighted the audience with a specially rehearsed dance and tap dance performance. Dr. Christoph Lorke from the LWL Institute for Westphalian Regional History, together with moderator Zimmermann, offered a historical review of 200 years of the city's history with reference to the second part of the book on the city's history. In Lorke's opinion, Gütersloh is a city that needs a retrospective explanation. The comedy trio Vox Rindvieh provided humorous accents and a satirical look at "our Gütersloh" with excerpts from their anniversary show "200 years of Gütersloh - and how much longer do we have to go?". Gütersloh cannot be described, because "Gütersloh is a feeling". At the end of the performance, the 1,000 or so guests at the ceremony stood clapping enthusiastically and sang "Oh Gütersloh" to the tune of "Sweet Caroline".
As part of the ceremony, the partnerships with Grudziądz (35 years) and Falun (30 years) were also honored with the signing of certificates. The ceremony concluded with the cutting of the anniversary cake by Mayor Trepper, accompanied by the musical sounds of the brass ensemble. Afterwards, the town invited guests to a champagne reception with anniversary cake in the foyer of the town hall, where they had the opportunity to sign the guest book.
The ceremony was part of an extensive anniversary programme with a total of 200 events that the city of Gütersloh is organizing together with committed citizens over the course of 2025. Further information and dates are available on the official anniversary website at www.200jahreguetersloh.de. A photo gallery of the ceremony is available at www.guetersloh.de.
- Video: CarlMakesMedia
Past meets present
Past meets present
A journey through time on Mittlerer Berliner Strasse
With the project "Past meets present" we invite you on an exciting journey through time through the Mittlere Berliner Straße - directly on site and digitally experienceable.
On selected shop windows in the Mittlere Berliner Strasse QR codes attached. Scan the code with your smartphone and discover historical photos, exciting background information and short anecdotes about the respective locations.
This turns your stroll through the city into a lively history lesson - and you can experience how Gütersloh has changed over the course of time.
Behind each current photo you will find a historical view of the store. In addition, each store shown raises an interesting question. If you click on the small arrow below the picture, the answer will open. Have fun discovering!
Many thanks to the Gütersloh City Archive for their support. We are also pleased that we were able to use the estate of Ursula Langenkämper for our research - it was an important basis for much of the content shown.
How did a small farmhouse become one of the largest fashion stores in the city center?
The Jewish Gottschalk family once ran a textile store in the small farmhouse on Berliner Straße. After their expulsion, the Wiesenhöfer company took over the business before the Opitz department store was later established. Today, the store is home to a branch of Vero Moda and Jack&Jones.
The building is part of the office and commercial building at Berliner Strasse 26-28, which was built over several decades - in three construction phases between 1927 and 2006. Today, the approximately 1,900 m² space is mainly used by the Danish textile company Bestseller to which Vero Moda belongs. The lease has just been extended until the end of March 2031 - so fashion still has a permanent place here.
Sources:
- Book "Back then with us in Gütersloh" by Hagen Kraak, Fig.72
- Dekra Immobilien: News/Letting/ 04.06.2025
What did an oversized whistle have to do with sporting ambition?
In 1892, master wood turner Heinrich Friesenhausen from Gütersloh and his wife Anna initially opened a small store for pipes, tobacco products and umbrellas in the Ruhr area - more precisely in Altenessen. However, the economic upturn in the region did not bring the hoped-for success, so the couple returned to Gütersloh in the spring of 1893 and took over the property at Berliner Straße 25 from master bookbinder Thormann. Here, in the heart of the city, they continued to develop their business successfully.
Friesenhausen made many of the pipes he sold himself on the lathe. As an eye-catching advertising sign, he mounted an oversized Münsterland pipe above the store entrance - but this soon had to be removed as it was repeatedly misused as a horizontal bar by pupils from the nearby Evangelisch Stiftisches Gymnasium.
In 1912, the original Ackerbürgerhaus was replaced on the same site by a new Art Nouveau building, whose elegant façade still dominates the cityscape towards Kökerstraße to this day. The special ambience of the store still conveys a sense of the building's long history when you enter.
After the First World War, Heinrich Friesenhausen's nephew Leo Rascher-Friesenhausen joined the business and successfully expanded the range to include cigars and pipe tobacco. After joining the Ermuri merchants' association in 1933, Friesenhausen became one of the leading specialist tobacco stores in East Westphalia. The company has been run by the same family for four generations - currently by Christopher Rascher-Friesenhausen, who is continuing the tradition with great dedication.
Today, more than 130 years after it was founded, the traditional store still exists at the same location. With its original Art Nouveau interior, it is a living testimony to regional business tradition - and a real piece of living city history.
Sources:
- Book "Traditions in the Gütersloh District" by Monron Marketing Institute of N.Y., page. 42
- Carl Media "TRADE HOUSE OF DIVERSITY" by Ben Hensdiek
Why was the half-timbered house of the Müller butcher's shop moved back in 1966 and not simply rebuilt on the old site?
There was already a butcher's shop at Berliner Straße 184 b in 1783 - a long tradition that was relaunched in 1873 with butcher Fritz Kniepkamp. In 1932, Georg Müller, the grandfather of the current owner, took over the butcher's store and continued to run it. In 1966, the original half-timbered house was demolished and the new building was moved back slightly to eliminate a bend in the road and improve traffic flow. Today, Natur Metzgerei Müller is particularly well known for its homemade specialty: Silesian bratwurst, which is produced directly on site.
Sources
- Gütsel: Owner-managed retail business in Gütersloh: Fleischerei Müller from 11.01.2025
- Flyer "Die Mittlere Berliner Straße" from the Gütersloh City Museum, texts: Heinrich Lakämper-Lührs
Which two specialist stores with a shared façade shaped the cityscape in Berliner Strasse from 1966?
In 1966, two traditional Gütersloh specialist stores opened right next to each other in Berliner Straße: the Müller-Derigs butcher's shop at number 33 and the Schmäling bakery/pastry shop at number 35. Their uniform façade allowed the two stores to merge visually into a single unit - an image that many Gütersloh residents still remember today.
Café Schmäling in particular made its mark on the cityscape: a new, inviting café was created on the second floor with direct access via the spacious sales area on the first floor. The offer was impressive - in addition to an extensive range of sweet baked goods and over 45 types of bread, international delicacies were also sold.
Today, nothing is reminiscent of the smell of fresh bread rolls - since February 7, 2019, Smile Optik has been located here, the new chapter of a traditional location in the heart of Gütersloh's city center.
Sources
- Gütersloh City Archive, Ursela Langenkämper estate: Westfälische Zeitung September 24, 1966
- Smile Optik Gütersloh
How did a small watch store in Kökerstraße become one of the most striking buildings in Berliner Straße - and even the Gütersloh Gold Ducat?
In 1899, master watchmaker Heinrich Laumann opened a store for watches, goldware and optical articles at Kökerstrasse 293. After just twelve years, the premises were too small and so a new store was built at Berliner Straße 42. The façade with its ornately decorated bay windows was just as impressive as the spacious rear courtyards, which at the time were still home to fruit and vegetable gardens. At the time of construction, the building was surrounded by the half-timbered houses that characterized Gütersloh at the time.
After the death of Heinrich Laumann Senior in 1953, his son Heinrich continued to run the business together with his wife Margarete. Having been in business since 1947, they initially coped with the difficult post-war period by selling cookware. However, as the economy began to recover, people soon rediscovered their love of jewelry. Silver, gold-plated pieces with green stones and soon higher-quality jewelry expanded the range. The "joy of something special" became the guiding principle of the company.
When Heinrich Laumann died in 1993, he and Margarete had been running the business for 45 years. The Gütersloh gold ducat also dates from this time - a memento made of almost pure gold (986/1000), 20 millimeters in size and weighing 3.5 grams. With the Gütersloh coat of arms on one side and the towers of the Martin Luther and Apostle Churches on the other, it was intended as an exclusive souvenir, piece of jewelry or gift. The edition was limited, the exclusive sale was at Juwelier Laumann, and for 35 DM you could secure yourself a piece of Gütersloh history.
Bruno Laumann, the founder's grandson, had already set up his own goldsmith's shop in 1974. As a master goldsmith, he turned his attention to handmade jewelry and recognized early on the possibilities of platinum, which was still not widely used at the time. The "Collection N" - individual pieces of jewelry made from 750 gold and platinum - was created in collaboration with three master goldsmith friends.
Before April 2020, the building was home to "The Phone House" before the women's clothing store Liberty moved in. Liberty, founded in Lübbecke in 1976, operates over 100 stores nationwide. In Gütersloh, the company uses an area of around 66 square meters, which was designed in the typical Liberty style.
Today, Berliner Strasse 42 is a listed building and is considered one of the most striking old buildings in Gütersloh's pedestrian zone.
Sources
- Langenkämper estate: Neue Westfälische No. 265, Saturday, November 15, 1999
How did a small milliner's store become a modern fashion house with a pioneering role?
In October 1898, Adolfine Wörmann founded a store for women's hat fashion in Gütersloh. As a trained "milliner", she developed and produced her own hat collection directly on site. In the 1920s, the so-called "Umpresserei" was added to the production of exclusive hats - a factory building with warehouse and office was built behind the store specifically for this purpose.
The modern commercial building at Berliner Straße 43-45 was built in the 1930s. Eduard Keisinger, who later became Else Wörmann's husband, also joined the company as a businessman at that time. Else Wörmann managed the business through the difficult times of the Second World War and thus ensured the continued existence of the company.
Today, Modehaus Wörmann is run by the fourth generation. It was the first store in Berliner Strasse to be equipped with a mobile ramp with the support of the Dr. Salk Memorial Foundation for the Disabled - an early example of accessibility in retail.
Sources:
- Gütsel: Fashion house Wörmann
- Neue Westfälische "Mobile ramps to make it easier for wheelchair users to access stores" from 18.04.2018
- Book "Traditions in the Gütersloh District" by Monron Marketing Institute of N.Y., page. 42
After 100 years full of stories, which house on Berliner Strasse is now waiting for a new chapter?
The house at Berliner Strasse 44 has an eventful history. It originally bore the house numbers 192 and 332 before it hit the headlines in 1910 due to a devastating fire. Just one year later, in 1911, a new building was erected on the site, which soon became home to various families of craftsmen and tradesmen: Roggenkamps as carters, Raßfelds as merchants, Ueckmanns as bakers - and finally the Fricke family. Walter Fricke ran his bookbindery here, while Arnold Fricke supplied generations of Gütersloh residents with his paper and stationery store. The family dominated the townscape until 1969, before the building became "Schuh-Quelle", which existed until 1972.
After 1972, its use changed several times - like many city center buildings, no. 44 also experienced the structural changes in the retail trade. Today, the building is empty, but its façade is still a reminder of more than 100 years of city history. It is currently looking for new tenants - and perhaps someone will soon be writing the next chapter in this traditional location.
Sources
- Langenkämper estate: p.14
- Featured images: Gütersloh Marketing
What does the house at Berliner Strasse 46 tell us about Jewish life and urban trade in Gütersloh?
The house at Berliner Straße 46 has a long and eventful history dating back to the 18th century. In 1865, butcher Moses Wolf moved into the half-timbered house and opened his butcher's shop there. After moving to Osnabrück due to his age, his colleague Jacob Eichwald took over the business. He himself lived with his family at Hohenzollernstraße 1, while he continued to run the business in Berliner Straße.
In 1929, the old building was demolished and replaced by a new building. Kaiser's Kaffee-Geschäft opened a branch in this new building - a popular store selling coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, pralines, pastries, colonial goods and preserves. The store continued to be a lively part of the town's retail trade. It was damaged during the Second World War, but was repaired in 1945. An important place of remembrance is also located here: a stumbling block in front of the building commemorates Emma Löwenstein, who lived here during the National Socialist era and was later deported.
Sources
- Gütersloh City Archive, Ursela Langenkämper estate
- The bell "Well-known house in Gütersloh is for sale" from 20.11.2024
- City of Gütersloh "Stolpersteine in Gütersloh: Your name lives on". Page. 16/17
How does a building manage to become the lively center of the city over the decades, both as a hotel and as a restaurant location?
In the mid-1920s, Eduard and Lina Scheck fulfilled a great dream by opening their hotel in the city center. The "Hotel Scheck" quickly became a popular meeting place for Gütersloh's merchants and had a lasting impact on the cityscape. In 1940, Eduard Scheck handed over the management to his daughter Elisabeth and her husband Fritz Falkenreck.
After the Second World War, the hotel served as an English family hotel for members of the British soldiers stationed here until 1950. Between 1950 and 1966, the hotel was leased out before the use of the building changed in 1966: While the basement continued to be used as a restaurant, the upper floors were initially used as offices and later as apartments.
A special chapter in the history of the hotel is the "Scheck In" pub, which was opened by the great-grandson of the founder, Michael Falkenreck. Based on the original hotel, the "Scheck In" built on the traditional past and became a popular meeting place for young and old in Gütersloh. Before the "Scheck In" moved in, the Italian restaurateur Salvatore Liotta had run a pizzeria here for 15 years. As a result, the basement of the building remained a lively gastronomic venue for many decades.
The lingerie store Lascana later moved in before the optician Mister Spex took over the location in summer 2022 - and gave the traditional building a new use.
Sources:
- Gütersloh City Archive, Ursela Langenkämper estate: Neue Westfälische 12.05.1998
- Neue Westfälische "Europe's largest online optician moves into Gütersloh city center" from 09.02.2022
What connects a Jewish department store, a cattle dealer and seven elm trees in the middle of the city?
House numbers 48 and 50 in Berliner Straße tell several chapters of Gütersloh's history - from the early half-timbered houses to today's shopping street.
On the site of today's Berliner Strasse 48 once stood a half-timbered house that had been built before 1783. In 1872, it was acquired by the cattle dealer Adolf Wolfbefore it came into the possession of the shoemaker Franz Eberlein passed over. After the Second World War, the merchant Friedrich Tewesmeier rebuild the site. The building complex has been in its current form since 1984.
Right next to it, at the Berliner Strasse 50from 1913 to 1937 was home to the Eisenstein department store oHGwhich was developed by Benjamin and Emma Eisenstein was run. Up to twelve departments offered everything from fabrics and leather goods to toiletries.
Today, this building houses the branch of H&M.
The comprehensive redesign of Berliner Strasse, which was completed in October 2020, has given the area a completely new look: barrier-free crossings, modern lighting, new sidewalks and seven newly planted columnar elms significantly enhance the streetscape and increase the quality of stay for passers-by and customers.
Sources:
- City of Gütersloh "Stolpersteine in Gütersloh: Your name lives on". Page. 19/23
- City of Gütersloh "(Plus) dot landing: Berliner Straße is open after redesign"
Why did a jewelry company start making cutlery from gold coins over 200 years ago?
The oldest jewelry store in East Westphalia-Lippe has its home in Gütersloh and looks back on an impressive company history of 233 years - a sign of quality, tradition and genuine craftsmanship. The business was founded at Berliner Straße 10 before later moving to Berliner Straße 56. Only Krönig'sche Apotheke, which was founded in 1731, is even older and has therefore been at the location even longer. This makes the jewelry store even older than the town charter, which is being celebrated this year.
The document you see in the shop window is a so-called Privilegium - an official approval with which the company founder Louis Viemann was recognized as a gold and silver worker by Emil Friedrich Karl the First, Count of Bentheim-Tecklenburg, on 14 November 1792. This license was necessary in order to meet the demands of landowners and princes.
From around 1780, wealthy households replaced their simple wooden spoons with elaborately crafted cutlery made from melted gold coins to show off their wealth and emphasize their upscale lifestyle. Today, master goldsmith Frank Weidler, successor to his father Fritz, who died in 2022, no longer makes gold and silver cutlery from coins - and his clientele no longer includes landowners and princes. But the master craftsman still feels deeply committed to the traditional craftsmanship at the workbench - just as his predecessors did over two centuries ago.
Master goldsmith Frank Weidler runs the family business with great passion and attention to detail. In addition to an exquisite selection of jewelry and watches, he offers a comprehensive range of services - from repairs to individual creations to quick battery changes.
Sources
- Carl, June 2025 issue, p.40
How do 15,000 pairs of shoes, a historic façade and one of the city's largest construction sites fit together?
In March 1949, the married couple Wilhelm and Ursula Keßel opened a specialist shoe store at Berliner Straße 35 - initially on just 40 square meters. However, the selection of women's, men's, children's and slippers was so well received by customers that the business grew rapidly: the shoe store soon moved to the corner of Berliner Straße and Schulstraße and became a permanent fixture in the cityscape.
The focus was always on comfortable but fashionable shoes - a recipe for success. In 1972, the store was extensively renovated and expanded to over 400 square meters. Over 15,000 pairs of shoes found their place here - and with them many stories, encounters and loyal regular customers.
Schuhhaus Keßel ceased trading in March 2016. The building was then extensively modernized as part of a two-and-a-half-year renovation - one of the largest construction sites in the city centre. The historic façade was deliberately preserved so that the building could retain its typical character.
Deichmann finally announced its move into the new premises in 2017 - thus building on the long-standing shoe tradition at the site.
Sources:
- Gütersloh City Archive, Ursela Langenkämper estate: on Berliner Straße 57, newspaper article from 28.03.1974
- Neue Westfälische "Schuhhaus Keßel starts sale" from 17.03.2016
- Neue Westfälische "Gütersloh Deichmann branch opens in new premises" from 07.06.2019
What does an escaped monkey have to do with Berliner Strasse 60?
The photo shows master furrier H. Niehaus with his daughters - a craftsman who processed furs, made clothes and refurbished old furs. In his shop window at Berliner Straße 60, he presented hats, caps and fur accessories as well as an unusual specialty: a stuffed monkey.
The story behind it comes from the Roggenkamp family chronicles and tells a true story from the neighborhood: the Urban family kept a chained monkey on their farm. When Sophie Roggenkamp annoyed him one day, the animal broke free, bit her on the leg and later caused a commotion in the neighborhood with another escape. After a wild chase through gardens and streets, the monkey was caught and finally killed. The stuffed monkey eventually ended up in the furrier's shop window - and thus became part of the town's history itself.
Today, nothing reminds us of the unusual shop window dweller - but the building itself lives on:
In spring 2021, the house was Berliner Strasse 60 extensively renovated. The façade was repaired, modernized and repainted. Inside, the store area was remodeled at the same time and adapted for today's Peacock fashion store prepared.
Sources:
- Gütersloh City Archive, Ursela Langenkämper estate
- Neue Westfälische "Fashion chain Peacock opens a branch on Berliner Straße in Gütersloh" from 18.03.2021
How has the Kropp shoe store managed to combine tradition, innovation and quality over 150 years and become an integral part of Gütersloh's city history?
In 1855, Wilhelm Kropp, a master shoemaker from Gütersloh, founded his own shoemaking business. With his skilled craftsmanship and high quality standards, he made a decisive contribution to Gütersloh's citizens soon having the reputation of always being able to walk well.
As early as 1890, Wilhelm Kropp expanded his range by offering shoes for the first time that were no longer made in his own workshop, but which he purchased directly from wholesalers by horse and cart - an early step in the direction of trade.
His son, Heinrich Kropp senior, recognized the signs of the times in 1910 and added a store to the traditional shoemaking business. In doing so, he laid the foundations for the transition from a craft business to a modern specialist shoe store.
In 1929, Heinrich Kropp junior set new standards with a great deal of energy and entrepreneurial spirit by having a spacious new building erected to accommodate the growing customer base.
In 1961, he handed over the business to his son and successor Eduard Falkenreck, a trained shoe specialist. Under his management, the shoe store continued to develop steadily.
In 1966, the store was extensively renovated, attracting not only numerous customers but also trade visitors from all over Germany. Word of the select range of top-quality European products spread far beyond the borders of Gütersloh.
In 1976, the shoe store was given a modern face: with a new interior design, the store once again set a clear example of progress and customer proximity - in keeping with the founding tradition.
In 1991, Schuhhaus Kropp was named one of the five best specialist shoe stores in Germany in the "Avis - Best of Germany" rating - an important quality award.
In 1994, the Kunstverein für die Stadt und den Kreis Gütersloh (Art Association for the City and District of Gütersloh) dedicated a special tribute to the shoe store: in the Veerhoffhaus, it showed the exhibition "Shoes and Art", which came exclusively from Eduard Falkenreck's private collection.
After 150 years of company history, characterized by traditional craftsmanship, a spirit of innovation and a keen sense of quality and style, the shoe store closed its doors on August 1, 2005.
Together with the neighboring building at Strengerstrasse 2, the building forms a structural unit and closes off Konrad-Adenauer-Platz to the south. The representative facades were professionally renovated in 2002 and 2005. The Marc O'Polo store in Gütersloh has been located here since 2007.
Sources:
- Gütersloh City Archive, Ursela Langenkämper estate
- City of Gütersloh: Stadt.Blicke - Architecture meets history from the Department of Urban Planning
How does the Fritzenkötter bakery manage to keep tradition and craftsmanship alive for generations?
The Fritzenkötter family's bakery on Strengerstraße can look back on an impressive history of over 130 years. At the end of the 1960s, a cozy café was added to the bakery, which has attracted numerous visitors ever since. Today, Fritzenkötter is one of the most traditional bakeries in the region, run by master confectioner Christoph Fritzenkötter and his wife Inka.
Together with the neighboring building at Berliner Strasse 62, the historic building forms a harmonious structural unit and closes off Konrad-Adenauer-Platz to the south. The representative facades were carefully renovated in 2002 and 2005, so that the charm of the building has been preserved to this day.
The famous Gütersloh chocolate bells are a very specialty around Christmas time. Christoph Fritzenkötter makes these chocolates by hand with a fine canache filling - a sweet homage to the unique German tradition of Gütersloh night carol ringing.
Sources
- City of Gütersloh: Stadt.Blicke - Architecture meets history from the Department of Urban Planning
- Neue Westfälische "These bakeries from the Gütersloh district are among the best in Germany" from 13.01.2024
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- Current contribution pictures: Lena Descher and Clara Abelmann
Gütersloh Reading City
Gütersloh Reading City
From October 31 to November 9, 2025, Gütersloh became a reading city for the fifth time: with around 40 readings and events, the Gütersloh Reading City whetted the appetite for literature. This year, visitors could look forward to a musical-literary afternoon with Katja Riemann and texts by Roger Willemsen, a Low German evening with humorist Friedo Petig and a literary quartet with selected actors from the Gütersloh cultural scene. The celebrity guests also included Ulrike von der Groeben, who read from her book „Freiheit beginnt jetzt“ about life after a television career, actress Ronja Forcher, known from „Der Bergdoktor”, presenter Tamina Kallert and Josi Wismar with her new work „Fractured Fates“. Gütersloh City Library also offered an extensive program for children: From Kamishibai and Lesekrümel for the little ones to various readings, scary stories for Halloween and a writing workshop for the older ones, children are introduced to literature in a variety of ways.
The varied venues for the readings provided the right ambience: In addition to the Gütersloh City Library, the Pink Pinguin ice cream parlor and the Parkhotel, the venues included the Holtkämperei Isselhorst, the Villa Kunterbunt family center, The Butchers, the Apostelkirche and Vordergrund - the space for creativity and encounters.
Reading City Gütersloh was made possible by the support of various partners and sponsors, including the main sponsors Bertelsmann and TERRITORY. This meant that some readings could be attended for a small entrance fee or even free of charge.
- Cover photo: Kai Uwe Oesterhelweg
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- Gallery: Lena Descher
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- Church of the Apostles
- Hentze car dealership
- Bambi cinema
- Bankery
- Bernhard Salzmann Clinic
- Bookstore Markus
- Café Sonnenburg
- Pink Penguin ice cream parlor
- Ellinadiko
- Protestant Stiftisches Gymnasium
- Holtkämperei Isselhorst
- InterSport Finke
- Confectionery Fritzenkötter
- Poppy Media
- Papeterie & Café Hippe and Herrenkind
- Parkhotel Gütersloh
- Ringhotel Appelbaum
- Schenke Café am Bahnhof
- City Library
- German Stroke Foundation
- Textilhaus Klingenthal
- TeamEscape
- The Butchers
- Gütersloh Theatre
- Villa Kunterbunt
- Adult Education Center Gütersloh
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- Cover photo: Kai Uwe Oesterhelweg
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Gütersloh lights up
Gütersloh lights up
The highlight of the Light Moments week is „Gütersloh lights up“. On a 360-degree stage In the middle of Berliner Platz, various musicians will perform from 5 pm: the eleven-piece band Soul Inside provides a good atmosphere from 5 p.m. with their laid-back and danceable soul music. At 7 pm, the four musicians from Goodbeats. Afterwards from 9 pm Haptix, an innovative live music project, will prepare the audience for the sparkling highlight of the week with rousing dubstep and electro songs as well as their unique stage performance: Shortly before 10 p.m. a Multimedia show with lasers and effects, that light up the sky over Gütersloh. Afterwards, DJ and Wapelbeats founder Simon Drosten and special guest will create a party atmosphere and shake up Berliner Platz with his energetic beats.
We would also like to thank the town of Harsewinkel for its support and cooperation in the development of the stage program
Visitors can also enjoy a wide range of food and drink, including cocktails, mulled wine, potato waffles, sandwiches, pofferties and more. The dance theater will also be dressed in special LED costumes. Tori from the Ukraine in collaboration with Simone Beckmann will liven up the square as a walk act.
The Gütersloh advertising association also invites you to Moonlight Shopping from 5 to 9 pm.
- 14.11.2025
- 5 p.m. - midnight
- Berlin Square
Time Table
5 to 6.20 pm - Soul Inside

Their concerts are real big events, because when SOUL INSIDE make music together, the stage is packed. It takes eleven people to play the funky neo-pop-punk soul. In addition to a keyboarder, there is a spot-on horn section, a pedal-loving guitarist, a well-oiled groove machine operated by drums, bass and percussion as well as a powerful vocal front. Trickily arranged, straightforward in style, but just as casual and danceable, SOUL INSIDE always ignite a party live - lively and earthy, funky and of course „well in time“.

7 to 8.30 p.m. - GOODBEATS
The GOODBEATS combine the fascination of handmade live music with elements of DJ culture. Mashups and mixes are performed live by a guitar band. The GOODBEATS' sets have a flow that is made for the dancefloor. Funk. Reggae. Disco. Rock. Metal. House. Hip-Hop. Charts. Classics. The GOODBEATS' range of genres and songs is huge and constantly changing. Anything goes as long as the beat is right. The OODBEATS are all about pure, genuine live music that gets into your blood and gets your dancing legs swinging.
9 to 10 p.m. - HAPTIX

Founded in 2013, Haptix is a 5-piece innovative live music project that brings rousing dubstep and electro songs played in real time to the stage.
Using a unique technology, the musicians' movements are incorporated into the modulation of their sounds, turning their creation into a tangible, audiovisual spectacle. Combined with their luminous outfits, Haptix create an image that will not soon be forgotten.
22.30 to 24 h - Simon Drosten & Special Guest

Simon Drosten has been best known as the founder and resident DJ of the Wapelbeats Open Air since 2011. His sets are always characterized by a mix of driving, energetic beats and melodic, dreamy sounds, with which the Bielefeld native regularly inspires over 11,000 followers with his mixtapes on Soundcloud.












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Smile.Mal.
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Giving Gütersloh a smile
To celebrate the city's 200th anniversary, filmmaker Roland Powik has created a film about smiling with the help of numerous artists. More information about the project at www.instagram.com/die_laechelkarte/.
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