Osnabrück

Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. Wikipedia

Population 166,257 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 7 h 44 in Dec, dark by 16:14 · 16 h 45 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 13 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 56 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 54 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 42 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 45 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 19 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 44 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 43 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 43 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 48 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 44 of daylight
Tourist office · 230 m Tourist Information Osnabrück / Osnabrücker Land

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Wochenmarkt Altstadt / Domhof

    Opening hours

    May-Sep: Sa 07:00-14:00; Oct-Apr: Sa 08:00-14:00

    120 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Katharinenkirche

    Opening hours

    May-Sep: Th 07:00-13:00; Oct-Apr: Th 08:00-13:00

    640 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Neustadt / Johanniskirche

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 12:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    12:00–18:00

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Dodesheide

    Opening hours

    May-Sep: Tu 07:00-13:00; Oct-Apr: Tu 08:00-13:00

    2.0 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Schinkel

    Opening hours

    May-Sep: We 07:00-13:00; Oct-Apr: We 08:00-13:00

    2.4 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt am Riedenbach

    Opening hours

    May-Sep: Fr 07:00-13:00; Oct-Apr: Fr 08:00-13:00

    2.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 58 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof 1.4 km, Ostbahnhof (ODF) 2.1 km, Zechenbahnhof Piesberg 4.5 km, Bf. Südstieg 4.5 km, Hp. Schlammteich 4.6 km, Bf. am Haseschacht 4.7 km, Bf. Stüveschacht 5.3 km, Bf. Siebenbürgen 5.3 km, Osnabrück-Sutthausen 5.4 km

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