Soest

Soest is a city with around 50,000 inhabitants and a well-preserved old town in the region North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 50 km east of Dortmund. Over 600 buildings in Soest's city center are listed as historical monuments. Wikivoyage

Population 47,752 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 7 h 51 in Dec, dark by 16:18 · 16 h 37 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 20 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 59 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 51 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 36 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 37 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 12 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 39 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 42 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 45 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 54 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 51 of daylight
Tourist office · 290 m Tourist Information Soest

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.

Eating nearby

All 25 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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