# Things to see in Osnabrück (Germany): 92 places and when to go

> Osnabrück is a city in Germany with around 231,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 92 places in and around it, mainly Nature (29), Hiking (24), Mountains (20). The best known are Felix Nussbaum Haus, Schleptruper Egge and St. Catherine's Church, Osnabrück. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 29. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/osnabruck/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 52.2804, 8.05
- **Population:** About 231,000
- **Places:** 92 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (29) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (24) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (20) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (18) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (9) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (9)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** DUS Düsseldorf, 141 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Osnabrück

The places in and around Osnabrück, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Felix Nussbaum Haus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/felix-nussbaum-haus/): Museum dedicated to Felix Nussbaum in Osnabrück, Germany · 969 m
- [Schleptruper Egge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schleptruper-egge/): Nature · Mountains · 11 km
- [St. Catherine's Church, Osnabrück](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-katharinen/): Church building in Osnabrück, Germany · 942 m
- [Dörenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dorenberg/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Iburg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-iburg/): Abbey and castle in Germany · 14 km
- [Osnabrück Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zoo-osnabruck/): Zoo in Germany · 3.7 km
- [Beutling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/beutling/): Nature · Mountains · 21 km
- [Dörenther Klippen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hockendes-weib/): Rock formation in Germany · 24 km
- [Westerbecker Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/westerbecker-berg/): Nature · Mountains · 14 km
- [Großer Freeden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freeden/): Nature · Wildlife · 14 km
- [Hohns-Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hohnsberg/): Nature · Mountains · 13 km
- [Hüggel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/huggel/): Ridge in the Osnabrück Uplands, Germany · 8.4 km
- [Leeder-Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/leedener-berg/): Mountain in Germany · 14 km
- [Piesberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/piesberg/): Mountain in Germany · 4.7 km
- [Bismarck Tower (Tecklenburg)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bismarckturm-tecklenburg/): Observation tower in Tecklenburg · 18 km
- [Tecklenburg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-tecklenburg/): Castle in Tecklenburg, Germany · 18 km
- [Gattberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gattberg/): Nature · Mountains · 7.4 km
- [Großsteingrab Jeggen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosssteingrab-jeggen/): Dolmen · 10 km
- [Großsteingrab Wiemelsberger Steine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosssteingrab-wiemelsberger-steine/): Dolmen · 23 km
- [Hochwasserrückhaltebecken Alfhausen-Rieste](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hochwasserruckhaltebecken-alfhausen-rieste/): Nature reserve in Lower Saxony, Germany · 23 km
- [Icker Egge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/icker-egge/): Hill in Germany · 11 km
- [Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kath-kirche-mariae-geburt/): Church building in Bad Laer, Lower Saxony, Germany · 20 km
- [Klotenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/klotenberg/): Mountain in Germany · 21 km
- [Lengericher Osning](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lengericher-osning/): Nature reserve in Germany · 15 km

And the other 68, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Liener Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lienener-berg/), [Osterberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/osterberg/), [Ibbenbürener Bergplatte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schafberg/), [Sonnenbrink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sonnenbrink/), [Talaue Haus Marck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/talaue-haus-marck/), [Urberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/urberg/), [Venner Egge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/venner-egge/), [Am Janhaarspool](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/am-janhaarspool/), [Feldungelsee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/feldungelsee/), [Frettberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/frettberg/), [Halverder Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/halverder-moor/), [Kettelsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kettelsberg/), [Lienener Osning](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lienener-osning/), [Schmalerberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schmalerberg/)
- **With kids**: [Moskaubad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/moskaubad/), [Aaseebad Ibbenbüren](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/aaseebad-ibbenburen/), [FKK-Badebereich Kronensee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fkk-badebereich-kronensee/), [Freibad Wellingholzhausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freibad-wellingholzhausen/), [Hallenfreibad Lienen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hallenfreibad-lienen/), [Naturbad Vörden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturbad-vorden/), [Planetarium Osnabrück](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/planetarium-osnabruck/), [Waldbad Schledehausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/waldbad-schledehausen/)
- **History**: [Schloss Ledenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-ledenburg/), [Averbecks Speicher](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/averbecks-speicher/), [Burg Scheventorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-scheventorf/), [Heidenturm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heidenturm/), [Martin-Luther](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/martin-luther/), [Schloss Neu Barenaue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-neubarenaue/), [Sloopsteine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sloopsteine/), [Wassermühle Riesau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wassermuhle-riesau/), [Haus Marck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wasserschloss-haus-marck/), [Windmühle Lechtingen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/windmuhle-lechtingen/), [Adelhoff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/adelhoff/), [Osnabrück University Guest House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/osnabruck-university-guest-house/)
- **Museums and art**: [AEL Ohrbeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/augustaschacht/), [Ibbenbüren City Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stadtmuseum-ibbenburen/), [Tuchmacher-Museum Bramsche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tuchmacher-museum-bramsche/), [Uhrenmuseum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/uhrenmuseum/)
- **Stargazing**: [EXPO-Sternwarte Melle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/expo-sternwarte-melle/), [Volkssternwarte Melle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/volkssternwarte-melle/)
- **Hiking**: [Schau-ins-Land-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/x25-schau-ins-land-weg/), [19-20](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/19-20/), [20-32](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/20-32/), [Birkenweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/birkenweg/), [DiVa Walk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diva-walk/), [DiVa Walk - Etappe 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diva-walk-etappe-1/), [DiVa Walk - Etappe 2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diva-walk-etappe-2/), [DiVa Walk - Etappe 3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diva-walk-etappe-3/), [DiVa Walk - Etappe 4](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diva-walk-etappe-4/), [DiVa Walk - Etappe 5](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diva-walk-etappe-5/), [DiVa Walk - Etappe 6](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/diva-walk-etappe-6/), [Ems-Hase-Hunte-Else-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ems-hase-hunte-else-weg/), [E11 European long distance path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/europaischer-fernwanderweg-e11-niedersachsen-w/), [Hermannsweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hermannshohen-etappe-02-von-horstel-nach-tecklenburg/), [Hermannsweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hermannshohen-etappe-03-von-tecklenburg-nach-bad-iburg/), [Hermannsweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hermannshohen-etappe-04-von-bad-iburg-nach-dissen/), [Südlicher Tourenweg (Südvariante Wittekindsweg)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sudlicher-tourenweg-sudvariante-wittekindsweg/), [Tecklenburger-Land-Rundweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tecklenburger-land-rundweg/), [Töddenweg Etappe 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/toddenweg-etappe-1/), [Töddenweg Etappe 2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/toddenweg-etappe-2/), [Wittekindsweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wittekindsweg-etappe-1/), [Wittekindsweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wittekindsweg-etappe-2/), [Wittekindsweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wittekindsweg-etappe-3/), [X18 Rheine - Lienen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/x18-rheine-lienen/)
- **Food and drink**: [Brauerei BEURA GmbH & Co. KG](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-beura-gmbh-co-kg/), [Private Brewery of Laggenbeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/private-brewery-of-laggenbeck/)
- **Diving**: [Buddenkuhle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/buddenkuhle/)
- **Hot springs**: [Sole Vital](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sole-vital/)

## When to go to Osnabrück

The best time to visit Osnabrück is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 58 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 38 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 31 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 39 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 29 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 31 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 05 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 28 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 19 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 27 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 29 |

In June there are 16 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 29. In June, 90 of the 92 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Osnabrück

The nearest main airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, Düsseldorf), 141 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.2804%2C8.05)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.2804%2C8.05)

## Other towns nearby

- [Stemwede](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stemwede/): 28 places · 34 km
- [Warendorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/warendorf/): 14 places · 37 km
- [Nortrup](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nortrup/): 14 places · 39 km
- [Rheine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rheine/): 28 places · 40 km
- [Bielefeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bielefeld/): 81 places · 43 km
- [Münster](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/munster/): 68 places · 45 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Osnabrück?

The best known: [Felix Nussbaum Haus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/felix-nussbaum-haus/), [Schleptruper Egge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schleptruper-egge/), [St. Catherine's Church, Osnabrück](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-katharinen/), [Dörenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dorenberg/), [Iburg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-iburg/). In all, 92 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Osnabrück?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 29.

### How do you get to Osnabrück?

The nearest main airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 141 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.2804%2C8.05) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Osnabrück as the destination and these 92 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).