Altstadt Belecke

Historic city center

#deinsauerland / Neusta POIs / Altstadt Belecke
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Where the rivers Wester and Möhne merge, the Altstadt (Old Town) of Belecke, which Westphalian conservationists like to call the "jewel of the Sauerland", is located on a hill. The majority of the lovingly restored half-timbered buildings are listed.





Altstadt




Führung mit Nachtwächter




Hausfassade




Führung mit den Nachtwächtern

Address

Altstadt Belecke

Wilkestraße

59581 Warstein

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After a devastating town fire in 1805, the destroyed part of Belecke was laid out with wide streets that intersect at right angles as instructed by the Hessian government at the time. The half-timbered houses were built uniformly with the transverse end facing the courtyard and the gable end facing the street.

Every year on the Wednesday before Whitsun, the citizens commemorate a victorious battle against the hostile Soest with the so-called "Belecke Storm Day". In 1444, they had broken away from the Archbishop of Cologne as their sovereign, while the town of Belecke remained loyal to the Electorate of Cologne. With a great deal of courage and with the help of beehives thrown over the town wall at the Soest, the attackers managed to flee. Mayor Goar Wilke lost his life in this battle on May 8, 1448 - it was the Wednesday before Whitsun. The traditional "Belecke National Day", which has been celebrated for 500 years, begins the evening before with the night watchmen's guild of Belecke singing the hourly song. The next morning, the Sturmtagskanoniere start with the traditional firecrackers and at the same time ask for a donation for a hearty Kanoniers breakfast. In the evening, the townspeople and guests meet for the Storm Day celebration and

the bronze statue of the Milkerin, Stütingsmühle and the Propstei Treasury Museum are particularly worth seeing. From here, it is worth walking down a path to Stütings Mühle, which was built in 1307 and still supplies electricity today.

Tip: Book a guided tour with the Belecke night watchmen or town guides.

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Tours in the neighbourhood

Radfahrer Möhnetalradweg
Lieblings-Radtour in Warstein
Auf diesem MöhnetalRadweg hat man einen herrlichen Blick auf umliegende Ortschaften und das Waldpanorama.
Historisches Ensemble Stütings Mühle
Rundtour um Belecke
Die Rundtour ab dem Ortsteil Belecke führt über Warstein, Suttrop, Schloss Körtlinghausen nach Rüthen und über den Möhnetalradweg zurück zum Ausgangspunkt.
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Warsteiner Weg der Montangeschichte
Warstein gehört im Sauerland zu den Städten, die sich durch eine alte erfolgreiche Montanindustrie zur Stadt in der heutigen Größe entwickelt haben.
Altstadt Belecke
Historical Belecke city tour
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