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Cultural history tour through Olpe
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The cultural-historical tour goes right through the center of Olpe and right through its history. It is divided into three modules, each lasting one hour, which can be booked individually or in combination.
Address
Cultural history tour through Olpe
Kettelerweg 6
57462 Olpe
Telephone: 02761839870 / 016085511
Properties:
Module 1: From the Rochuskapelle to Kurkölner Platz
Thematic focus:
Olpe develops into a district town in terms of urban development around 1900
From the tanners' quarter to an urban green space after the Second World War
Area: Oberstadt/Unterstadt, walking distance approx. 1.2 km
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Culinary specialty: Olpe brown bread with Westfalen ham on the bone, Kempers Korn and water
Module 2: From Kurkölnerplatz to the Kreuzkapelle chapel
Thematic focus:
Baroque splendor at the gates of the city
Economic boom around 1900
Shaping the future: the creation of a new district
Area: Unterstadt, barrier-free, walking distance approx. 0.8 km
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Culinary specialty: Gastreich's Olpe butter pretzel with coffee
Module 3: Around the market square
Thematic focus:
Total restart - a medieval town rebuilt after 1795
Building boom and arson - church construction around 1900
Area: Town center, barrier-free, footpath 0.5 km
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Culinary specialty: Olpe Schützenfestbeff with regional Pils (Krombacher)
The city tours are designed by Andrea Arens. In cooperation with the city marketing association Olpe Aktiv e.V. Tourist office in Olpe