Soest: Gruensandstein, Westphalian Hanseatic Town, and the Boerde's Best-Preserved Medieval Centre
Soest has a population around 48,000 and lies in the Soester Boerde, a fertile plain in Nordrhein-Westfalen. The city's distinctive green sandstone (Gruensandstein), quarried locally, gives the medieval churches and houses their characteristic colour. The Patrokli-Dom, the Wiesenkirche (Church of the Meadows) with its celebrated medieval stained glass, and the Nikolaikapelle form an exceptional concentration of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
The Allerheiligerkirmes, held in November, is one of the largest fairs in Europe and draws over a million visitors. The Soester Fehde of 1444-49, when the city broke free from the Archbishop of Cologne, is a defining moment in local history. The medieval town wall survives in long stretches. The Soester Boerde is one of Germany's most productive agricultural regions. Dortmund is 50 kilometres west, Paderborn 50 kilometres east. Adult companionship follows NRW's regulatory framework.
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Soest has a population around 48,000 and lies in the Soester Boerde, a fertile plain in Nordrhein-Westfalen. The city's distinctive green sandstone (Gruensandstein), quarried locally, gives the medieval churches and houses their characteristic colour. The Patrokli-Dom, the Wiesenkirche (Church of the Meadows) with its celebrated medieval stained glass, and the Nikolaikapelle form an exceptional concentration of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
The Allerheiligerkirmes, held in November, is one of the largest fairs in Europe and draws over a million visitors. The Soester Fehde of 1444-49, when the city broke free from the Archbishop of Cologne, is a defining moment in local history. The medieval town wall survives in long stretches. The Soester Boerde is one of Germany's most productive agricultural regions. Dortmund is 50 kilometres west, Paderborn 50 kilometres east. Adult companionship follows NRW's regulatory framework.
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