Exciting stories in the anniversary year

800 years of Beckum
"Today, this important event offers us the perfect opportunity to relive the exciting development of the town: Join us on a unique journey through 800 years of history - including beer from Beckum," says historian Christian Raestrup, who is already travelling the Münsterland region with various tourist tours.

Together with Ingo Löppenberg and Eva Hübscher from the Beckumer Heimatverein, he will be offering exciting city tours in the Pütt city that will provide insights into the eventful history of Beckum beyond 2024. Under the motto "Beckum Insights", the various city tours will start the new season in May.

There are visible and hidden treasures from the past to discover: the former town hall on the market square, which now houses the town museum, still bears witness to Beckum's glorious past as a trading town with its striking façade. A special highlight awaits guests in St Stephen's Church with the nationally renowned Prudentia Shrine, a joint effort by Beckum citizens in the Middle Ages. The tour continues with the time of the cement boom: stone coolers and factory barons, important figures of this turbulent time, have left a lasting mark on the location to this day. The guided tours with Christian Raestrup end with a joint "Stiefel beer": In the oldest brewery in Westphalia, participants can finish with a toast of real Beckum beer.

The defence tower is the last of the former 22
The rest of the programme also includes lots of interesting facts and sights, such as the guided tour with Eva Hübscher, who takes guests young and old to exciting places that are not always open to the public. "I like to visit the old defence tower, which was built as part of Beckum's town fortifications back in the Middle Ages. Of the original 22 defence towers, which together with the town wall, the four town gates with ramparts and double ramparts formed the medieval town fortifications, only this one still remains today."

Beckum's darkest chapter
The Beckum historian Ingo Löppenberg finally offers guided tours in the footsteps of recent history. His tour aims to shed light on Beckum's darkest chapter and deals with the seizure of power and the implementation of the National Socialist dictatorship in Beckum in the 1930s. A tour on the history of Jewish citizens is also an integral part of his themed tours through the town.

Geist des Steinkühlers
On the initiative of Beckum's city marketing and cultural office, a programme has been created that has a lot to offer not only for adults but also for the youngest city explorers. This is especially true for the Beckum City Museum: "We will be there with special activities," reports museum educator Silvia Brede. For example, "The Ghost of the Stone Cooler" will be performed by theatre educator Tobias Winopall on 21 June at 6 pm and 22 June from 3 pm, taking children on an entertaining journey through time into Beckum's cement history.

In addition to the various guided tours in the city centre, the Cement Museum and the Blacksmith Museum await visitors. The windmill on the Höxberg is also a popular destination for locals and visitors alike. The Höxberg windmill tour can be booked with a culinary offer at the "Zur Windmühle" hotel restaurant.

Book now:

All offers are subject to a charge (price per person: 10 euros) and can be booked directly with the city guides.

The following themed tours are already on offer:

Discovery tour - 800 years of Beckum:

• Sundays, 19 May and 23 June, from 4 pm (meeting point Stadtmuseum)
• Fridays 9 August and 27 September, both from 5 pm (meeting point Stadtmuseum)
• Saturdays are available on 4 May and 8 June

Stone cooler tours - with Tobias Winopall:

• Friday, 21 June at 6 pm (meeting point Stadtmuseum)
• Saturday 22 June at 3 pm (meeting point Stadtmuseum)

Contact details:

• Local history association, Eva Hübscher (city tour "Discover Beckum"), 02521 950488
• Local history association, Ingo Löppenberg (themed tours "On the trail of Jewish history; Beckum during the Nazi era), 0172 2606336
• Christian Raestrup, discovery tour - 800 years of Beckum, 0176 31363496
• Stadtmuseum Beckum, Silvia Brede, scenic tours (children's tours with the ghost of the stone cooler) 02521 29-4103