In Neuenkirchen, THE GOOD LIFE in the countryside comes together with colourful leisure activities and the amenities of the large neighbouring town of Rheine. The approximately 14,000 inhabitants live in the main town, a smaller district and four rural farming communities.
Neuenkirchen is located in the northern Münsterland, on the border with Lower Saxony. The municipality also borders Rheine, the largest city in the Steinfurt district. Münster and Osnabrück can be reached by car in around 45 minutes, and Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) can be reached just as quickly. The Dutch city of Enschede is also only about 40 minutes away. The district town of Steinfurt is about 15 minutes away.
Do you like to travel to the sea? You can reach the North Sea coast in two hours via the nearby A31 motorway.
Tip: Münsterland is a cycling region! 4,500 kilometres of cycle paths offer you almost unlimited possibilities in the city and in the countryside: you can commute to work comfortably by bike and go on great tours with friends and family.
Around 14,000 people live in Neuenkirchen. The municipality consists of the town centre, the district of St. Arnold and four farming communities. The heart of the village is the magnificent St Anna's Church. It is surrounded by the pedestrian zone with various shopping facilities and restaurants, where the weekly market also takes place.
Even though rental and purchase prices are following the general property trend overall, there are still numerous niches to be discovered in Münsterland when it comes to building, buying or renting. Here you can find the average purchase and rental prices for a house or flat in rural Münsterland.
If you would like to build a house in Neuenkirchen, you can find out about available building plots from these contacts .
The municipality's sports clubs have already produced several German champions - and in very different disciplines. The Rote Husaren dance corps has won the German Carnival Dance Championships several times. The TuS St. Arnold, on the other hand, has trained several German karate champions.
You can buy groceries and everything for everyday life in supermarkets in Neuenkirchen and St. Arnold, and on Fridays at the weekly market in the pedestrian zone of Neuenkirchen. Here you will find restaurants and cafés, fashion shops, a bookshop and other shopping facilities, as well as bicycle and e-bike dealers. Larger specialist shops such as DIY stores, a large garden centre, furniture shops and a specialist market for garden furniture are located outside the town centre, mainly in the two industrial estates.
The neighbouring town of Rheine, for example, with its large pedestrian zone and the Emsgalerie, as well as the Designer Outlet Ochtrup, which is only 15 minutes away by car, invite you to take a long shopping trip.
There are around twelve daycare centres in Neuenkirchen, including a Waldorf kindergarten. Further childcare options are offered by childminders. You can find free kindergarten or day care places online in the "STEP - Kreis Steinfurt Elternportal ".
At the schools in Neuenkirchen, teenagers and young adults can complete all qualifications up to A-levels: