Welcome to Rhede!

Rhede is located on the western edge of Münsterland, not far from the Dutch border. Münster is just over an hour away by car, and the Dutch cities of Arnheim and Enschede are just as quick. The Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) and Weeze Airport on the Lower Rhine are also just an hour away. The district town of Borken is 20 minutes away by car.

Tip: The Münsterland is a cycling region! 4500 kilometres of cycle paths offer you almost unlimited possibilities in the city and in the countryside: you can easily commute to work by bike and go on great tours with friends and family.

Most of the approximately 19,000 inhabitants live in the core town of Rhede, which is surrounded by four other districts. The largest is Vardingholt to the north. Around 3000 people live here in a small town centre and on many farms scattered across the Münsterland parkland. The Krechting district, with around 1900 inhabitants, directly adjoins the town centre to the south. To the south-west and south-east are the two scattered settlements Büngern (260 inhabitants) and Krommert (700 inhabitants).

Although 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 the rural area of Münsterland.

You can also view information on sales and price trends on the property market in the Borken district in the property market report.

In Rhede's town centre you can browse in numerous small specialist shops, such as clothing shops and concept stores, a bookshop and a shop for wedding and evening dresses. In between, many cafés, restaurants and ice cream parlours invite you to take a break. Of course, there are also a number of specialist bicycle shops in the city offering new bicycles or e-bikes and the matching accessories. A special feature is the RHEDENSwert: on the one hand it is a showcase for the economy and offers products from local businesses, on the other hand it houses the tourist information.

In a central location, a new centre has been created with the urban development project Stadthöfe am Rheder Bach. There, the city centre is being revitalised with high-quality flats, doctors' surgeries, event gastronomy and a hotel.

Twice a week there is also a market in the city centre, otherwise you can get groceries in various supermarkets and discounters.

Want to do some more shopping? From Rhede it's not far to the Designer Outlet Ochtrup (50 minutes) and the popular Dutch shopping city of Venlo (1.5 hours).

The youngest inhabitants of Rhede can play and learn in around twelve daycare centres and kindergartens (including a forest kindergarten) and a toddler group. All contact details and further information can be found on the city's website.

There are three primary schools in the town with a total of four locations in the districts of Rhede, Vardingholt and Krechting. At the comprehensive school , pupils can obtain all qualifications, from the lower secondary school leaving certificate to the Abitur.

Secondary schools, grammar schools, vocational colleges and other schools are located in the neighbouring towns of Bocholt and Borken.

Many of the companies in Rhede are located in the industrial area in the south-east of the core town, including businesses from the electronics, plastics and wood processing and mechanical engineering and metal construction sectors. Among the well-known companies are Rademacher Geräte-Elektronik GmbH, the cleaning products manufacturer JEMAKO International GmbH and the Wuppertal-based Kromberg & Schubert GmbH, which manufactures cable systems at its plant in Rhede. The textile industry, which used to be very important in the past, is now remembered, among other things, by the Bocholt-based Ibena Textilwerke. At Bresser GmbH you can reach for the stars. The company is a manufacturer and distributor of optical equipment such as astronomical telescopes, microscopes and binoculars.