Welcome to Sendenhorst!

Sendenhorst is only about 35 minutes by car southeast of Münster city centre - the district of Albersloh even borders directly on the district of Münster-Wolbeck, which lies somewhat outside. It takes about 40 minutes to drive to Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) and only 25 minutes to the district town of Warendorf. The cities of Bielefeld and Dortmund are both just under an hour away by car.

Tip: The 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 9,000 of the municipality's 13,000 inhabitants live in the eponymous main town of Sendenhorst. The district of Albersloh, which is around ten minutes by car to the west of the town centre and borders Münster, is home to around 4,000 people. The municipality also includes 15 Bauerschaften, which are located around the two districts in the Münsterland park landscape.

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.

If you would like to build in Sendenhorst or Albersloh, you can find information and contacts for urban residential building plots here.

In Sendenhorst and Albersloh you can do your grocery shopping and other everyday shopping in various supermarkets , and there are also bakeries, ice cream parlours and restaurants in both districts. In the centre of Sendenhorst you can also browse in fashion and shoe shops, a bookshop and a shop selling decorative items, household goods and gifts. Like everywhere else in Münsterland, you can get everything you need for your bike or e-bike in specialist bike shops.

On Fridays you can shop for fresh food, flowers, jewellery and clothes at the weekly market in Sendenhorst.

There are a total of eight daycare centres and kindergartens in Sendenhorst and Albersloh, including a Montessori kindergarten. On the municipal website you will find all addresses and contact persons, as well as information on playgroups and the child day care services.

At the schools in Sendenhorst, children and young people can obtain all qualifications up to the Abitur:

• Two primary schools (one each in Sendenhorst and Albersloh).
• One secondary school
• One Montessori comprehensive school
• One school for permanently ill pupils

Pupils from Sendenhorst can attendgrammar schools in neighbouring towns, for example in Warendorf, Ahlen and Münster.

Sendenhorst is not only a good starting point for commuters who work in Münster, Hamm or the region. There are also many attractive employers in the municipality. In addition to family-run small and medium-sized businesses, there are also some well-known companies based here. One of the largest employers in the region, for example, is the company VEKA, which specialises in plastic profiles for windows, doors and roller shutters. The St. Josef-Stift, an orthopaedic clinic and rehabilitation facility, also employs many people from Sendenhorst and the surrounding area.