Welcome to Vreden!

In Vreden, THE GOOD LIFE awaits you in the town in the middle of the Münsterland park landscape. The almost 23,000 inhabitants live in the town centre and rural villages and farming communities.

Pure Münsterland meets the Netherlands

Vreden is located in the district of Borken in the western Münsterland, directly on the border to the Netherlands. Münster and Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) are just over an hour away by car, and you can reach the Dutch city of Arnhem just as quickly. The Dutch shopping city of Enschede is 40 minutes away by car, and the district town of Borken is half an hour away.

By the way: from Vreden you can reach the North Sea coast in two and a half hours via the A31 motorway.

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.

Living in Vreden

The heart of Vreden is the medieval town centre, from here the town has continued to grow over the centuries. Even though many old buildings were destroyed in the Second World War, the historic centre is still clearly recognisable. In some places, there are even remnants of the fortifications and ramparts that once protected the town.
Most of the town's almost 23,000 inhabitants live in the residential areas around the old town centre. A number of rural farming communities and former villages also belong to Vreden. Industrial areas are located to the south and south-west of the city centre.

Even though rental and purchase prices are following the general property trend overall, there are still numerous niches to be discovered in the Münsterland for building, buying or renting. Here you can find the average purchase and rental prices for a house or flat in rural areas of Münsterland.

In the property market report, you can view information on sales and price trends on the property market in the Borken district.

Shopping in Vreden

You can buy groceries and everything for everyday life in various supermarkets and drugstores in Vreden. If you want to shop, the historic town centre is the place to be. In addition to shops of well-known fashion chains, there are also small boutiques and concept stores with individual assortments, a sports shop, a bookstore, shoe shops and bicycle shops with everything for your bike or e-bike.

You have even more choice at the popular Designer Outlet in Ochtrup, which is about 40 minutes away by car.

Did you know...?!

There is an exceptional shoe shop in Vreden that attracts many shoppers from out of town: Schuhhaus Wessels specialises in oversized shoes. For particularly large people, the footwear is even specially made in the Wessels shoe manufactory - the shoemaker sometimes flies halfway around the world to visit his customers to take their measurements.

Childcare and schools in Vreden

There are 13 kindergartens and daycare centres in Vreden, including a Montessori facility. On the city website you will find the addresses of all childcare facilities as well as the right contacts for daycare.

The educational offer in Vreden is broadly based:

Three primary schools (one of which has three locations in the villages of Ammeloe, Ellewick and Lünten)
One special school (specialising in learning, language and emotional and social development)
One secondary school
A grammar school

Working in Vreden

The business location of Vreden is characterised by a very colourful mix of industries. The predominantly medium-sized companies include, for example, mechanical engineering and steel construction companies, plastic and wood processing companies, construction companies, paper manufacturers and vehicle builders.
The hospital in Vreden - the St.-Marien-Hospital - with its specialist departments of internal medicine, geriatrics, rheumatology and radiology is a location of the Westmünsterland Clinic.