page_title: Osnabrück
section_title: Main sights
hierarchical_section_title: Osnabrück / Main sights
caption_attribution_description: Das Osnabrücker Schloß in der Neustadt. Ernst-August I. hat es bauen lassen. Ein echter Aufsteiger aus der Welfendynastie. Hier noch mehr zur Geschichte der Residenz.
context_page_description: Osnabrück is a city in the federal state of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It is situated in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168,145 Osnabrück is one of the four largest cities in Lower Saxony. The city is the centrepoint of the Osnabrück Land region as well as the District of Osnabrück.
  The founding of Osnabrück was linked to its positioning on important European trading routes. Charles the Great founded the Diocese of Osnabrück in 780. The city was also a member of the Hanseatic League. At the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Peace of Westphalia was negotiated in Osnabrück and the nearby city of Münster. In recognition of its role as the site of negotiations, Osnabrück later adopted the title Friedensstadt. The city is also known as the birthplace of anti-war novelist Erich-Maria Remarque and painter Felix Nussbaum.
  More recently Osnabrück has become well known for its industry. Numerous companies in the automobile, paper, steel and grocery sectors are located in the city and its surrounding area.
context_section_description: Town Hall
  St. Peter's Cathedral, founded in the 11th century. It has two façade towers, originally the same size
  Gerdrudenberg Monastery
  Marienkirche
  Heger Tor ("Heger Gate"), a monument to the soldiers from Osnabrück who died at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
  Bucksturm, the oldest tower in the city, and once part of the city walls. It was once used as a prison for women accused of witchcraft
  Ruwe Fountain" (1985), created to mark the city's 1200th birthday
  Gladiator 2000 (1986), a gigantic painting measuring (45 × 6 meters), by Nicu Covaci
  Felix Nussbaum Haus, a gallery and museum dedicated to the Jewish artist and painter Felix Nussbaum, who died during the Holocaust. It was designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind
  Kalkriese Museum, situated on the battlefield of the Battle of the Teutoburger Wald in the Wiehen Hills, where German tribes under Arminius destroyed three Roman legions.  It exhibits artefacts unearthed on the battlefield and tells the story of the battle
  Osnabrücker Schloss (castle/palace) 17th century Baroque construction, nowadays the main building of the University of Osnabrück
  Botanischer Garten der Universität Osnabrück, the university's botanical garden
  Old town with its small streets and medieval buildings
  Osnabrück Zoo
  Vitischanze – formerly a defence station in the north-west of the old city, it has the only undestroyed bridge in Europe with a defence walk below its surface. It is also the site of certain faculty of the University of Applied Science.  It was earlier used as a casino
  Haseuferweg
  Katharinenkirche (St. Catherine's Church), which dates back to 1248 and is one of the 150 tallest churches in the world, and also the tallest medieval building in Lower Saxony
  Hyde Park, a traditional music hall established in 1976, a haven of pop music and youth culture
  Leysieffer, a traditional German chocolate producer founded in Osnabrück. The main Leysieffer site is in the city centre
caption: Osnabrück Palace
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