Discover Weseke

Looking for a hotel in Weseke and want to get a sense of the town before choosing where to stay? Highlights include the Neo-Gothic parish church of St. Ludgerus, historic buildings and gardens, and a 55-kilometre cycling loop. This can help you decide whether to focus on architectural history, plants or a cycling tour.

Church and townscape

The parish church of St. Ludgerus is a defining feature of Weseke’s townscape. Consecrated in 1895, the brick church is a Neo-Gothic, three-aisled hall church. Its 75-metre-high tower gives it a striking presence in the townscape. If you would also like to see the building’s interior, you can arrange a church visit through the parish office.

A look at the buildings in Quellengrund Park is a good way to complement the local architectural history. The Weseke local heritage house is a farmhouse dating from 1748. It was dismantled in 1976 and rebuilt faithfully in Quellengrund Park by 1978. The historic little well house at the park entrance was built around 1900 above the Holtbach spring. The park’s historic buildings also include a wooden-shoe workshop.

Buildings, gardens and bread

The bakehouse also tells the story of how older buildings were used: it is a granary dating from around 1750 and was rebuilt at its present location between 1995 and 1998. Stone-oven bread is regularly baked in the wood-fired oven. It is sold or served for consumption next door in the local heritage house. As no fixed schedule is specified, it is worth enquiring if you would like to plan your visit around the bread.

The historic pharmacy garden in Weseke offers a different perspective on plants. Its spiral layout takes you through the history of herbal medicine. The Picker Garden in Borken-Weseke is a separate attraction: it features more than 2,300 different plants, perennial varieties and herbs; the collection may change over time. Plant enthusiasts can therefore explore two distinct approaches—the history of herbal medicine in the pharmacy garden and the wide variety at the Picker Garden.

The Bockwindmühle (post mill) and the Kneipp water-treading facility are also part of local history. The Weseke mill association restored the mill and rebuilt it to full working order; the association offers guided tours of the mill. The water-treading facility was established in 1981. These attractions highlight different aspects of local history: the work of the mill association on the one hand, and a part of the town’s history on the other.

Cycling route and themed trail

Weseke lies on the 55-kilometre “Borken – City, Countryside, River” cycling loop. It connects Borken’s districts and farming communities, passes through Quellengrund Park and offers a detour to a perennial garden near the post mill. When planning, it is useful to think of the loop as a longer tour through Borken’s various districts and to consider the sights mentioned in Weseke as separate themes. The route is therefore a different way to explore the area than an individual visit to the church, mill or garden.

The W1 hiking trail has another clearly defined focus: the history of Weseke’s onions. While the cycling loop connects several of Borken’s districts and farming communities, the onion story is the guiding theme of the W1. The two options therefore differ not only in mode of transport but also in their thematic focus.

A separate look at Borken

Borken also has historic attractions that are best considered separately from Weseke’s townscape. The Diebesturm (Thieves’ Tower) served as Borken’s official town prison from 1815 to 1908; five former town towers have been preserved. At FARB, the “Speicher” (Granary) holds around 140 objects relating to Borken’s history. A digital museum guide brings objects, events and people to life through 360° views, videos, sounds, text and photos. This makes it possible to distinguish Weseke’s local architectural and everyday history from Borken’s urban themes, without combining the two places into a single sightseeing destination.

For an overview of the wider area: Borken.