Wietmarschen

Understand

It is home to about 13,000 people (statistical updating, 31 December 2023) It is split into the villages of Wietmarschen, Füchtenfeld, Schwartenpohl, Lohnerbruch, Nordlohne and Lohne. Lohne is the biggest village and has the town hall while Wietmarschen is the second biggest.

Getting there

Wietmarschen lies roughly 8 km west of Lingen, and 13 km northeast of Nordhorn.

By bus Bus line 161: Lingen — Nordlohne — Lohne — Lohnerbruch — Wietmarschen — Füchtenfeld Bus line 165: Lingen — Nordlohne — Lohne — Rükel — Südlohne — Klausheide — Nordhorn

By train Nearest railway stations:

Lingen (Ems) for Meppen, Leer, Emden, Rheine, Münster Intercity: Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe Bad Bentheim for Rheine, Osnabrück, Bielefeld, Hengelo (Netherlands), Intercity: Hanover, Berlin, Amsterdam (Schiphol)

See

1 Stift Wietmarschen, Klostergang 7, ☏ +49 5925 624. A restored historic nunnery area behind the church. (updated May 2025)

Eat

1 Grillstube Maersmann, Hauptstraße 68, ☏ +49 5908 937525. (updated May 2025) 2 Hotel & Gaststatte Heilemann, Neuenhauser Str. 4, ☏ +49 5925 255. (updated May 2025)