"Altes Dorf Westerholt"(old village Westerholt)

Here are 58 old half-timbered houses with many inscriptions that tell us about former times. The are 56 of these houses listed as a historic monument. The first time this village was mentioned in documents was 1047.

Picturesque places in Germany 2

There are many old villages and cities in Germany and so you can see many old timber frame construction houses like you can see on these photos. I took these photos in Waltrop, the little town I live in.A part of an old wall with city tower in Recklinghausen.

Picturesque places in Germany 1

The old castle of Burgsteinfurt, Münsterland, Germany, fist mentioned in 1129 with the water mill of the castle, now a restaurant.