65 curiosities to discover
Bottrop District Court
Bottrop, Germany
This brick courthouse on Gerichtsstraße was built around 1909 together with an adjoining…
Former Main Post Office
Bottrop, Germany
This former main post office on Berliner Platz was built between 1921 and 1924 and counts as…
St. Elisabeth Church
Bottrop, Germany
This Catholic church close to the centre was built in 1954 to a design by architect Eberhard…
Director's Villa
Bottrop, Germany
On Essener Straße stands this former director's villa with its own park, built for a mining…
Luggesmühle Tower
Bottrop, Germany
This round brick tower is the body of the Luggesmühle, a windmill built from 1871 that began…
Vietor Mill
Bottrop, Germany
Here you see the brick body of a windmill from 1821, the oldest surviving mill in Bottrop. A…
Eigen Weekly Market
Bottrop, Germany
The Eigen district holds a weekly neighbourhood market on Gladbecker Straße. You'll find…
Rheinbaben Settlement
Bottrop, Germany
In the Eigen district you'll find this protected colliery settlement of the former Rheinbaben…
Welheimer Mark Settlement
Bottrop, Germany
In this district southeast of the centre you walk through a historic mining colony with rows…
Döckelhorst Fountain
Bottrop, Germany
This 1958 fountain on Döckelhorst in Welheimer Mark was restored and reactivated in 2024. You…
War Memorial at Ehrenplatz
Bottrop, Germany
On the Ehrenplatz just south of the centre stands the war memorial commemorating the victims…
Droste-Hülshoff-Platz
Bottrop, Germany
This small city-centre square lies next to the Saalbau, Bottrop's cultural events venue. You…
Berliner Platz
Bottrop, Germany
This central square at the southern edge of the pedestrian zone is the city centre's main…
Abu Bakr Sadiq Mosque
Bottrop, Germany
On Prosperstraße in the Batenbrock district stands this mosque, a place of worship for…
Heilige Familie Church
Bottrop, Germany
In the northern Grafenwald district you'll find this modern Catholic church from 1970-1971. It…
Kreuzkamp Chapel
Bottrop, Germany
On a small green rise at the northern end of the pedestrian zone stands this neo-Gothic…
St. Peter Church
Bottrop, Germany
In the Batenbrock district you visit a Catholic church that since 2018 has been set up as the…
Old Pharmacy
Bottrop, Germany
Close to the Propsteikirche you find this well-preserved Gründerzeit building on Hochstraße.…
Haus Hove
Bottrop, Germany
In the Vonderort district you find Haus Hove, a former knightly estate whose origins go back…
Haus Schlangenholt
Bottrop, Germany
Haus Schlangenholt was first mentioned in 1427, when Hermann von Schlangenholt was a judge in…
Jewish Cemetery
Bottrop, Germany
At the edge of the Westfriedhof, along the path An der Landwehr, lies this small Jewish…
Memorial for the March Fallen
Bottrop, Germany
On the Westfriedhof a memorial for the 'March Fallen' has stood since 1922. It commemorates…
Plague Cross at Eigener Markt
Bottrop, Germany
On Gladbecker Straße near the Eigener Markt stands this old plague cross. Such crosses were…
St. Nepomuk Shrine
Bottrop, Germany
At the edge of the Stadtgarten, on Randebrockstraße, stands a wayside shrine with a statue of…