Osnaburg

Few cities in Lower Saxony have a history as closely tied to the Peace of Westphalia as Osnabrück. The Hase runs through this northwest German city, set between the Teutoburg Forest and the Wiehen Hills. From 1643 to 1648, Osnabrück and Münster hosted negotiations that ended the Thirty Years’ War; the treaties signed in the two cities form the Peace of Westphalia. The late-Gothic Town Hall, where the Osnabrück treaty was concluded, remains the centrepiece of the market square. Osnabrück also has a contemporary cultural landmark in the Felix Nussbaum Haus, designed by Daniel Libeskind and devoted to the Jewish artist born here. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Osnabrück and Lower Saxony.

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