Soest

Tucked into the fertile Soester Börde on the northern edge of the Sauerland, Soest is a town whose character is shaped by the deep loess soils of the Westphalian plain. Its compact old centre retains an exceptional concentration of medieval churches, many built from the area’s distinctive greenish sandstone. The Romanesque St. Patrokli church and the Gothic St. Maria zur Wiese are defining landmarks. Soest was an influential Hanseatic town in the Middle Ages, and its streets still convey that long mercantile history. Each November, the Allerheiligenkirmes fills the historic centre with one of Germany’s best-known traditional fairs. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Soest and North Rhine-Westphalia.

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