Highlights
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Town Hall
The town hall from the 13th century is one of the oldest town halls in Germany. At 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., the carillon in the two upper windows shows scenes of the Schnadezug, which has been used as a border control since 1388. At the time of the Hanseatic League, the building served as a guild hall.
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Propsteikirche
The Catholic church of St. Petrus and Andreas was built around 1220. The tower of the church (63 m high) was built after 1250 in the early gothic style instead of a smaller tower. In the Middle Ages, the second floor served as a meeting room for the municipal magistrate, the lower part served as an ossuary.
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Derker Tor
Derker Tor is the last of four former town gates that belonged to the city fortifications with twelve towers and a wall of 2,300 m length. The prison room was located in the upper part of the building.
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Rothaarsteig
One of the most famous and most beautiful long-distance hiking trails in Germany starts on the market square in Brilon - the Rothaarsteig. It leads 154 km from Brilon to Dillenburg.
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Tourismus Brilon Olsberg GmbH
Derkere Str. 10a
59929 Brilon
+49-2961-96990
bwt@brilon.de
Travel options
by train: "Brilon-Stadt" station
by plane: Paderborn (30 km), Dortmund (76 km)