View of a street with a large white building on the left-hand side. In front of it are numerous people wearing coats; the men and some of the women are wearing hats, and some of the people have bicycles. On the right-hand side is a large vehicle, indicating that the photo was taken between the 1930s and 1960s. The photo is black and white.
Atlas Warendorf and Münster
© Kreisarchiv Warendorf

Historical Atlas of the Cities and Communes of Warendorf District and the City of Münster

  • About the Project

    Did you know that today's Warendorf district was formed from several older districts as part of the communal territory reform, and that the independent district of Münster was also dissolved at that time? Are you familiar with the administrative unit known as Amt, or do you know what a Titularstadt is?

    This project dealt with the history of the municipalities and cities in today's district of Warendorf and the city of Münster. It focused on the period between 1850 and 1930, a time when both urban and predominantly rural areas underwent profound structural changes. Interactive map applications were used to illustrate individual topics such as the development of the municipal structure in the district of Warendorf or the origins of the breweries in Münster.

    All current towns and communes were included; the historical orientation is based on the former districts of Beckum, Münster, and Warendorf (before the communal territory reform of 1969-).

    The project was dealt with in several university courses led by Prof. Dr. Werner Freitag (IStG), Dr. Knut Langewand (Head of the Warendorf District Archives), and Dr. Christof Spannhoff (IStG).

  • Project Duration

    2020 – 2021

  • Project Team

    Project Leader

    Prof. Dr. Werner Freitag

    Project Staff

    Dr. Christof Spannhoff

    Cartography

    Oliver Rathmann