Stadt Münster, Sport
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Sport
Münster is a sporty city. The city’s sports clubs offer a broad range of sporting disciplines. Regional "specialities" include cycling, riding, golf and ballooning. There is also a wide selection of activities tailored to the needs of disabled people.
Popular sport
The Municipal Sports Offíce and the Municipal Sports Association, which coordinates all the sports clubs in Münster, is pleased to provide advice and information to those looking for sports clubs, sporting activities and sports stadiums.
- Information: Sportamt (Sports Office)
Tel. 02 51/ 4 92-52 01
E-mail sportamt@muenster.de
www.muenster.de/stadt/sportamt - The "Stadtsportbund"(Municipal Sports Association) provides information and a database of clubs and associations
Monday to Friday from 9 am - 12 pm and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2 pm - 4 pm
Tel. 02 51 / 3 03 34
E-mail info@stadtsportbund-ms.de
www.stadtsportbund-ms.de/ - For information on clubs and almost 200 different sporting disciplines, interested parties can simply visit the Sports Office homepage:
www5.stadt-muenster.de/sport - For an overview of indoor and outdoor swimming pools in Münster, please go to:
www.muenster.de/stadt/sportamt/baeder.html
Competitive sport
Those who prefer to be spectators should investigate the following options:
- Football: Here, the footballing jewel in Münster’s crown is the SC Preußen Münster, runner-up in the German Championships in 1951 and founding member of the German Football League in 1963. Although the team has experienced a weak period in recent years, things now seem to be getting back on track. Home games at the stadium on the Hammer Straße are attended by an average of 4,700 fans.
http://www.scpreussen-muenster.de/ - Volleyball: The volleyball ladies from USC Münster enjoy a high position in Federal league rankings. To date, they have notched up nine German Championship titles, eleven German Cup victories and four European Cup victories. The second ladies’ team is also high up in the second Federal league. Matches are played at the Berg Fidel "Volleydrom", which seats up to 4,500 spectators.
http://www.usc-muenster.de/ - Riding: Equestrian enthusiasts can see their favourite stars in action at two major events held in Münster. The K+K cup, organised by the Münster Riding Association, is held in the Halle Münsterland over a five-day period each January. The international jumping and dressage elite meets each August for the "Turnier der Sieger", or "Tournament of Champions", with the majestic backdrop of Münster's Palace.
http://www.kkcup.de/
http://www.turnierdersieger.de/
Speciality sport I: Cycling
The Münsterland's flat landscape makes it the ultimate cycling region. "Pättkes", or asphalted rural paths, quiet streets and cycle paths are perfect for extensive tours. All interests and fitness levels are well catered for.
- Münster marketing publishes a leaflet containing useful tips on cycle tours in and around Münster: www.muenster.de/stadt/tourismus/pdf/Flyer_Radtouren.pdf
- The ADFC (German Cyclists’ Federation) publishes its tour programme every spring.
Information: Office on Dortmunder Straße 19 Thursday from 4 pm – 7 pm and Saturday from 10 am - 1 pm
Tel. 02 51 / 39 39 99
E-mail info@adfc-ms.de
www.adfc-ms.de/ - "Radsportverein Münster von 1895" (Münster Cycling Association dating back to 1895): The oldest cycling association, which is also one of the largest in North Rhine-Westphalia. The association includes the five divisions racing, cycle tourism, mountainbiking/cross, unicycles and cycle ball.
Tel. 01 75 / 2 79 79 85
E-mail kontakt@rsv-muenster.de
www.rsv-muenster.de/ - Radsportfreunde Münster (Friends of Cycling in Münster): Activities ranging from cycle tourism to racing
Tel. 02 51 / 27 14 23
E-mail rsf@muenster.org
www.muenster.org/rsf - Tri Finish Münster: Founded in 1985 as the city’s first triathlon association, Tri Finish offers racing and cycle tourism tours
Tel. 01 79 / 1 27 49 03
E-mail kontakt@trifinish.de
www.trifinish.de/
In addition, several sports clubs also have cycling tour and racing divisions.
Speciality sport II: Golf
Tinnen golf club is based in Amelsbüren, while the Münster-Wilkinghege golf club’s 18-hole green is located on the Steinfurter Straße, near the Münster-Nord (Münster North) motorway exit.
- Golfclub Münster-Tinnen (Münster-Tinnen golf club)
Tel. 0 25 36 / 3 30 10 11
E-mail info@gc-tinnen.de
www.golfclub-tinnen.de/ - Golfclub Münster-Wilkinghege (Münster-Wilkinghege golf club)
Tel. 02 51 / 21 40 90
E-mail kontakt@golfclub-wilkinghege.de
www.golfclub-wilkinghege.de/
Speciality sport III: Ballooning
The "Montgolfiade" balloon festival, which is held annually at the end of August, is one of the highlights on Münster’s event calendar. The sight of 60 balloons rising up from the banks of Lake Aa is most impressive.
www.montgolfiade-muenster.de
Ballooning can also be practised as a competitive sport at Münster's two ballooning associations. During the competitions, the distance and length of a balloon ride and the target journey are calculated. However, the associations also welcome those who are just "along for the ride".
- Freiballonsport-Verein Münster und Münsterland (Münster and Münsterland Free Ballooning Sports Association)
Tel. 01 51 / 54 80 46
E-mail fsv-ms@web.de
www.freiballonsport-verein-muenster.de/ - Mongolfieren Club Gremmendorf (Gremmendorf Hot-Air Ballooning Club)
Tel. 02 51 / 62 78 79
E-mail info@montgolfieren-club.de
www.montgolfieren-club.de/
Some aeronautic companies also offer hot-air balloon rides:
- Ballooncharter
Tel. 02 51 / 8 28 85
E-mail info@ballooncharter.de
www.ballooncharter.de/ - Ballonteam Münster
Tel. 02 51 / 32 84 88
E-mail ballonteam-muenster@t-online.de
www.ballonteammuenster.de/
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