Education
Steinfurt and all its 34,000 citizens (14,000 of them living in Burgsteinfurt) profits from its location in the centre of the charming landscape of “Münsterland.” Steinfurt is also the home of numerous medium-sized enterprises, especially the brewery, spinning mills and transportation companies. In Steinfurt there are all kinds of schools and colleges, including of course the traditional academic high school “Arnoldinum,” a descendant of the “Hohe Schule.” The polytechnic institute of Münster keeps several world-famous departments in Burgsteinfurt, particularly for electronic technology and bio-chemistry. The city possesses two swimming pools, several gymnasiums and in the “Bagno” there is one of the most beautiful golf courses in Westphalia (9 holes).
The engineering faculties of the University of Applied Sciences Münster (Fachhochschule Münster) are based in Steinfurt.
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