The provosts lived from around 1100 until the looting by the French around 1800 in private houses around the church. Many canon houses from the 18th century can still be seen today in the former cathedral precinct (Herrenstraße, Stiftsstraße, Hammgasse, Münsterplatz).
Discover the treasure within yourself! What can our senses do and what do they achieve every day? Try it out on the sensory trail on the Maifeld cycle path.
Wernerseck Castle sits enthroned on a rocky spur high above the nature reserve of the Nettetal. Her residential tower, lined with bay windows, is visible from afar.
Significant canon houses include, for example, Stiftsstraße 34 and Stiftsstraße 26/28, the so-called double bay house, Gothic stepped gable, Renaissance half-timbered bay window, oldest house in the city