THIS WEEKS FUN FACT

October 4th
Bicycle Capital of Germany
With 500,000 bicycles registered in Munster, the town claims nearly two bikes for every resident. The city is very bike friendly, even by German standards. The space occupied by the original city walls was converted into a tree-lined bicycle and pedestrian path called the Promenade. Germany's first bicycle park is directly in front of the main train station, with 3,500 parking spaces, a bike rental office, and a repair shop. Munster also introduced the skateboard to Germany in the 1970's.