Neuss.Old town and southern cultural landscape

Rectangular wooden city map made from oiled oak – two layers with a black back plate.

About the product

Neuss connects its historic centre with a cultural landscape extending southward. St Quirinus, the Obertor and main station define the older urban area, while the Botanical Garden and Hombroich broaden the city view. The wooden map joins residential streets and open spaces across these different settings. Medieval architecture and the relationship between art and landscape remain recognisable within one connected portrait of Neuss.

What does the map show?

St Quirinus Minster
Obertor
Botanical Garden
Hombroich
Main station

Precisely cut and engraved
Fine laser details with clear depth
Carefully inspected and securely packed
Handmade in Germany

Configuration

Shape: Rectangular · Design: Layered · Material: Oak · Sizes: 20 × 30 cm, 35 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm

The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.

Availability & production

Availability: Made to order
Production time: Ships in 3-5 business days

Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.

Materials & care

Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.

Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.

Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.

Included & installation

The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.

Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.

Shipping & returns

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Manufacturer & product identifier

Manufacturer: Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de
Product identifier: LW-CAT-C4489CD8F4A0-S, LW-CAT-C4489CD8F4A0-M, LW-CAT-C4489CD8F4A0-L

Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.

Product safety

Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.

City guide

Neuss from the historic centre to the landscapes of Hombroich

Neuss has a historical centre with strong architectural reference points. St Quirinus and the Obertor occupy a closely built urban setting extending towards the station and southern districts. The Botanical Garden and Hombroich add different kinds of open space. Residential streets connect civic history, public greenery and a more distant cultural landscape.

St Quirinus within the historic city

St Quirinus Minster is a defining building in Neuss. Its construction belongs to the tradition of late Romanesque architecture in the Lower Rhine region, with the foundation stone laid in 1209. The prominent dome gives the church a recognisable exterior form. Within the historic urban fabric, it provides a major reference rather than the city’s only organising point. Streets and public spaces connect it to other parts of the centre. The building therefore explains an important religious and architectural history while remaining part of a much wider urban setting.

The Obertor and an earlier boundary

The Obertor stands south of the minster area and records the city’s former fortifications. As a surviving gate, it makes an older boundary and entry into the town understandable. Its surroundings now belong to a city that has grown beyond that edge. Medieval access and later urban development therefore occupy the same setting. Compared with the church, the gate represents another historical need. The two structures provide concrete reference points in the centre, but their significance comes from different functions: religious focus and controlled passage through a defended boundary.

Railway access and ordinary streets

The main station lies northwest of the historic core, adding an important transport connection to the portrait. Its position balances the sequence of green and cultural places farther south. Streets between the station, minster and Obertor form a continuous urban area with varied uses. These everyday spaces matter because they keep Neuss from appearing as a disconnected list of historical buildings. Residential development continues south of the centre, linking the compact older fabric with places that operate at a more open and landscape-oriented scale.

A garden among residential districts

The Botanical Garden occupies the neighbourhoods south of the centre. Planting and designed greenery provide a different setting from the built landmarks of the historic area. Its position among residential streets makes the relationship between public landscape and ordinary urban life visible. As open space, the garden contributes to the wider city’s form. Compared with Hombroich farther south, it also demonstrates that green places need not have identical purposes. Scale, surroundings and cultural responsibilities can vary substantially even when landscape is central to each place’s identity.

Art and the landscape at Hombroich

Hombroich brings art and landscape together farther south. Pavilions and other buildings stand in a park-like environment, making the relationships between architecture, collections and natural ground essential to the experience of the place. This differs from a museum tightly embedded in central streets. Its distance from the old town is also part of the city’s geography. Neighbourhoods and open areas connect these settings. Neuss consequently reveals several scales, from the medieval centre to a separately conceived cultural landscape, with intervening urban spaces making that southern relationship clear.

Sources

Quirinus-Münster - Stadt Neuss — https://www.neuss.de/erleben/geschichte/neuss-historisch/quirinus-muenster
Obertor — Neuss am Rhein — https://www.neuss.de/erleben/geschichte/neuss-historisch/obertor
Botanischer Garten - Stadt Neuss — https://www.neuss.de/erleben/freizeit/botanischer-garten
Besuch - Stiftung Insel Hombroich — https://www.inselhombroich.de/de/besuch/
50 Orte: Museum Insel Hombroich ist ein ... - Rhein-Kreis Neuss — https://www.rhein-kreis-neuss.de/de/verwaltung-politik/nachrichten/pressemeldungen-aus-dem-jahr-2025/50-jahre-50-orte-museum-insel-hombroich-ist-ein-besonderer-ort-fuer-kunst-und-naturliebhaber/