Buildings •
Catholic Church St. Nikolaus. The church was built in the 13th century after a fire in the city. Its tower received its current top in 1712. •
Catholic Church St. Johannes der Täufer. The other Catholic Church in Rüthen was built 1871–1874 with an older tower from 1737. In this tower there is a madonna figure generally considered the oldest piece of art of Rüthen. •
Former Abbey of the order of capuchins. What used to be an abbey now houses 13 apartments. The historic garden has been reconstructed. •
Former Abbey of the order of ursulines The 1749-built abbey was built exactly where 10 years earlier an abbey of another order burned down. Today it houses a bank. • The
old cityhall is a 1726- to 1730-built complex noticeable for its façade and big, curved flight of stairs. • Of the medieval
town fortifications, aside big parts of the city wall, only the Hachtor and the
Hexenturm (
witches' tower) still exist. The Hachtor is an old town gate that has also been used as a prison. • The
Jewish cemetery from 1625 is the oldest of its kind in Westfalen, located right next to the Hachtor. In the village of
Kallenhardt you can find
Schloss Körtlinghausen (1714), a small castle surrounded by water, a catholic church from 1722 and an old cityhall from the 14th or 15th century.
Nature The
Hohler Stein in Kallenhardt is a big cave in which archaeological findings from the
Stone Age and
Bronze Age were made. == People ==