The historical green city surrounded by the forest, a doorway to the land of hills, situated in the north east of Saurland, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. It was first documented in 789, beautified with Ruhr River valley. The city fascinated with ubiquitous beauty of landscapes, green foliage, and lush clear lakes, and numerous timbered houses portrays the city as unique, versatile, the settings close to lively and romantic wooded landscapes. You can experience the wonderful stroll around the old town that lead to medieval time settings. The city famous in the region being the seat of justice, the Oberfreistuhl is a court and this importance is first documented in 1174.

The Old Prussian housings are located near the Neumarkt in old town, and a magnificent church known as the Auferstehungskirche. The special décor of the St. Laurentius Church (Propsteikirche) is worth seeing. The Hirschberg Gate, a hunting lodge constructed in around 1753. A fantastic monument located in the Eichholz forest named as the Ehmsen Monument dedicated to the Ehmsen a councilor of the Eichholz forest. The landmark of the city is the baroque bell tower accompany with a Gothic old town hall building constructed in 1710, the bell tower can be viewed from far away. The old green tower is also a worth seeing.

The beautiful setting of Schlossberg, an Arnsberg castle built in around 1100, and faced several changes and completely redesigned by the elector Clemens August in 18th century.

The versatile forest surrounding of town captivates the visitors, the fabled Nature Park Arnsberg along the charm of Moehne and Sorpe lakes. The walking path of the Arnsberg forest covers around 400 km, a true natural beauty of fauna and flora. The Nass is the cozy water theme park offers you the sauna bath, irrespective of the weather you will surely please, relax and feel comfort.

The rich and affluent cultural heritage is well reflected from the numerous events and theatrical performances. The popular theater Kulturschmiede offers best performances. The city celebrates the numerous art and cultural events, attended by the thousands of visitors, the joyous International Summer Event of Art, attracts the visitors across the region. The Herdringer Freilichtbuhne is well famed fiesta, an open air theatrical event held every in summer. One of the big wild life events, you will experience the wild nature of Arnsberg, famous under the tag of Wildwald Vosswinkel.