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At Designer Outlet Ochtrup you can enjoy a unique shopping experience in the heart of the Münsterland region. The outlet, with its open air promenade, offers a wide selection of over 100 lifestyle and designer brands  - always up to 70% less than the recommended retail price.

Cistern of Wishes


During the renovation and expansion works around the North entrance, the Designer Outlet Ochtrup uncovered an interesting historical finding; a cistern from the treatment plant of a textile dye factory. The dye factory belonged to the textile company of the Laurenz brothers, dating from 1875. The cistern now serves as both a testament to local history and has also been repurposed as a Wish Cistern for charity.

Love, health and prosperity are symbolized by bronze pillars with golden animal heads. The dove represents love, the lion head stands for health and the pig symbolizes prosperity. Donations can be made via openings in each pillar. The money falls onto a turntable at the bottom of the cistern and is emptied on a regular basis.

Since May 2015 the cistern has been emptied 11 times with donations reaching an overall sum of €102.221,30.

On the last occasion the Cistern was emptied, an amount of  €11.406,93 was collected and donated as follows:

  • Aktion Lichtblicke: €3.456,93 
  • Hospizverein Ochtrup e.V.: €500,00
  • Kinderförderung Brasilien e.V.: €750,00 
  • Miteinander Ochtrup e.V.: €500,00 
  • Rotary für Ukraine Hilfe: €1500,00 
  • Förderverein Kindertagesstätte Astrid Lindgren Gronau-Epe e.V. : €150,00 
  • Kinderkrebshilfe Münster e.V.: €500,00 
  • IWC Steinfurt-Emsdetten: €750,00
  • Josef Grave: €300,00 
  • Förderverein Lambertischule Ochtrup: €500,00 
  • Förderverein Marienschule Ochtrup: €500,00 
  • Förderverein Von-Galen-Schule Ochtrup: €500,00 
  • Förderverein Hauptschule Ochtrup: €500,00 
  • Förderverein städt. Realschule Ochtrup: €500,00 
  • Förderverein städt. Gymnasium Ochtrup: €500,00 

We would like to thank all our guests for their donations!