Telgte (German pronunciation: [ˈtɛlktə]; regionally [ˈtɛlçtə])[3] is a town in the Warendorf district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the river Ems 12 km east of Münster and 15 km west of Warendorf.

Telgte borders the cities Münster, Geven, Ostbevern, Warendorf, and Everswinkel.

Until 1974, Westbevern (population: about 4000; area of 24,46 km²) was an independent town, with Dorf, Vadrup, and Brock as its districts.

For a couple of years, the neo-gothic church St Cornelius and Cyprian was a part of the parish community St. Marien (Telgte and Westbevern.)

Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and beginning in Osnabrück, the summertime pilgrimage regularly consists of 8,000 pilgrims.

Telgte is nationally known for its nativity museum, which is today part of the RELíGIO - Westphalian Museum for Religious Culture, the Birth of Mary Market with a show jumping tournament that attracts around 40,000 visitors every September, and the Telgter Pilgrimage, the annual Marian pilgrimage from Osnabrück to Telgte.

Until 2014, Germany's largest medieval Christmas market with lights took place in Telgte during Advent.

From April to July 2015, the Everyday People were once again exhibited in the historic part of the city.

The Office for Green Spaces and Environmental Protection of the City of Münster, which owns the cemetery, is responsible for it.

An attractive tourist destination is Haus Langen, with a former double mill at the Bever.