Cup in Olpe: New training center opened for the police!

Cup in Olpe: New training center opened for the police!

On March 10, 2025, the topping -out ceremony for the regional training center (RTZ) Southwest falen took place in Olpe, almost a year after the foundation stone was laid. At the ceremony, high-ranking representatives, including interior minister Herbert Reul , district administrator Jochen Hagt as well as several other decision-makers from North Rhine-Westphalia. Several buildings were built on the 17,000 square meter site within one year.

These consist of an amok-tes Halle, a navigable hall with a replica street, a training house with apartments and a restaurant as well as a building with mat rooms, training rooms and two room shooting systems. In his speech, Minister Reul emphasized the importance of the training centers for the training of the police, which are intended to simulate both everyday traffic situations and large dangerous scenarios. District Administrator added that the regional training centers played a central role in the training and further education of the police in North Rhine-Westphalia.

training at a high level

The planned commissioning of the RTZ Südwestfalen takes place in spring 2026, whereby the district police authorities in Hochsauerlandkreis, Märkischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Olpe and Siegen-Wittgenstein will be the main beneficiaries. In addition, the topping -out ceremony of the new RTZ was also celebrated in the Beckerwerth district of Duisburg. This forms another development step for the police in NRW.

A modern training center is built here on a similar area, which includes extensive infrastructural measures. According to Duisburg police are available to create two double buildings and a hall.

innovative technologies and increased security

The planned setup of modern spatial shooting systems with a length of 25 meters and a realistic video projection is particularly noteworthy in order to prepare police officers for the best possible way. Also police chief Alexander Dierselhuis emphasized the essential role of training for the security of the emergency services.

The regional training centers are designed to ensure uniform training conditions across the entire country, and ensure that the police are optimally prepared for different dangers, including terrorist attacks.

sustainability and ecological measures

Both training centers, in Olpe and Duisburg, also face the challenges of climate change. The RTZ Duisburg becomes part of the state government's solar initiative, which is aiming for climate neutrality by 2030. A photovoltaic system on the roofs of the double building is to generate an annual yield of around 95,000 kilowatt hours, whereby up to 85 % of the electricity is to be used on site. This leads to an annual avoidance of around 37 tons of CO2 emissions.

But not only in the case of power supply is paid to sustainability. The construction and property company North Rhine-Westphalia Blb NRW also plans to increase green areas and an increase in the planting as part of the Evaluation measures of the area.

The development of these training centers as a whole shows the state government's commitment to the equipment and training of the police in North Rhine-Westphalia. This is a key to increasing security in the country and to improve the operational readiness of the civil servants.