Werl(German pronunciation:[vɛʁl];Westphalian:Wiärl) is a town located in the district ofSoestinNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany.
Werl, Germany | |
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 Wallfahrtsbasilika | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Werl, Germany within Soest district  | |
  Werl, Germany  Werl, Germany | |
| Coordinates:51°33′0″N7°55′12″E/ 51.55000°N 7.92000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Soest |
| Subdivisions | 10 |
| Government | |
| •Mayor(2020–25) | Torben Höbrink[1](CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.24 km2(29.44 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 30,938 |
| • Density | 410/km2(1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59457 |
| Dialling codes | 02922 |
| Vehicle registration | SO |
| Website | werl.de |
Geography
editWerl is easily accessible because it is located between theSauerland,Münsterland,and theRuhr Area.TheHellwegroad runs through the city, as Werl is a part of the fertile Bördelandschaft of the Werl–Unnaer Börde.
Neighbouring municipalities
editDivision of the town
editWerl consists of the following districts:
- Blumenthal (48 inhabitants)
- Budberg (596 inhabitants)
- Büderich (3107 inhabitants)
- Hilbeck(1339 inhabitants)
- Holtum (1049 inhabitants)
- Mawicke (521 inhabitants)
- Niederbergstraße (210 inhabitants)
- Oberbergstraße (363 inhabitants)
- Sönnern (870 inhabitants)
- Westönnen (2665 inhabitants)
- Werl (22151 inhabitants)
History
editWerl was a member of theHanseatic Leaguein the Middle Ages and since 1661 has had a statue of the Virgin Mary, making it a place ofpilgrimage.Today this relic is in the Wallfahrtsbasilika and is looked after by the Franciscan religious order. Werl Prison is the third largest in North Rhine-Westphalia,Werl Prison.
- The4th United States Army Field Artillery Detachmentwas stationed in Werl until 1992.
Mayors
edit- 1958–1965: Ferdinand Pöppinghaus (1923–1965) (CDU)
- 1965–1981: Amalie Rohrer (1922-2014) (CDU)
- 1981–1985: Heinz Sasse (CDU)
- 1986–1994: Elisabeth Böhmer (CDU)
- 1994–1996: Kunibert Becker (1934-2001) (CDU)
- 1996–1999: Friedrich Leopold Graf von Brühl, (born 1944) (CDU)
- 1999–2020: Michael Grossmann, (born 1948) (CDU)
- since 2020: Torben Höbrink (CDU)
Notable people
edit- Philipp Rosenthal(1855–1937), businessman and founder of Rosenthal AG at Schloss Erkersreuth in Selb
- Franz von Papen(1879–1969), Conservative politician, diplomat, nobleman and General Staff officer; served asChancellor of Germanyin 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor underAdolf Hitlerfrom 1933 to 1934
- Ulla Wiesner(born 1940), singer
- Theodor Redder(born 1941), footballer
- Dimitri Hegemann(born 1954), cultural manager, musician and founder of the club "Tresor" in Berlin
- Martin Kree(born 1965), footballer
- Uwe Grauer(born 1970), footballer and coach
Twin towns – sister cities
edit
Halle,Belgium (1973)
References
edit- ^Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020,Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011"(in German).Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.Retrieved2024-06-20.
- ^"Städtepartnerschaft mit der belgischen Stadt Halle".werl.de(in German). Werl.Retrieved2021-02-17.
External links
edit- Official website
(in German) - Images from Werl(in German)
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