Werl
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″N 7°55′12″E / 51.55000°N 7.92000°E / 51.55000; 7.92000 | |
| 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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 30,736 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59457 |
| Dialling codes | 02922 |
| Vehicle registration | SO |
| Website | www.werl.de |
Werl (German pronunciation: [vɛʁl] ⓘ; Westphalian: Wiärl) is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Werl is easily accessible because it is located between the Sauerland, Münsterland, and the Ruhr Area. The Hellweg road runs through the city, as Werl is a part of the fertile Bördelandschaft of the Werl–Unnaer Börde.
Neighbouring municipalities
Division of the town
Werl 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
Werl was a member of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages and since 1661 has had a statue of the Virgin Mary, making it a place of pilgrimage. 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.
- The 4th United States Army Field Artillery Detachment was stationed in Werl until 1992.
Mayors
- 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
- 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 as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler from 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
Werl is twinned with:[3]
Halle, Belgium (1973)
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaft mit der belgischen Stadt Halle". werl.de (in German). Werl. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Images from Werl (in German)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Werl.
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