Sprockhövel is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Sprockhövel
Town
Gennebreck, reformed church: Kirche Herzkamp
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sprockhövel within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 51°22′N 7°15′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Subdivisions	11
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Sabine Noll[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	47.78 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	24,702
• Density	520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	45549
Dialling codes	02339, 02324, 0202
Vehicle registration	EN
Website	www.sprockhoevel.de

Geography

Sprockhövel is located in the southern suburban part of the Ruhr area. It is 6 km southeast of Hattingen, 8 km northwest of Gevelsberg, 13 km south of Bochum and 14 km northeast of Wuppertal (centre).

The town consists of the Stadtteile Gennebreck, Haßlinghausen, Hiddinghausen, Niedersprockhövel, Niederstüter and Obersprockhövel.

History

The town was first mentioned in documents around 1000 AD. It was part of the County of Mark, but close to the Duchy of Berg, whose cultural influence is still visible today in the historical part of town. The current administration of Sprockhövel is a result of the local government reform on 1 January 1975.

Sprockhövel is twinned with South Kirkby, West Yorkshire.

Politics

The current mayor of Sprockhövel is Sabine Noll, an independent endorsed by the CDU and Greens, since 2020. In the most recent mayoral election on 13 September 2020, Noll won with 57.9% of votes against Volker Hoven, who was supported by the SPD, FDP, and WfS-FW.[3]

List of mayors

• Hans Käseberg (SPD) 1970–1999
• Paul Gerhard Flasdieck (SPD) 1999–2004
• Klaus Walterscheid (SPD) (* 1946), 2004–2014
• Ulrich Winkelmann (* 1957), 2014-2020
• Sabine Noll (* 1968), since 2020

City council

The Sprockhövel city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	4,040	31.8	2.4	12	±0
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	3,384	26.6	11.5	10	6
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	3,148	24.8	12.0	10	5
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	1,113	8.8	0.2	3	±0
	We for Sprockhövel–Free Voters (WfS–FW)	607	4.8	0.9	2	±0
	Together in Sprockhövel (MiS)	427	3.4	New	1	New
Valid votes		12,719	98.1
Invalid votes		250	1.9
Total		12,969	100.0		38	2
Electorate/voter turnout		21,162	61.3
Source: City of Sprockhövel

Notable people

• Mathilde Franziska Anneke (1817–1884), women's rights activist
• Henriette Davidis (1801–1876), house economist and author
• Dietrich Grönemeyer (born 1952), physician and brother of Herbert Grönemeyer
• Paul Pleiger (1899–1985), industrialist; lived for many years with his family in Sprockhövel
• Dirk Schrade (born 1978), versatile rider, has been living in the Haßlinghausen district since 2009
• Erwin Sellering (born 1949), Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2008 (SPD)

See also

• Dampf-Bahn-Club Sprockhövel, a miniature railway in Sprockhövel.
• TSG Sprockhövel, local football club

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sprockhövel.

• Official website (in German)

На других языках

[de] Sprockhövel

[ru] Шпроккхёфель