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Werl (German pronunciation: [vɛʁl] (
listen); Westphalian: Wiärl) is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Location of Werl within Soest district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°33′0″N 7°55′12″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 (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 30,702 |
| • 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 |
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 1933–1934
- 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 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "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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На других языках
[de] Werl
Die Wallfahrtsstadt Werl ist eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, und gehört zum Kreis Soest im Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg. Seit dem 14. Januar 2015 darf sie den offiziellen Namenszusatz Wallfahrtsstadt führen.- [en] Werl
[es] Werl
Werl es una ciudad de Alemania ubicada en el estado federado de Renania del Norte-Westfalia y que pertenece al mismo distrito que Soest, es decir, la región administrativa de Arnsberg. Es un lugar muy accesible, debido a que está muy cerca de Sauerland, Münsterland y la cuenca del Ruhr, además de que la autopista de Hellweg la atraviesa. Por otro lado, el entorno de la ciudad es parte de la fértil campiña de Bördelandschaft.[ru] Верль
Верль (нем. Werl) — город на западе Германии, в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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