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Wipperfürth (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪpɐˈfʏʁt] (listen)) is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the oldest town in the Bergischen Land.

Wipperfürth
Town
Protestant church
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Wipperfürth within Oberbergischer Kreis district
Wipperfürth
Wipperfürth
Coordinates: 51°7′0″N 7°24′0″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictOberbergischer Kreis
Subdivisions8
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Anne Michaela Loth[1]
Area
 • Total118.16 km2 (45.62 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,875
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
51688
Dialling codes02267
Vehicle registrationGM
Websitewww.wipperfuerth.de
Map of the city
Map of the city
Town hall
Town hall

History


The eldest documentary mention dates from 1131. In the Siegburger Mirakelbuch the place is already designated Oppidum(=town). Manner of writing of the first naming: "Weperevorthe". Wipperfürth received town rights between 1217 and 1222. Since 1283 the administration of the town was governed by count Adolf V. von Berg. Already in 1275 king Rudolf von Habsburg allowed the count to move his mint from Wildberg to Wipperfürth. Here, Pfennige were stamped according to Cologne model. In 1328, with the privilege of king Louis the Bavarian the first coinage of Groschen in Germany began in Wipperfürth. Since the 14th century the town was a member of the Hanse. Businesspeople of the town traveled to Stockholm, Dorpat, Malmö, Novgorod, Reval and Lübeck. The town coat of arms of 1267 shows a church in merlons-reinforced wall. Leftovers of this town wall can still be found on the Klosterberg. The oldest building are located at the market, together with the market well. The development of the town was hindered by numerous town fires: 1333, 1352, 1368, 1383, 1404, 1412 and 1465. From 1815–1932 Wipperfürth was capital town of the district with the same name.


Geography



Geographical position


Wipperfürth lies on the flow Wupper which is designated in the upper reaches to the east of the town Wipper.


Neighbouring municipalities


The neighbouring municipalities and neighbouring towns are: Lindlar, Kürten, Wermelskirchen, Hückeswagen, Radevormwald, Halver, Kierspe and Marienheide.


Districts



Localities


AAbstoß – Abshof – Agathaberg – Ahe – Ahlhausen – Alfen – Altensturmberg – Arnsberg
BBallsiefen – Baumhof – Beinghausen – Bengelshagen – Benninghausen – Berge – Bergesbirken – Berghäuschen – Berghausen – Berghof – Berrenberg – Biesenbach – Birkenbaum – Birkerhof – Bochen – Böswipper – Boxberg – Boxbüchen – Bruch – Bühlstahl – Büschel
DDahl – Dellweg – Dhünn – Dievesherweg – Dörpinghausen – Dörrenbach – Dohrgaul – Drecke – Dreine
EEgen – Egerpohl – Eichholz – Elbertzhägen – Engsfeld – Ente – Erlen
FFähnrichstütten – Fahlenbock – Finkelnburg – Fliegeneichen – Forste – Freihäuschen – Friedrichsthal – Frösseln – Fürden
GGardeweg – Gardeweger Mühle – Gerhardsfeld – Graben – Grennebach – Großblumberg – Großfastenrath – Großhöhfeld – Großscherkenbach – Grünenbaum – Grünenberg – Grüttenhausen – Grund – Grunewald – Grüterich
HHackenberg – Hämmern – Hammer – Hahnenberg – Hamböcken – Hambüchen – Halkenberg – Harhausen – Hardenbicke – Hasenburg – Hashbrowns – Haufe – Heid – Heidtkotten – Hermesberg – Herweg – Herzhof – Hilgerbrücke – Hintermühle – Hinterschöneberg – Hinterwurth – Hönnige – Hof – Hohenbüchen – Hohl – Hollinden – Hollmünde – Hülsen – Hütten – Hungenberg
IIbach – Im Hagen – Isenburg
JJägerhof – Jörgensmühle – Jostberg – Julsiefen
KKahlenberg – Kahlscheuer – Kaplansherweg – Kerspe – Kirchenbüchel – Klaswipper – Kleineichhölzchen – Kleinfastenrath – Kleinscherkenrath – Klemenseichen – Kleppersfeld – Klespe – Klitzhaufe – Kluse – Kofeln – Kohlgrube – Kotten – Kremershof – Kreuzberg – Kupferberg – Küppersherweg
LLamsfuß – Langensiefen – Laudenberg – Leiersmühle – Lendringhausen – Lesenbüchen – Leuchtenbirken – Levenhausen – Lieth
MMeddenbick – Mesewinkel – Mittelschneppen- Mittelschwarzen – Mosse – Müllensiepen
NNagelsbüchel – Nagelsgaul – Neeskotten – Neuenhaus – Neuensturmberg – Neumühle – Neye – Neye-Siedlung – Niederbenningrath – Niederdhünn – Niederengsfeld – Niederflossbach – Niedergaul – Niederholl – Niederkemmerich – Niederklüppelberg – Niederröttenscheid – Niederscheveling – Niederwipper
OOberbenningrath – Oberdierdorf – Oberflossbach – Obergaul – Oberholl – Oberholl – Oberkemmerich – Oberlüttgenau – Obermausbach – Obernien – Oberröttenscheid – Oberscheveling – Oberschneppen- Oberschwarzen – Ohl – Ommer – Ommerborn
PPannenhöh – Peffekoven – Peddenpohl – Peppinghausen – Platzweg – Poshof
RRaffelsiefen – Ritterlöh – Ritzenhaufe – Roppersthal
SSanderhöhe – Sausage – Schäfershöh – Schleise – Schmalenfeld – Schneppen – Schniffelshöh – Schnipperingen – Schnipperinger Mühle – Schollenbach – Schwelmer Siepen – Schwickertzhausen – Sommerberg – Sonnenschein – Speckenbach – Stillinghausen – Stüttern
TTheir – Teufelswiese
UÜberberg – Unterdierdorn – Unterholl – Unterlüttgenau – Untermausbach – Unternien – Unterschneppen – Unterschwarzen – Unterstenhof – Unterthier
VVordermühle – Vorderschöneberg – Vorderwurth – Vossebrechen
WWarth – Wasserfuhr – Wegerhof – Weier – Wiegen – Wingenbach – Wipperfeld – Wipperhof – Wüstemünte – Wüstenhof

The coat of arms of Wipperfürth


The arms were granted on 9 December 1975 but were in use a long time before. Wipperfürth received city rights between 1217 and 1222. The oldest seal dates from around 1250 and already shows a city wall, church and a small shield with the arms of the Counts of Berg, who ruled over the city. In the 14th century the small shield was removed. The present arms are based and nearly identical to the composition of the first seal. The city wall denotes the civic character of Wippenfürth, the church is the local St. Nicholas church.


Politics


PartySeatsSources
Christian Democratic Union17[3]
Social Democratic Party8
UWG5
Green Party3
Free Democratic Party3

Culture and places of interest



Dams



Buildings



Churches


By far the oldest church in Wipperfürth is the Catholic parish church St.-Nikolaus placed in the downtown of Wipperfürth. Not far away, the Protestant church was built next to the marked-place in 1875. The so-called Antoniuskirche ("Antonius-church", a minister) was built on the Klosterberg ("cloister hill").


Spare time and sport


The town disposes of various sports field, stadium with field, indoor swimming pool with 25 meters of roads incl. sauna and sunbathing area, airfield, tennis courts, squash, riding spaces and play bowls.


Sport clubs


Economy


During the industrial revolution several companies originated in the area of the textile industry. The most important industry company is the electric light bulb factory founded in 1904 Radium.

Radium also is even today together with the armature factory VOSS the biggest employer in Wipperfürth. Here particularly the electric-working industry, plastic-working industry, metal working industry and paper-working industry is resident.


Transport



Federal highways


Wipperfürth lies in the intersection of the federal highways B 237 (Remscheid- Meinerzhagen) and B 506 (Cologne – Wipperfürth). The B 256 unidirectional Gummersbach in the place Ohl for the B 237.


Bus routes


(VRS: Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg, VRL: Verkehrsgemeinschaft Ruhr-Lippe), OVAG: Oberbergische Verkehrsgesellschaft AG, MVG: Märkische Verkehrsgesellschaft GmbH, KWS: Kraftverkehr Wupper-Sieg AG)


Public facilities



Health


Hospitals: St. Josef hospital Wipperfürth (258 beds)


Education


The municipality has two high schools, Engelbert von Berg – Gymnasium (high school), and Archbishop of St. Angela Gymnasium (high school), a secondary modern school, a Konrad Adenauer – secondary school, a work pedagogic school (occupational lecture), eight elementary schools and two special schools.


Notable people



Twin town



Further sources of information



Literature (German)



References


  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "Stadtrat" (in German). City of Wipperfürth. Retrieved 26 April 2011.



На других языках

[de] Wipperfürth

Die Hansestadt Wipperfürth liegt im Oberbergischen Kreis im Regierungsbezirk Köln in Nordrhein-Westfalen und ist die älteste Stadt im Bergischen Land.
- [en] Wipperfürth

[ru] Випперфюрт

Випперфюрт (нем. Wipperfürth) — город в Федеративной Республике Германия, в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.


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