Stiepel
Stiepel is a southern district of the City of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the Ruhr River, which is its border to the neighbouring cities of Hattingen and Witten. Stiepel used to be a municipality in the rural district of Bochum, but was integrated into Bochum in 1929.
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Stamp from 2008 commemorating 1000th anniversary of Stiepel village church
Stiepel is the most affluent part of Bochum. It has an old village church dating from 1008. Originally a Catholic church, it became a Lutheran church in 1610 when the minister broke away from the church and converted to Lutheranism. The church was honored with a stamp commemorating its 1000th anniversary in 2008.
Stiepel Priory is located in the town.
Further reading
- Heinz Winter, Königreich Stiepel, Bochum: Hoose (1987)
- Heinz Winter, Von stipula bis Stiepel, 3rd edition (1998)
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External links
- Stiepel (in German)
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