Werl
Werl 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 | Michael Grossmann (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.24 km2 (29.44 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 30,767 |
| • 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, Chapelle Mutter Gottes in der Not
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.
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)
- since 1999 full-time: Michael Grossmann, (born 1948) (CDU)
Notable people
Franz von Papen in 1936
- Franz von Papen: German nobleman, Roman Catholic monarchist politician, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler in 1933 to 1934, and who helped him come to power, was born in Werl on 29 October 1879.
- Philipp Rosenthal (1855-1937), businessman and founder of Rosenthal AG at Schloss Erkersreuth in Selb.
- Ulla Wiesner (born 1940), singer
- Theodor Redder (born 1941), football national player
- Dimitri Hegemann (born 1954), cultural manager, musician and founder of the club "Tresor" in Berlin
- Martin Auer (born 1963), jazz musician
- Martin Kree (born 1965), footballer
- Bernd Mönkebüscher (born 1966), author, Roman Catholic theologian and priest
- Uwe Grauer (born 1970), footballer and coach
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References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
External links
- Official website
(in German) - Images from Werl (in German)
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