Wermelskirchen
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![]() ![]() Wermelskirchen Location of Wermelskirchen within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district ![]() ![]() | ||
Coordinates: 51°09′N 7°13′E / 51.150°N 7.217°ECoordinates: 51°09′N 7°13′E / 51.150°N 7.217°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Admin. region | Köln | |
District | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Rainer Bleek (SPD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 74.66 km2 (28.83 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) | |
Population (2016-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 34,638 | |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 42929 | |
Dialling codes |
02196 02193 (Dabringhausen) | |
Vehicle registration | GL | |
Website | www.wermelskirchen.de |
Wermelskirchen is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. It is home to one of Europe's biggest live Christmas trees (measuring 26m).
Coat of arms
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Historic marker
The coat-of-arms of the city of Wermelskirchen looks like a silver shield split into thirds. In the left field is an oak tree. In the right field there is a Swan and pictured in the middle field there is a church.
Education
Wermelskirchen has an Evangelical, a Roman Catholic church and a Latin school.
Economy
The city has the head office of OBI [2] and the origin of the castor manufacturer TENTE.
Notable people
- Carl Leverkus, founder of a German chemical and pharmaceutical company.
- Uwe Boll, retired film director and writer, but currently restaurateur and founder of Bauhaus Restaurant chains in Canada
- Stephan Audel, film director
- Thomas Kleine, footballer
- Christian Lindner, politician
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ↑ "Impressum." OBI. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Komplementär OBI Heimwerkermarkt Systemzentrale GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Straße 7-9, 42929 Wermelskirchen, Amtsgericht Köln HR B 36389 ."
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Wermelskirchen". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 523.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Website of the borough Dabringhausen (in German)
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