Werl

Werl
Wallfahrtsbasilika
Coat of arms
Werl Location of Werl within Soest district
Coordinates: 51°33′0″N 7°55′12″E / 51.55000°N 7.92000°E / 51.55000; 7.92000Coordinates: 51°33′0″N 7°55′12″E / 51.55000°N 7.92000°E / 51.55000; 7.92000
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Government
• Mayor	Michael Grossmann (CDU)
Area
• Total	76.24 km2 (29.44 sq mi)
Elevation	73-228 m (−675 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
• Total	30,843
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	59457
Dialling codes	02922
Vehicle registration	SO
Website	www.werl.de

Werl, Chapelle Mutter Gottes in der Not

Werl is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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.

History

Werl was a member of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages, and has contained a statue of the Virgin Mary since 1661. Today this relic is located in the Wallfahrtsbasilika, and the Franciscan religious order takes care of it. Due to the Marien pilgrimage, Werl is the third largest prisons in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Werl Prison, is located here.

• 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
• Uwe Grauer (born 1970), footballer and coach

International relations

Werl is twinned with:

• Halle, Belgium, since 1973

References

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Images from Werl (in German)

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