- Werl
Infobox German Location
Name = Werl
image_caption = Wallfahrtsbasilika
image_photo = Basilika Werl.jpg
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Werl.png
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 33 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 55 |lon_sec = 0
Bundesland = NRW
Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg
Landkreis = Soest
Höhe = 73-228
Fläche = 76.24
Einwohner = 32198
Stand = 2005-12-31
pop_source =
PLZ = 59457
Vorwahl = 02922
Kfz = SO
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 74 052
Gliederung = 10
Straße = Hedwig-Dransfeld-Straße 23
59457 Werl
Website = [http://www.werl.de/ www.werl.de]
Bürgermeister = Michael Grossmann
Partei = CDUWerl 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. TheHellweg road runs through the city, as Werl is a part of the fertile Bördelandschaft of the Werl-Unnaer Börde.Neighbouring municipalities
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 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 pilgrimage destination in Germany.Main sights
* One of the largest prisons of North Rhine-Westphalia, the
Werl Prison , is located here.
* The4th United States Army Field Artillery Detachment was stationed in Werl until 1992.Twin towns
* Halle,
Belgium , since 1973External links
* [http://www.stadt-werl.de Official website] de icon
* [http://www.reise-photografie.de/werl/ Images from Werl] de icon
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