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Werl
Town
Wallfahrtsbasilika
Coat of arms
Location of Werl within Soest district
Werl Show map of Germany Werl Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 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
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  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	30,736
• 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 is a town in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography[change | change source]

Divisions of the town[change | change source]

Werl is made up 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)

People[change | change source]

Werl was the birthplace of Franz von Papen (1879–1969), German soldier, politician and diplomat.

References[change | change source]

Other websites[change | change source]

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