Welver

Welver
Monument to the Battle of Vellinghausen
Coat of arms
Welver
Location of Welver within Soest district
Coordinates: 51°37′0″N 7°57′30″E / 51.61667°N 7.95833°ECoordinates: 51°37′0″N 7°57′30″E / 51.61667°N 7.95833°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Hörster (CDU)
Area
• Total	85.6 km^2 (33.1 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,140
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	59514
Dialling codes	02384
Vehicle registration	SO
Website	www.welver.de

Welver is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

The town was once known as Villinghausen or Vellinghausen. The Seven Years' War Battle of Villinghausen was fought nearby.

Geography

Welver is situated approximately 12 km south-east of Hamm and 12 km north-west of Soest.

Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities

• Hamm, to the west and northwest
• Lippetal, to the north
• Soest, to the east and southeast
• Werl, to the southwest

Division of the municipality

After the local government reforms of 1969 Welver consists of the following villages:

Balksen Berwicke Blumroth Borgeln Dinker Dorfwelver Ehningsen

Eilmsen Einecke Eineckerholsen Flerke Illingen Klotingen Meyerich

Merklingsen Nateln Recklingsen Scheidingen Schwefe Stocklarn Vellinghausen

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.

External links

• Official site (German)