Welver

Welver
Municipality
Monument to the Battle of Vellinghausen
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Welver within Soest district
Welver Show map of Germany Welver Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°37′0″N 7°57′30″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Subdivisions	20
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Camillo Garzen[1]
Area
• Total	85.6 km^2 (33.1 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	11,976
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

External links

• Official site (in German)