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Werpe
Werpe
Stadtteil of Schmallenberg
	Location of Werpe
	Werpe Werpe
	Coordinates: 51°9′20″N 8°15′4″E / 51.15556°N 8.25111°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Hochsauerlandkreis
Town	Schmallenberg
Population (2021-12-31)
• Total	203
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Werpe is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The Werpe has 203 inhabitants^[1] and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 430 m. The river Wehrsiepen flows through the village.

Werpe borders on the villages of Harbecke, Felbecke, Wormbach, Schmallenberg and Fleckenberg. Schmallenberg's aerodrome (Motorsport- und Segelflugplatz Rennefeld)^[2] is between the villages of Werpe and Wormbach. In the village centre the Landesstraße 737 meets the Kreisstraße 25.

Werpe was first mentioned in 1221 in a document. The village used to belong to the municipality of Wormbach in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.

Gallery

„Werpe“ 1645 - Westphalia Ducatus (Duchy of Westphalia)
Chapel in Werpe

References

^ Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants (in German)
^ Rennefeld.de (in German)

[1] Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants (in German)

[2] Rennefeld.de (in German)

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