Waltrop
Waltrop | |
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 Saint Peter Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Waltrop within Recklinghausen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°37′N 07°23′E / 51.617°N 7.383°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Marcel Mittelbach[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.98 km2 (18.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 29,586 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 45731 |
| Dialling codes | 02309, 02363 (Oberwiese) |
| Vehicle registration | RE |
Waltrop (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltʁɔp] is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Datteln-Hamm Canal, approximately 15 km east of Recklinghausen and 15 km north-west of Dortmund.
Division of the town
[edit]The town of Waltrop is surrounded by the Bauerschaften (rural boroughs) Lippe (Unterlippe/Oberlippe), Elmenhorst, Brockenscheidt, Leveringhausen, Oberwiese and Holthausen.
History
[edit]People already settled in this area about 2,000 years ago.
The village developed around the parish church of St. Peter which was built in the 9th/10th century. It is known that in 1432 Waltrop was a part of the county Dortmund. After the Soest Feud, the archbishops of Cologne could intervene against the counts of Mark, so that Waltrop became a part of Vest Recklinghausen.
The production of coal in the mine started in 1905. As a consequence, Waltrop grew larger and became an industrial town. One coal mine was closed down in 1979, the other closed in 1992.
In 1939, Waltrop got its municipal rights.
Governance
[edit]The town council of Waltrop consists of 36 seats, which are divided into 6 parliamentary groups since September 2020:
- SPD, 13 seats
- CDU, 12 seats
- Greens, 5 seats
- Waltroper Aufbruch (WA), 3 seats
- FDP, 2 seats
- Die Linke, 1 seat
Since 2020 Marcel Mittelbach (SPD) is mayor of Waltrop.
Notable places
[edit]Waltrop is home to a museum of old ship lifts, including the Henrichenburg boat lift and a historical coal mine, called Zeche Waltrop.
Local industry
[edit]- Manufactum, upscale retailer for traditionally-made household goods
- Langendorf, a tipping trailer manufacturer
Notable people
[edit]- Sylvia Dördelmann (born 1970), rower
- Matthias Hues (born 1959), actor and martial artist
- Christoph Korte (born 1965), rower
- Michel Lewandowski (1914–1990), footballer
- Alexander Baumjohann (born 1987), footballer
- Nikolas Breuckmann (born 1988), mathematical physicist
Twin towns – sister cities
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Herne Bay, United Kingdom (1976)
Cesson-Sévigné, France (1984)
San Miguelito, Nicaragua (1988)
Gardelegen, Germany (1990)
Görele, Turkey (2012)
References
[edit]- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". waltrop.de (in German). Waltrop. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in German)
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