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Werther, North Rhine-Westphalia

Coordinates: 52°04′00″N 08°25′00″E / 52.06667°N 8.41667°E / 52.06667; 8.41667
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Werther (Westf.)
Town
Protestant St. Jacobi Church in town centre of Werther (Westf.)
Protestant St. Jacobi Church in town centre of Werther (Westf.)
Flag of Werther (Westf.)
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Coat of arms of Werther (Westf.)
Coat of arms
Location of Werther (Westf.) within Gütersloh district
GüterslohSchloß Holte-StukenbrockVerlRietbergLangenbergRheda-WiedenbrückHerzebrock-ClarholzSteinhagenWertherHalleHarsewinkelBorgholzhausenVersmoldPaderborn (district)Lippe (district)Soest (district)BielefeldHerford (district)Warendorf (district)Lower SaxonyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Werther (Westf.) is located in Germany
Werther (Westf.)
Werther (Westf.)
Werther (Westf.) is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Werther (Westf.)
Werther (Westf.)
Coordinates: 52°04′00″N 08°25′00″E / 52.06667°N 8.41667°E / 52.06667; 8.41667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictGütersloh
Subdivisions6
Government
 • MayorMarion Weike (SPD)
Area
 • Total35.31 km2 (13.63 sq mi)
Elevation
316 m (1,037 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total11,193
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33824
Dialling codes05203
Vehicle registrationGT
Websitewww.stadt-werther.de

Werther is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia,  Germany. It is located near the Teutoburg Forest, approximately 10 km north-west of Bielefeld. It is best known for the Werther's Original caramel sweets, which are nowadays produced in the nearby city of Halle today. Werther has one Gesamtschule and one Gymnasium, which has an exchange partnership with a Yarm School, an independent school in Yarm, England.

People

References

  1. ^ "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.


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