Werl is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, belonging to the Soest district within the Arnsberg administrative region. It is one of the largest and most important pilgrimage sites in Germany.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude51.552778 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Werl (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 29,693 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.552778, longitude 7.913889
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 90 m
P2046 (area)
area 76.24 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 29693 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (German): Werl
Wikipedia (German)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1024
Im Jahre 1024 wurde Werl erstmals mit dem Ortsnamen Werla erwähnt.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1024
Im Jahre 1024 wurde Werl erstmals mit dem Ortsnamen Werla erwähnt.
Source text, founding-year: 1024
Im Jahre 1024 wurde Werl erstmals mit dem Ortsnamen Werla erwähnt.
View the Source Werl (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
district. Werl is one of the largest and most important pilgrimage sites in Germany
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