Werl

Werl is a town in and belongs to the district in the administrative district. Werl is one of the largest and most important pilgrimage sites in .
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  • Type: Town with 30,100 residents
  • Description: town in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Also known as: “05974052” and “Stadt Werl”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady, Werl and Werl Prison.

Church
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The Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady also called Werl Basilica is a Catholic church located in Werl, which was declared a minor basilica in 1953.

Prison
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has about 900 inmates, and is one of the largest prisons in . It is located in the town of Werl in the state of , east of .

Church
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A pilgrimage to a statue of Mary in Werl, , Germany, caused the building of pilgrimage churches there. The first one, completed in 1662, was replaced by a Baroque building completed in 1789, which later became known as the Alte Wallfahrtskirche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Büderich and Haus Lohe.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a village.

Werl

Latitude
51.5533° or 51° 33′ 12″ north
Longitude
7.9156° or 7° 54′ 56″ east
Population
30,100
Elevation
91 metres (299 feet)
Open location code
9F39HW38+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240095935
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6557703
Wiki­data ID
Q11120
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Werl” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Werl”
  • Aragonese: “Werl”
  • Armenian: “Վերլ”
  • Arpitan: “Werl”
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  • Belarusian: “Верль”
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  • Chechen: “Верль”
  • Chinese: “韋爾”
  • Chinese: “韦尔”
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  • German: “Werl”
  • Hebrew: “ורל (עיר)”
  • Hebrew: “וֵרְל”
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  • Japanese: “ヴェルル”
  • Kazakh: “Верль”
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  • Low German: “Wiärl”
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  • Occitan (post 1500): “Werl”
  • Persian: “ورل”
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  • Russian: “Верль”
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  • South Azerbaijani: “ورل”
  • Spanish: “Werl”
  • Spanish: “Werle”
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  • Tatar: “Верль”
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  • Ukrainian: “Верль”
  • Urdu: “ورل”
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  • Waray (Philippines): “Werl”
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  • Zulu: “Werl”

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