Place:Gevelsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Germany

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NameGevelsberg
TypeTown
Coordinates51.3°N 7.333°E
Located inWestfalen, Preußen, Germany
Also located inEnnepe-Ruhr, Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany    
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Gevelsberg (; Westphalian: Gievelsbiärg) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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History

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The town has a history of nearly 785 years. The archbishop of Cologne Engelbert II of Berg was killed on November 7, 1225 by his cousin Frederick of Isenberg in Gievilberch. As a consequence, a monastery of atonement (German: Sühnekloster) was established at the place of Engelbert's death and became the origin of the settlement resulting in today's Gevelsberg.

The population grew strongly in the 19th century, when many small industries related to iron processing were developed.

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Coat of arms

Gevelsberg received its coat of arms (a brick gable on a green hill, and a cogwheel indicating its industry) by decree of the Prussian Department of the Interior in 1903. In the mid-1950s a city wall was added to the coat of arms.

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