Place:Werdohl, Westfalen, Preußen, Germany

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NameWerdohl
TypeTown
Coordinates51.267°N 7.767°E
Located inWestfalen, Preußen, Germany
Also located inMärkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany    
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Werdohl is a town in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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The first document which mentions Werdohl dates to the year 1101. Bishop Heinrich II. from Paderborn mentions the church of Werdohl, which was donated by count Erpo of Padberg to the monastery Boke/Flechtdorf. In 1220 the Priorat Berentrop took over the ownership, which in 1300 was bought by count Everhard II. of the Mark.

Werdohl was long administrated in the Amt Neuenrade, however at the end of the 19th century the population of Werdohl was higher than those of the other municipalities in the Amt together. On June 1, 1891 Werdohl left the Amt and became self-administrated, after it failed to get the seat of the Amt administration to be moved to Werdohl. On April 19, 1936 the municipality received city rights.

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