Wermelskirchen
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Administrative region | Cologne |
| District | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis |
| Population | 37,864 (2005) |
| Area | 74.66 km² |
| Population density | 492 /km² |
| Elevation | 345 m |
| Coordinates | 51°9′ N 7°13′ E |
| Postal code | 42929 |
| Area code | 02196, 02193 |
| Licence plate code | GL |
| Mayor | Eric Weik (FDP) |
| Website | wermelskirchen.de |
Wermelskirchen is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. It contains an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church and a Latin school.
It is also the birthplace of Carl Leverkus, founder of the German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer and is also home to the world's biggest live Christmas tree.
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[edit] Coat of Arms
The coat-of-arms of the city of Wermelskirchen looks like a silver shield split into thirds. In the left field is an oak tree. In the right field there is a Swan and pictured in the middle field there is a church.
[edit] Notable People
Film director and writer Uwe Boll, director of Alone in the Dark and BloodRayne was born here.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
[edit] External links
- http://www.wermelskirchen.de/ (official site of the city (german))
- http://www.dabringhausen-online.de/ (site of the borough Dabringhausen (german))
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