Verl

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Verl
Federal state: North Rhine-Westphalia
District: Detmold
County: Guetersloh
Geographical position: 51° 53' N, 8° 31' O
Altitude: 85 - 111 m above sea level
Area: 71,31 km²
Denizen: 25.095 (31. June 2006)
Post code: 33415
Prefix: +49 5246
Townhall: Paderborner Straße 3-5
33415 Verl
Germany
Website: www.verl.de
E-Mail: verl@gt-net.de

Verl is a municipality in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approx. 15 km south of Bielefeld and 10 km east of Gütersloh.

In the 19th century two citizens of Verl, Johannes Otto and Ferdinand Bredeik (Bredeick), founded two towns in Ohio, USA: Delphos and Ottoville. Since the ninth decade of the last century Verl is official sister city of both towns.


[edit] Places of interest

  • Catholic church St. Anna from 1792
  • Timbered houses of the 16th century
  • Junk market "Hobbymarkt" - one of the largest junk markets in Germany, every first Saturday of the month


[edit] Important companies

The following worldwide acting companies are located in Verl:

Coordinates: 51°53′N 8°31′E

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