Waltrop
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| Waltrop | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Münster |
| District | Recklinghausen |
| Mayor | Anne Heck-Guthe (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 46.98 km² (18.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Population | 29,948 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 637 /km² (1,651 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RE |
| Postal code | 45731 |
| Area codes | 02309, 02363 (Oberwiese) |
Waltrop is a town in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Datteln-Hamm Canal, approx. 15 km east of Recklinghausen and 15 km north-west of Dortmund.
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[edit] Division of the town
The town Waltrop is surrounded by the Bauerschaften (rural boroughs) Lippe (Unterlippe/Oberlippe), Elmenhorst, Brockenscheidt, Leveringhausen, Oberwiese and Holthausen.
[edit] History
People already settled in this area about 2000 years ago.
The village developed around the parish church St. Peter which was build in the 9th/ 10th century. It is known that in 1432 Waltrop was a part oft he county Dortmund. After the Soester Fehde, the archbishops of cologne could intersperse themselves against the counts of Mark, so that Waltrop became a part of the Vest Recklinghausen.
The production of coal in the coal mine startet in 1905. As a consequence, Waltrop grew lager and became an industrial city. The coal mine was closed down in 1979.
In 1939 Waltrop got its municipal rights.
[edit] Governance
The city council of Waltrop consits of 40 seats, which are divided into 6 parliamentary groups
- SPD, 15 seats
- CDU, 14 seats
- FDP, 3 seats
- Waltroper Aufbruch (WA), 3 seats
- Grüne Liste Waltrop (GLW), 2 seats
- Bündnis für Waltrop, 2 seats
plus a single member of Die Linke
Since 2004 Anne Heck-Guthe (SPD) is mayorette of Waltrop.
[edit] Notable places
Waltrop is home to a museum of old ship lifts, including the Henrichenburg boat lift and a historical coal mine.
[edit] Twin towns
Waltrop is twinned with
Herne Bay, Kent, England- Cesson-Sévigné, France
- San Miguelito, Río San Juan, Nicaragua
- Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (former GDR)
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
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