Sprockhövel

Coat of arms

Sprockhövel

Location of Sprockhövel within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district

Coordinates: 51°22′N 7°15′E / 51.367°N 7.250°ECoordinates: 51°22′N 7°15′E / 51.367°N 7.250°E

Country

Germany

State

North Rhine-Westphalia

Government

• Mayor

Klaus Walterscheid (SPD)

Area

• Total

47.78 km² (18.45 sq mi)

Elevation

219 m (719 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)^[1]

• Total

25,205

• Density

530/km² (1,400/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

45549

02339, 02324, 0202

Website

Sprockhövel is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Sprockhövel is located in the southern suburban part of the Ruhr area. It is 6 km southeast of Hattingen, 8 km northwest of Gevelsberg, 13 km south of Bochum and 14 km northeast of Wuppertal (centre).

The town consists of the Stadtteile Gennebreck, Haßlinghausen, Hiddinghausen, Niedersprockhövel, Niederstüter and Obersprockhövel.

History

The town was first mentioned in documents around 1000 AD. It was part of the County of Mark, but close to the Duchy of Berg, whose cultural influence is still visible today in the historical part of town. The current administration of Sprockhövel is a result of the local government reform on January 1, 1975.

Sprockhövel is twinned with South Kirkby, West Yorkshire.

Niedersprockhövel, reformed church

Gennebreck, reformed church: Kirche Herzkamp

Mayors

Hans Käseberg (SPD) 1970–1999
Paul Gerhard Flasdieck (SPD) 1999–2004
Klaus Walterscheid (SPD) (* 1946), 2004–2014
Ulrich Winkelmann (* 1957), since 2014

Honorary citizens and personalities

Mathilde Franziska Anneke (about 1840)

Mathilde Franziska Anneke, (1817-1884), women's rights activist
Henriette Davidis, (1801-1876), house economist and author
Dietrich Grönemeyer, (born 1952), physician and brother of Herbert Grönemeyer
The Industrialist Paul Pleiger (1899-1985), lived for many years with his family in Sprockhövel
Dirk Schrade, versatile rider, (born 1978), has been living in the Haßlinghausen district since 2009
Erwin Sellering, (born 1949), Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2008 (SPD)

References

↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.

External links

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www.sprockhoevel.de (in German)

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