Gevelsberg
Template:Infobox German location Gevelsberg (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Westphalian: Gievelsbiärg) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
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The town lies in the valley of the river Ennepe in the Süder Uplands, which is part of the Rhenish Massif. Gevelsberg lies about halfway between Wuppertal and Hagen, and is part of the industrial Ruhr Region. The lowest elevation is the Ennepe river at Vogelsang (Script error: No such module "convert".) and highest is the Hageböllinger Kopf (Script error: No such module "convert".). Its east-to-west length is Script error: No such module "convert". and the north to south length is Script error: No such module "convert"..
Division of the town
- Asbeck
- Berge
- Gevelsberg
- Silschede
History
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The town has a history of nearly 785 years. The archbishop of Cologne Engelbert II of Berg was killed on November 7, 1225 by his cousin Frederick of Isenberg in Gievilberch. As a consequence, a monastery of atonement (German: Sühnekloster) was established at the place of Engelbert's death and became the origin of the settlement resulting in today's Gevelsberg.[1]
The population grew strongly in the 19th century, when many small industries related to iron processing were developed.
Coat of arms
Gevelsberg received its coat of arms (a brick gable on a green hill, and a cogwheel indicating its industry) by decree of the Prussian Department of the Interior in 1903. In the mid-1950s a city wall was added to the coat of arms.
Politics
The current mayor of Gevelsberg is Claus Jacobi of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2004. In the most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, Jacobi was re-elected with 87.1% of votes, defeating Felix Keßler, who was endorsed by the CDU, Free Voters, The Greens, and FDP.[2]
City council
The Gevelsberg city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 8,675 | 62.9 | Decrease 0.6 | 27 | Increase 1 |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 2,022 | 14.7 | Decrease 4.1 | 6 | Decrease 2 |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 1,730 | 12.5 | Increase 6.3 | 5 | Increase 2 |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 685 | 5.0 | New | 2 | New |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | The Left (Die Linke) | 339 | 2.5 | Decrease 1.9 | 1 | Decrease 1 |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 334 | 2.4 | New | 1 | New |
| Valid votes | 13,785 | 98.2 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 246 | 1.8 | ||||
| Total | 14,031 | 100.0 | 42 | ±0 | ||
| Electorate/voter turnout | 25,727 | 54.5 | ||||
| Source: City of Gevelsberg | ||||||
Transport
Gevelsberg is connected to the national road network by the A1 autobahn and the B 7 and B 234 roads.
The municipality is served by several regional train lines of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr. There are four stations on the local line from Hagen to Wuppertal (Gevelsberg-Knapp, Gevelsberg Hauptbahnhof, Gevelsberg-Kipp and Gevelsberg West) served by the S 8 trains of the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn. Three hourly Regional-Express services, the Wupper-Express (RE 4) between Dortmund and Aachen via Düsseldorf, the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7) between Krefeld and Münster via Cologne and Hamm and the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) between Venlo (Netherlands) and Hamm via Mönchengladbach, stop at Ennepetal (Gevelsberg) station.
Twin towns – sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Vendôme, France (1973)
- Template:Flagicon Szprotawa, Poland (1996)
- Template:Flagicon Butera, Italy (2004)
Festivities
- Gevelsberg Kirmes – held every last weekend of June[4]
- Quellenfest – every year on Ascension Thursday to Sunday
Notable people
- Elisabeth Höngen (1906–1997), operatic mezzo-soprano
- Michael Cramer (born 1949), politician (The Greens), member of the European Parliament
- Klaus-Peter Thaler (born 1949), cyclist
- Alexandra Popp (born 1991), footballer
- Lukas Klostermann (born 1996), footballer
- Lena Oberdorf (born 2001), footballer
- Kjell Wätjen (born 2006), footballer
External links
References
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