Wermelskirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁml̩sˌkɪʁçn̩] ⓘ; Ripuarian: Wärmelßkirrshe) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. It is home to one of Europe's biggest live Christmas trees (measuring 26m).
Wermelskirchen
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Church of Saint Michael
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Location of Wermelskirchen within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district  | |
  Wermelskirchen Show map of Germany  Wermelskirchen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 51°09′N 7°13′E / 51.150°N 7.217°E / 51.150; 7.217 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Marion Lück[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.66 km2 (28.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population
(2022-12-31)[2]
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| • Total | 34,739 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes |
42929
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| Dialling codes | 02196 02193 (Dabringhausen) 02174 (Bechhausen) |
| Vehicle registration | GL |
| Website | www.wermelskirchen.de |
The distance to Cologne is about 35 kilometers, to Düsseldorf about 45 kilometers. The neighboring municipalities are Remscheid, Hückeswagen, Wipperfürth, Kürten, Odenthal, Burscheid and Solingen. The townscape is characterized by Altberg slate and half-timbered houses.
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.
From 1822 to 1945, Wermelskirchen was part of the Prussian Rhine Province.
Wermelskirchen has an Evangelical, a Roman Catholic church and a Latin school.
The city has the head office of OBI[3] and the origin of the caster manufacturer TENTE.
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