Sprockhövel

Sprockhövel
Sprockhövel
	Gennebreck, reformed church: Kirche Herzkamp
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sprockhövel within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district
	Sprockhövel Sprockhövel
	Coordinates: 51°22′N 7°15′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Subdivisions	11
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Walterscheid (SPD)
Area
• Total	47.78 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	24,747
• Density	520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	45549
Dialling codes	02339, 02324, 0202
Vehicle registration	EN
Website	www.sprockhoevel.de

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 1 January 1975.

Sprockhövel is twinned with South Kirkby, West Yorkshire.

Niedersprockhövel, reformed church

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)

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References

"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

External links

Official website (in German)

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.