Holzwickede
Holzwickede | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Holzwickede within Unna district  | |
  Holzwickede  Holzwickede | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′N 7°37′E / 51.500°N 7.617°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Unna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Ulrike Drossel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.36 km2 (8.63 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,716 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59439 |
| Dialling codes | 02301 |
| Vehicle registration | UN |
| Website | www.holzwickede.de |
Holzwickede (German pronunciation: [hɔltsˈvɪkədə]) is a municipality in the district of Unna in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
It is twinned with Weymouth, Louviers and Colditz.
Mayors
- 1969–1975: Josef Wortmann
- 1975–1989: Heinrich Schürhoff
- 1989–1999: Margret Mader
- 1999–2015: Jenz Rother
- since 2015: Ulrike Drossel
People from Holzwickede
- Agnes von der Vierbecke ( 1341-1378), commemorated at Dortmund's Pepper Pot Festival
- Julius Bergmann (1839-1904), philosopher
- Hermann Mandel (1882-1946), theologian
- Hermann Strathmann (1882-1966), theologian and politician
- Nils Mönkemeyer (born 1978), violist and academic teacher
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
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