What is Werl?
{{Infobox German location |name = Werl |image_caption = Wallfahrtsbasilika |image_photo = Basilika Werl.jpg |type = Stadt |image_coa = DEU Werl COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|33|0|N|7|55|12|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Werl in SO.svg |state = NRW |region = Arnsberg |district = [[Soest Rural District|Soest]] |elevation = 73-228 |area = 76.24 |population = 31861 |Stand = 2009-06-30 |pop_source = |postal_code = 59457 |area_code = 02922 |licence = SO |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 74 052 |divisions = 10 |website = {{url|https://www.werl.de/}} |mayor = Michael Grossmann |party = CDU }} '''Werl''' is a town in the [[district]] of [[Soest Rural District|Soest]] in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. == Geography == === Divisions of the town === Werl is made up of the following districts: * Blumenthal (48 inhabitants) * Budberg (596 inhabitants) * Büderich (3107 inhabitants) * Hilbeck (1339 inhabitants) * Holtum (1049 inhabitants) * Mawicke (521 inhabitants) * Niederbergstraße (210 inhabitants) * Oberbergstraße (363 inhabitants) * Sönnern (870 inhabitants) * Westönnen (2665 inhabitants) * Werl (22151 inhabitants) <!-- Citation needed for population --> ==People== Werl was the birthplace of [[Franz von Papen]] (1879–1969), German soldier, politician and diplomat. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons-inline|Werl}} {{Hanseatic League}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Soest (district)]]