Verl

Verl
Town
St. Anna Church in Verl
St. Anna Church in Verl
Flag of Verl
Flag
Coat of arms of Verl
Coat of arms
Location of Verl within Gütersloh district
GüterslohSchloß Holte-StukenbrockVerlRietbergLangenbergRheda-WiedenbrückHerzebrock-ClarholzSteinhagenWertherHalleHarsewinkelBorgholzhausenVersmoldPaderborn (district)Lippe (district)Soest (district)BielefeldHerford (district)Warendorf (district)Lower SaxonyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Verl is located in Germany
Verl
Verl
Verl is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Verl
Verl
Coordinates: 51°52′59″N 08°31′00″E / 51.88306°N 8.51667°E / 51.88306; 8.51667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictGütersloh
Subdivisions5
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Robin Rieksneuwöhner[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total71.36 km2 (27.55 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total25,691
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33415
Dialling codes05246
Vehicle registrationGT
Websitewww.verl.de

Verl (German: [fɛʁl] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is approximately 15 km south of Bielefeld and 10 km east of Gütersloh.

In the 19th century two citizens of Verl, Johannes Otto and Ferdinand Bredeik (Bredeick), founded two towns in Ohio, USA: Delphos and Ottoville. Since the 1990s Verl has been an official sister city of both towns.

  1. ^ Die Glocke: Verls neuer Bürgermeister heißt Robin Rieksneuwöhner
  2. ^ "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 2024-06-20.