Werne

Werne
Market square
Market square
Flag of Werne
Coat of arms of Werne
Location of Werne within Unna district
Unna (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisHagenDortmundRecklinghausen (district)Coesfeld (district)Warendorf (district)HammSoest (district)HochsauerlandkreisMärkischer KreisSchwerteHolzwickedeFröndenbergUnnaLünenBergkamenKamenBönenWerneSelm
Werne is located in Germany
Werne
Werne
Werne is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Werne
Werne
Coordinates: 51°40′N 7°37′E / 51.667°N 7.617°E / 51.667; 7.617
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictUnna
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Lothar Christ[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total76.08 km2 (29.37 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total29,868
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59368
Dialling codes0 23 89
Vehicle registrationUN
Websitewww.werne.de

Werne an der Lippe (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁnə] ; Westphalian: Wäen) is a town in the Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the Unna district in Germany. It is located on the southern edge of the Münsterland region near the Ruhrgebiet. The population of Werne is about 32,000.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  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 20 June 2024.