Werne

This page refers to the city of Werne near Unna, not to Bochum-Werne, a suburb of Bochum.

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Werne 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 M?nsterland region near the Ruhrgebiet. The population of Werne is about 32,000.

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c800: Liudger, the first Bishop of M?nster, built a chapel in Werne and founded the first parish.

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834: Werne was mentioned in an official document for the first time.

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1253: An alliance was made between M?nster, Dortmund, Soest and Lippstadt to defend their rights in relation to a bridge over the Lippe river in Werne (the "Werner Bund").

Unna: Unna is a town which is the seat of the Unna district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It exists on the route of an ancient salt-trading route, the Hellweg. In the older part of town are many half-timbered buildings built between the 16th and 19th centuries. Unna was an agriculturally-based to...

Bochum-Werne: Bochum-Werne is a district of the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Werne is in the East of Bochum, North of Langendreer....

Bochum: Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area between the cities of Essen and Dortmund. Population (November 2003): 393,324....