Werne
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{{dablink|For the suburb of [[Bochum]], see [[Bochum-Werne]].}}
{{Infobox German Location
|Art = Stadt
|Wappen = Wappen Werne.svg
|lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 40
|lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 37
|Lageplan = Werne Kreis Unna.gif
|Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg
|Kreis = Unna
|Höhe = 60
|Fläche = 76.08
|Einwohner = 31900
|Stand = 2005-12-31
|PLZ = 59368
|Vorwahl = 0 23 89
|Kfz = UN
|Website = [http://www.werne.de/ www.werne.de]
|Bürgermeister = Rainer Tappe
|Partei = SPD
}}'''Werne''' is a town in the Federal state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] in the [[Unna (district)|Unna district]] in [[Germany]]. It is located on the southern edge of the [[Münster (region)|Münsterland]] region near the [[Ruhr Area|Ruhrgebiet]]. The population of Werne is about 32,000.
== History ==
{{Prose|date=April 2008}}
c. [[800]]: [[Ludger|Liudger]], the first [[Bishop of Münster]], built a chapel in Werne and founded the first parish.
[[834]]: Werne was mentioned in an official document for the first time.
[[1253]]: An alliance was made between Münster, [[Dortmund]], [[Soest, Germany|Soest]] and [[Lippstadt]] to defend their rights in relation to a bridge over the [[Lippe river]] in Werne (the "Werner Bund").
[[1400]]: Count Adolf of the [[Mark (county)|Mark]] burned the city to the ground. From 1415 the city was fortified with walls, towers and gates.
[[1512]]–[[1561|61]]: The town hall was built.
[[1618]]–[[1648]] ([[Thirty Years' War]]): Werne was occupied, looted and burned down several times.
[[1636]]/[[1637|37]]: Pestilence in Werne - 313 of about 1,000 inhabitants died.
[[1779]]: Parts of the city-wall and some of the towers were pulled down.
[[1815]]: Werne became a province of [[Prussia]].
[[1843]]: "Neutor", the last city-gate, was pulled down.
[[1873]]/[[1874|74]]: During searches for coal, a [[brine]]-spring was discovered. A <!--brine-bath?-->[[Swimming pool|swimming bath]] with brine was established.
1899: A coal-mine ("Zeche Werne") was established in Werne.
1928: The railway line Münster - Werne - Dortmund was opened.
1939 - 1945 ([[World War II]]): 471 citizens of Werne died and another 500 disappeared without trace. The town accommodated nearly 4,000 refugees.
1975: The coal-mine was closed.
== [[Twin towns]] ==
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bailleul]], [[France]], since [[1968]]
*{{flagicon|UK}} [[Lytham St. Annes]], [[United Kingdom]], since [[1984]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kyritz]], [[Germany]], since [[1990]]
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Walcz]], [[Poland]], since [[1992]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Poggibonsi]], [[Italy]], since [[2000]]
==External links ==
* [http://www.werne.de/ Website of the town]
* [http://www.icwerne.de/ International Club Werne]
* [http://www.spottinglinks.de/wernepictures.html Pictures and some information in english language about Werne on a German homepage]
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