Wipperfürth

Protestant church

Coat of arms

Wipperfürth

Location of Wipperfürth within Oberbergischer Kreis district

Coordinates: 51°7′0″N 7°24′0″E / 51.11667°N 7.40000°ECoordinates: 51°7′0″N 7°24′0″E / 51.11667°N 7.40000°E

Country

Germany

State

North Rhine-Westphalia

Government

• Mayor

Michael von Rekowski (SPD)

Area

• Total

118.16 km² (45.62 sq mi)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

21,481

• Density

180/km² (470/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

51688

02267

Website

Wipperfürth is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the oldest town in the Bergischen Land.

The eldest documentary mention dates from 1131. In the Siegburger Mirakelbuch the place is already designated Oppidum(=town). Manner of writing of the first naming: "Weperevorthe". Wipperfürth received town rights between 1217 and 1222. Since 1283 the administration of the town was governed by count Adolf V. von Berg. Already in 1275 king Rudolf von Habsburg allowed the count to move his mint from Wildberg to Wipperfürth. Here, Pfennige were stamped according to Cologne model. In 1328, with the privilege of king of Ludwig of Bavaria the first coinage of Groschen in Germany began in Wipperfürth. Since the 14th century the town was a member of the Hanse. Businesspeople of the town traveled to , Dorpat, Malmö, Novgorod, Reval and Lübeck. The town coat of arms of 1267 shows a church in merlons-reinforced wall. Leftovers of this town wall can still be found on the Klosterberg. The oldest building are located at the market, together with the market well. The development of the town was hindered by numerous town fires: 1333, 1352, 1368, 1383, 1404, 1412 and 1465. From 1815–1932 Wipperfürth was capital town of the district with the same name.

Wipperfürth lies on the flow Wupper which is designated in the upper reaches to the east of the town Wipper.

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