Sprockhövel
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| name | Sprockhövel |
| image_flag | Flagge Sprockhoevel.svg |
| image_coa | DEU Sprockhoevel COA.svg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Sprockhövel in EN.svg |
| image_photo | Gennebreck, evangelische Kirche Herzkamp Dm9 foto4 2015-04-19 11.10.jpg |
| image_caption | Gennebreck, reformed church: Kirche Herzkamp |
| state | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| region | Arnsberg |
| district | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis |
| elevation | 219 |
| area | 47.94 |
| postal_code | 45549 |
| area_code | 02339, 02324, 0202 |
| licence | EN |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 05 9 54 028 |
| divisions | 11 |
| website | www.sprockhoevel.de |
| mayor | Sabine Noll |
| leader_term | 2020–25 |
| party | CDU |
| :: |
|type = Stadt |name = Sprockhövel |image_flag = Flagge Sprockhoevel.svg |image_coa = DEU Sprockhoevel COA.svg |coordinates = |image_plan = Sprockhövel in EN.svg |image_photo = Gennebreck, evangelische Kirche Herzkamp Dm9 foto4 2015-04-19 11.10.jpg |image_caption = Gennebreck, reformed church: Kirche Herzkamp |state = Nordrhein-Westfalen |region = Arnsberg |district = Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis |elevation = 219 |area = 47.94 |postal_code = 45549 |area_code = 02339, 02324, 0202 |licence = EN |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 54 028 |divisions = 11 |website = www.sprockhoevel.de |mayor = Sabine Noll |leader_term = 2020–25 |party = CDU Sprockhövel () is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Sprockhövel is located in the southern suburban part of the Ruhr area. It is 6 km southeast of Hattingen, 8 km northwest of Gevelsberg, 13 km south of Bochum and 14 km northeast of Wuppertal.
The town consists of the Stadtteile Gennebreck, Haßlinghausen, Hiddinghausen, Niedersprockhövel, Niederstüter and Obersprockhövel.
History
The town was first mentioned in documents around 1000 AD. It was part of the County of Mark, but close to the Duchy of Berg, whose cultural influence is still visible today in the historical part of town. The current administration of Sprockhövel is a result of the local government reform on 1 January 1975.
Sprockhövel is twinned with South Kirkby, West Yorkshire.
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Politics
The current mayor of Sprockhövel is Sabine Noll, an independent endorsed by the CDU and Greens, since 2020. In the most recent mayoral election on 13 September 2020, Noll won with 57.9% of votes against Volker Hoven, who was supported by the SPD, FDP, and WfS-FW.
List of mayors
- Hans Käseberg (SPD) 1970–1999
- Paul Gerhard Flasdieck (SPD) 1999–2004
- Klaus Walterscheid (SPD) (* 1946), 2004–2014
- Ulrich Winkelmann (* 1957), 2014-2020
- Sabine Noll (* 1968), since 2020
City council
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The Sprockhövel city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:
! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 4,040 | 31.8 | 2.4 | 12
| ±0 |
|---|
| bgcolor= |
| align=left |
| 3,384 |
| 26.6 |
| 11.5 |
| 10 |
| 6 |
| - |
| bgcolor= |
| align=left |
| 3,148 |
| 24.8 |
| 12.0 |
| 10 |
| 5 |
| - |
| bgcolor= |
| align=left |
| 1,113 |
| 8.8 |
| 0.2 |
| 3 |
| ±0 |
| - |
| | align=left| We for Sprockhövel–Free Voters (WfS–FW) | 607 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 2
| ±0 |
|---|
| | align=left| Together in Sprockhövel (MiS) | 427 | 3.4 | New | 1
| New |
|---|
| ! colspan=2 |
| ! 12,719 |
| ! 98.1 |
| ! |
| ! |
| ! |
| - |
| ! colspan=2 |
| ! 250 |
| ! 1.9 |
| ! |
| ! |
| ! |
| - |
| ! colspan=2 |
| ! 12,969 |
| ! 100.0 |
| ! |
| ! 38 |
| ! 2 |
| - |
| ! colspan=2 |
| ! 21,162 |
| ! 61.3 |
| ! |
| ! |
| ! |
| - |
| colspan=7 |
| } |
Notable people
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Mathilde_Franziska_Anneke.jpg" caption="Mathilde Franziska Anneke (about 1840)"] ::
- Mathilde Franziska Anneke (1817–1884), women's rights activist
- Henriette Davidis (1801–1876), house economist and author
- Dietrich Grönemeyer (born 1952), physician and brother of Herbert Grönemeyer
- Dirk Schrade (born 1978), versatile rider, has been living in the Haßlinghausen district since 2009
- Erwin Sellering (born 1949), Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2008 (SPD)
References
References
- [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- (13 September 2020). "Mayoral election". City of Sprockhövel.
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