Werpe
Werpe is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Werpe has 203 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 430 m. The river Wehrsiepen flows through the village.
Werpe borders on the villages of Harbecke, Felbecke, Wormbach, Schmallenberg and Fleckenberg. Schmallenberg's aerodrome (Motorsport- und Segelflugplatz Rennefeld) is between the villages of Werpe and Wormbach. In the village centre the Landesstraße 737 meets the Kreisstraße 25.
Werpe was first mentioned in 1221 in a document. The village used to belong to the municipality of Wormbach in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.
Gallery
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„Werpe“ 1645 - Westphalia Ducatus (Duchy of Westphalia)
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Chapel in Werpe
References
- ^ Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants (in German)
- ^ Rennefeld.de (in German)
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