Gevelsberg
Gevelsberg (De-Gevelsberg.ogg; Westphalian: Gievelsbiärg) is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Key facts
• Type — Stadt • Name — Gevelsberg • State — Nordrhein-Westfalen • Region — Arnsberg • District — Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis • Elevation — 160 • Area — 26.34 • Postal Code — 58285 • Area Code — 0 23 32 • Licence — EN • Gemeindeschlussel — 05954012 • Website — www.gevelsberg.de • Mayor — Claus Jacobi • Leader Term — 2020–25 • Party — SPD
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Gevelsberg is a place documented in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Gevelsberg as an inhabited place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record North Rhine-Westphalia as the administrative unit of Gevelsberg.
Geography
Geography
The town lies in the valley of the river Ennepe in the Süder Uplands, which is part of the Rhenish Massif. Gevelsberg lies about halfway between Wuppertal and Hagen, and is part of the industrial Ruhr Region. The lowest elevation is the Ennepe river at Vogelsang (132 m) and highest is the Hageböllinger Kopf (336 m). Its east-to-west length is 7.1 km and the north to south length is 7.15 km.
Division of the town
Division of the town
• Asbeck • Berge • Gevelsberg • Silschede
History
History
The town has a history of nearly 785 years. The archbishop of Cologne Engelbert II of Berg was killed on November 7, 1225 by his cousin Frederick of Isenberg in Gievilberch. As a consequence, a monastery of atonement (German: Sühnekloster) was established at the place of Engelbert's death and became the origin of the settlement resulting in today's Gevelsberg. The population grew strongly in the 19th century, when many small industries related to iron processing were developed.
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Gevelsberg received its coat of arms (a brick gable on a green hill, and a cogwheel indicating its industry) by decree of the Prussian Department of the Interior in 1903. In the mid-1950s a city wall was added to the coat of arms.
Politics
Politics
The current mayor of Gevelsberg is Claus Jacobi of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2004. In the most recent mayoral election was held on 14 September 2025, Jacobi was re-elected with 83.3% of votes, defeating Hans-Günther Adrian, who was endorsed by the CDU and The Greens.
Transport
Transport
• Illustration — Ennepe Bridge Gevelsberg is connected to the national road network by the A1 autobahn and the B 7 and B 234 roads. The municipality is served by several regional train lines of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr. There are four stations on the local line from Hagen to Wuppertal (Gevelsberg-Knapp, Gevelsberg Hauptbahnhof, Gevelsberg-Kipp and Gevelsberg West) served by the S 8 trains of the Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn. Three hourly Regional-Express services, the Wupper-Express (RE 4) between Dortmund and Aachen via Düsseldorf, the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7) between Krefeld and Münster via Cologne and Hamm and the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13) between Venlo (Netherlands) and Hamm via Mönchengladbach, stop at Ennepetal (Gevelsberg) station.
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Gevelsberg is twinned with: • Vendôme, France (1973) • Szprotawa, Poland (1996) • Butera, Italy (2004)
Festivities
Festivities
• Gevelsberg Kirmes – held every last weekend of June • Quellenfest – every year on Ascension Thursday to Sunday
Notable people
Notable people
• Elisabeth Höngen (1906–1997), operatic mezzo-soprano • Michael Cramer (born 1949), politician (The Greens), member of the European Parliament • Klaus-Peter Thaler (born 1949), cyclist • Alexandra Popp (born 1991), footballer • Lukas Klostermann (born 1996), footballer • Lena Oberdorf (born 2001), footballer • Kjell Wätjen (born 2006), footballer
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- 2.Gevelsberg, Stadt. Dorf und Stadtzeichen / Stadt Gevelsberg. Stadt Gevelsberg.
- 3.Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag.
- 4.Gevelsberger Grüne geben Wahlempfehlung für Hans-Günther Adrian ab. 2025-08-06.
- 5.Ergebnis. wahlergebnisse.stadt-hagen.de.
- 6.Gevelsberg. Partnerstädte. gevelsberg.de.
- 7.Gevelsberg, Stadt. Kirmes / Stadt Gevelsberg. Stadt Gevelsberg.
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