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Werther
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town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Admin region
- Detmold
- District
- Gütersloh
- Mayor 2020 25
- Veith Lemmen ( SPD )
- Total
- 35.42 km (13.68 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 316 m (1,037 ft)
- Density
- 312.0/km (808.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 05203
- Vehicle registration
- GT
- Website
- www.stadt-werther.de
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Werther ( German pronunciation: [ˈveːɐ̯tɐ] ) is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the Teutoburg Forest, approximately 10 km (6 miles) north-west of Bielefeld. It is best known for the Werther's Original caramel sweets, which are nowadays produced in the nearby city of Halle. Werther has one Gesamtschule and one Gymnasium, which has an exchange partnership with a Yarm School, an independent school in Yarm, England.
People
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