Wipperfürth
Wipperfürth | |
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Protestant church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Wipperfürth
within Oberbergischer Kreis district | |
Location of Wipperfürth | |
Wipperfürth Wipperfürth | |
| Coordinates: 51°7′N 7°24′E / 51.117°N 7.400°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Oberbergischer Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Anne Michaela Loth |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 21,604 |
| • Density | 182.6/km2 (473.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 51688 |
| Dialling codes | 02267 |
| Vehicle registration | GM |
| Website | www.wipperfuerth.de |
Wipperfürth (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪpɐˌfʏʁt] ⓘ) or the Hanseatic City of 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. In the local dialect, a Bergish dialect of the Limburgish language the town is still being called Weperevorthe.