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Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Wadersloh
Municipality
Portal of Abtei Liesborn in Liesborn, a part of the municipality of WaderslohPortal of Abtei Liesborn in Liesborn, a part of the municipality of Wadersloh
Coat of arms of WaderslohCoat of arms
Location of Wadersloh within Warendorf district
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Coordinates: 51°44′19″N 8°15′5″E / 51.73861°N 8.25139°E / 51.73861; 8.25139
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Münster
District Warendorf
Subdivisions 3
Government
Mayor (2020–25) Christian Thegelkamp[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total 117.03 km2 (45.19 sq mi)
Elevation 78 m (256 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total 12,927
• Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes 59329
Dialling codes 02523, 02520, 02945
Vehicle registration WAF
Website www.wadersloh.de

Wadersloh (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːdɐsloː]) is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km north-west of Lippstadt and 30 km east of Hamm. In it there is a grammar school which is named Gymnasium Johanneum. Wadersloh was the place of a bike race in 2008 with competitors from all over the world.

Christian Thegelkamp was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2014 and 2020.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.