Varl

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Varl
City of Rahden
Coordinates: 52 ° 26 ′ 25 ″  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 47 ″  E
Height : 42 m above sea level NN
Area : 24.24 km²
Residents : 1676  (2008)
Population density : 69 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 32369
Area code : 05771
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Location of Varl in Rahden

Varl is a district of the city of Rahden in the far north of North Rhine-Westphalia with around 1700 inhabitants.

location

The area of ​​Varl is located in the southwest of the Rahden municipality, the place Varl about 2 km west of Rahden, the rest of the area are scattered settlements spread over the fields and meadows. Southeast of Varl is the oldest nature reserve in Westphalia, the Schnakenpohl . It is a heather pond that is home to rare fauna and flora.

climate

In 2009 Varl was the warmest place in Germany at 37.8 degrees Celsius (measured on August 20, 2009) according to the weather report of the German Meteorological Service . On July 25, 2019, the day of the hitherto highest temperatures ever recorded in Germany, Varl was the warmest place in all of East Westphalia-Lippe at 39.1 degrees.

history

The year 1270 is regarded as the official date of the establishment of the town. With the help of old stone graves, however, one can see that there were settlements of people there before. On January 1, 1973 Varl was incorporated into the city of Rahden. Espelkamp , bordering to the west, received eleven residents who lived on an area of ​​7 hectares. 60 hectares with three residents moved to Stemwede to the south .

swell

  • Frieda Warner: "725 years of Varler stories", Espelkamp 1995
  • Local home nurse Reinhard Stevener: "From the Teutons to the Varlers", Rahden 2001

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mechthild Henneke: Weather extremes in Germany 2009 . In Südkurier on April 28, 2010
  2. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 325 .
  3. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 115 and 120 .

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