Vellinghausen-Eilmsen

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Memorial for the Battle of Vellinghausen

Vellinghausen-Eilmsen is a district of Welver in the Soest district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

About 750 people live in Vellinghausen-Eilmsen. The Vellinghausen Castle is a sight . The place became known through the battle of Vellinghausen on 15./16. June 1761 in the Seven Years' War .

On July 1, 1969, the former communities Eilmsen and Vellinghausen were incorporated into Welver.

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  1. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 93 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′  N , 7 ° 59 ′  E