Halver

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Location of Halver within Märkischer Kreis district
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Coordinates: 51°11′N07°28′E / 51.183°N 7.467°E / 51.183; 7.467 Coordinates: 51°11′N07°28′E / 51.183°N 7.467°E / 51.183; 7.467
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Märkischer Kreis
Government
   Mayor (202025) Michael Brosch [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total77.37 km2 (29.87 sq mi)
Elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
  Total16,120
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
58553
Dialling codes 02353
Vehicle registration MK
Website www.halver.de

Halver is a town in Germany.

History

Around 950 the Oberhof Halvara was first mentioned in the Werdener Probsteiregister. For more than 500 years Halver was the seat of a Fehmic court, the earliest definite evidence of which is in 1243; it ceased to exist in 1753. This court was most famous because of the trial of duke Henry XVI the Rich of Bavaria-Landshut and the knight of Toerring on May 2, 1430.

Contents

With effect from October 1, 1912, the municipality Halver was split, Schalksmühle becoming an independent municipality. Both were administered together in the Amt Halver. As part of the communal reforms of the district of Altena the Amt was dissolved on January 1, 1969, and Halver was granted city rights.

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Nicolai church
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Kerspetalsperre (Dam)
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Station

Coat of arms

The red and white checked base refers to the fess from the arms of the Counts of the Mark. The stone judgement table under a linden tree represents the Feme court. It was designed by Otto Hupp, and was granted on March 29, 1935.

The Amt Halver had a separate coat of arms, which was also designed by Otto Hupp. It combined elements from the two member municipalities Halver and Schalksmühle: in the upper part is a linden branch symbolizing Halver, in the bottom the upper half of a black mill wheel as the symbol of Schalksmühle. Separating the two is the red and white checked fess, as above. The coat of arms was granted on June 8, 1936, and expired with the dissolving of the Amt in 1969.

Number of inhabitants

Municipality Halver

Town Halver

Mayor

At the election in 2015, Michael Brosch (SPD) became the new mayor in Halver, he won against his predecessor Dr. Bernd Eicker.

International relations

The town twinning with the Swedish city Katrineholm originated from the connection between a music group from Halver and a traditional dancing group from Katrineholm. It was officially signed on September 30, 1963.

On April 25, 1975, the twinning agreement with the French city Hautmont was signed. There has also been a city friendship with Pardess-Hanna in Israel since 1989.

Sons and daughters of the town

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References

  1. , Stadt Halver, accessed 8 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. "Zahlen & Statistik". halver.de (in German). Retrieved 2015-12-07.