Werne is a town in the Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia in the Unna district in Germany. It is located on the southern edge of the Münsterland region near the Ruhrgebiet. The population of Werne is about 32,000.
c. 800: Liudger, the first Bishop of Münster, built a chapel in Werne and founded the first parish.
834: Werne was mentioned in an official document for the first time.
1253: An alliance was made between Münster, Dortmund, Soest and Lippstadt to defend their rights in relation to a bridge over the Lippe river in Werne (the "Werner Bund").
1400: Count Adolf of the Mark burned the city to the ground. From 1415 the city was fortified with walls, towers and gates.
1512–1561: The town hall was built.
1618–1648 (Thirty Years' War): Werne was occupied, looted and burned down several times.
1636/1637: Pestilence in Werne - 313 of about 1,000 inhabitants died.
1779: Parts of the city-wall and some of the towers were pulled down.
1815: Congress of Vienna, Prussia incorporated the Prince-Bishopric of Münster and formed together with other Territories like the County of Mark a new province, later named Westphalia.
1843: "Neutor", the last city-gate, was pulled down.
1873/1874: During searches for coal, a brine-spring was discovered. A swimming bath with brine was established.
1899: A coal-mine ("Zeche Werne") was established in Werne.
1928: The railway line Münster - Werne - Dortmund was opened.
1939 - 1945 (World War II): 471 citizens of Werne died and another 500 disappeared without trace. The town accommodated nearly 4,000 refugees.
1975: The coal-mine was closed.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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