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{{Infobox German location
|name = Warendorf
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|image_caption = Townhall in Warendorf
|image_flag = Flagge Warendorf.svg
|image_coa = DE Warendorf COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|51|57|14|N|7|59|36|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Warendorf in WAF.svg
|state = North Rhine-Westphalia
|region =
|district = Warendorf
|elevation = 57
|area = 176.75
|postal_code = 48231
|area_code = 02581
|licence = WAF, BE
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 70 052
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|mayor = Peter Horstmann<ref>[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.</ref>
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'''Warendorf''' ({{IPA|de|ˈvaːʁənˌdɔʁf|-|De-Warendorf.ogg}}, [[Westphalian language|Westphalian]]: ''Warnduorp'') is a town in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], and capital of [[Warendorf (district)|Warendorf District]].▼
▲'''Warendorf''' is a town in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], and capital of [[Warendorf (district)|Warendorf District]].
The town is best known today for its well-preserved medieval town centre, for [[equestrianism|horse-riding]], and the opportunities it provides for [[cycling]]. Bicycles are such a common means of transport in the area that many [[cycle path]]s have been built, even alongside main roads outside the town.
==History==
The origin and name Warendorf date back to the ancient Saxon royal court of Warintharpa (“the village on the embankment”), which was most likely already formed in 700 BC. Between the years of 1197 and 1201 Warendorf became a town. During this time, among the already established parish, which belonged to the “old church” (St. Laurentius), a new, second parish with the “new church” (Marienkirche) was formed just west of the town centre. The medieval records of the founding of Warendorf are missing, along with several records and documents in Münster. These were all destroyed during the rule under the [[Anabaptists]]. Bishop Hermann II von Katzenelnbogen (Bishop
In 1224 the first recorded mention of Warendorf as a [[civitas]], which is a civil and municipal community, was made. The wealth of Warendorf grew increasingly and developed more and more into an important trading town, since it is situated favourably between [[Münster]] and [[Oelde]]. Apart from that Warendorf profited from the production and selling of [[linen]]. The wealthy citizens settled on the market square and in the streets, Emsstrasse and Oststrasse. Still today these areas of the town are most prominent in the townscape of Warendorf. In contrast, the poorer part of population lived in simple houses with dirt floors. These bad living conditions lead to the epidemics and illnesses.
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In 1404 there was a great fire in Warendorf, during which along with 600 houses also the “old church” (St. Laurentius) and the town hall with all its inventory were destroyed.
In 1533 the [[Anabaptist]] movement spread in Warendorf and also in Münster. This movement took over rule in the town for one week in October 1534, until it was ended by a short occupation by Bishop [[Franz von Waldeck]]. Four Anabaptist apostles and the Warendorf Anabaptist movement leaders were sentenced to death and were executed by a sword on the market square. As a deterrent the bodies of the “apostles” were laid on the four gates into the town. As a result of this, Warendorf lost its town rights and regained them again in 1542. Free elections of the local council were first held in 1556 under Bishop [[Franz von Waldeck]]'s successor. The Anabaptist movement continued up into the 17th century in the background without any serious danger for the town or church.<ref>Hans-Joachim Behr, ''Die Stadt Warendorf in der Territorialgeschichte des Fürstbistums Münster bis 1803'', in: ''Geschichte der Stadt Warendorf – Band 1.'', Ardey-Verlag, Münster 2000, {{ISBN
Between 1627 and 1632 loss of the town rights occurred during religious battles of the [[Thirty Years' War]]. The first mention of the “Fettmarkt” dates back to 1657. This event remained an important funfair with a flea market and livestock market still today. In 1741 another great fire broke out, which resulted in the destruction of the “new church” (Marienkirche) and 332 houses. Because many tradesmen had to move further, and so Warendorf suffered economic loss.
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Warendorf is situated on the [[Ems (river)|Ems]] river in the eastern part of the [[Münsterland]] area. This area of the [[Westphalian Lowland]] is characterized by agriculture. Because of its varying landscape of fields, pastures, small forests and hedgerows, people compare this area to a park.
The closest large city is [[Münster]], which is located {{convert|30|km|0|abbr=off}} west of Warendorf. Other large cities in the area are [[Osnabrück]], approx. {{convert|40|km|0|abbr=off}} to the north, [[Bielefeld]], approx. {{convert|45|km|0|abbr=off}} to the east, and [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|Hamm]], approx. {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=off}} to the south.
[[File:Warendorf Markt 4572.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The Market Square, Warendorf]]
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* Freckenhorst
* [[Hoetmar]]
* [[File:A house of 1608, Warendorf Deutschland.jpg|thumb|A house of 1608, Warendorf ]]Milte
==Arts and culture==
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* Augustin Wibbelt Gymnasium [http://www.augustin-wibbelt-gymnasium.de/]
==Notable
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* One of Warendorf's most famous residents was [[Paul Spiegel]] (✝ April 2006), the former president of the [[Central Council of Jews in Germany]].▼
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▲* [[Bernhard Sprengel]] (1899-1985), chocolate manufacturer and art patron ([[Sprengel Museum]], Hannover)
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==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Warendorf is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte & europäische Beziehungen|url=https://www.warendorf.de/leben-in-warendorf/wissenswertes/partnerstaedte-europ-beziehungen.html|website=warendorf.de|publisher=Warendorf|language=de|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pavilly]], France[[File:A house of 1608, Warendorf D.jpg|thumb|Detail of the house of 1608, Warendorf ]]
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▲*{{flagicon|ITA}} Navaro, [[Italy]]
==Neighbouring communities==
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==External links==
{{Commons|Warendorf}}
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{{Cities and towns of Warendorf (district)}}
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