Holzwickede (German pronunciation: [hɔltsˈvɪkədə]) is a municipality in the district of Unna in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Holzwickede
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Holzwickede
Location of Holzwickede within Unna district
Unna (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisHagenDortmundRecklinghausen (district)Coesfeld (district)Warendorf (district)HammSoest (district)HochsauerlandkreisMärkischer KreisSchwerteHolzwickedeFröndenbergUnnaLünenBergkamenKamenBönenWerneSelm
Holzwickede is located in Germany
Holzwickede
Holzwickede
Holzwickede is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Holzwickede
Holzwickede
Coordinates: 51°30′N 7°37′E / 51.500°N 7.617°E / 51.500; 7.617
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictUnna
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Ulrike Drossel[1]
Area
 • Total
22.36 km2 (8.63 sq mi)
Highest elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Lowest elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
17,587
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59439
Dialling codes02301
Vehicle registrationUN
Websitewww.holzwickede.de

It is twinned with Weymouth, Louviers and Colditz.

Mayors

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  • 1969–1975: Josef Wortmann
  • 1975–1989: Heinrich Schürhoff
  • 1989–1999: Margret Mader
  • 1999–2015: Jenz Rother
  • since 2015: Ulrike Drossel

People from Holzwickede

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References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.