Wermelskirchen
Coat airms
Wermelskirchen
Location o Wermelskirchen athin Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis destrict
Coordinates: 51°09′N 7°13′E / 51.150°N 7.217°E / 51.150; 7.217Coordinates: 51°09′N 7°13′E / 51.150°N 7.217°E / 51.150; 7.217
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Köln
Destrict	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Govrenment
• Mayor	Eric Weik (FDP)
Area
• Total	74.66 km2 (28.83 sq mi)
Elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[1]
• Total	34,480
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	42929
Diallin codes	02196 02193 (Dabringhausen)
Vehicle registration	GL
Website	www.wermelskirchen.de

Wermelskirchen is a toun in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany, sootheast o Remscheid. It is hame tae the warld's biggest live Christmas tree.

Coat o airms

The coat o airms o the ceety o Wermelskirchen leuks like a siller shield split intae thirds. In the left field is an aik tree. In the richt field there is a Swan an pictured in the middle field there is a kirk.

Education

Wermelskirchen haes an Evangelical, a Roman Catholic kirk an a Laitin schuil.

Economy

The ceety haes the heid office o OBI ^[2] and the oreegin of the castor manufacturer TENTE.

Notable fowk

Wermelskirchen is the birthplace o Carl Leverkus, foonder o a German chemical an pharmaceutical company in Leverkusen, whilk wis later owertakken bi Bayer an run bi Carl Duisberg.

Film director an writer Uwe Boll, director o Alone in the Dark an BloodRayne wis born here.

Thomas Kleine, German fitbawer, wis born in Wermelskirchen in 1977.