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|name = Ahlen
|type = Stadt
|image_photo = Marienkirche in Ahlen.jpg▼
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| total_width = 290
|image_caption = St. Marien Church▼
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| caption1 = St. Marien Church
| image2 = Old town hall ahlen.jpg
| alt2 = Old town hall
| caption2 = [[Old town hall of Ahlen]]
| image3 = Ahlen - Rathaus.jpg
| alt3 = Current city hall
| caption3 = [[Current city hall]]
| image4 = Kunstmuseum-Ahlen-August2019-2.jpg
| alt4 = Kunstmuseum Ahlen (Museum of art)
| caption4 = [[Kunstmuseum Ahlen (Museum of art)]]
| image5 = Wasserturm 1.jpg
| alt5 = Ahlen water tower
| caption5 = [[Ahlen water tower]]
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|image_coa = DEU Ahlen COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|51|45|48|N|7|53|28|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Ahlen in WAF.svg
|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region =
|district = Warendorf
|elevation = 80
|area = 123.14
▲|Stand = 2006-12-31
|postal_code = 59227, 59229
|area_code = 02382, 02388, 02528
|licence = WAF
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 70 004
|website = [https://www.ahlen.de/ www.ahlen.de]
|mayor = Alexander Berger<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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|party = independent
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'''Ahlen''' ({{IPA
The nearby villages of [[Dolberg (Ahlen)|Dolberg]], [[Ahlen-Vorhelm|Vorhelm]] and [[Tönnishäuschen]]
are part of Ahlen, as well. The largest neighboring town is the city of [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|Hamm]] to the southwest.
==Geography==
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Surrounding Ahlen are the towns of [[Sendenhorst]], [[Ennigerloh]], [[Beckum, Germany|Beckum]], [[Lippetal]],
===Town districts===
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===Outlying villages===
* [[Dolberg (Ahlen)|Dolberg]]
* [[Ahlen-Vorhelm|Vorhelm]]
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The first recorded mention of Ahlen is in the ''Vita Liudgeri'', dating to about the year 850. The reason for the name, which means "[[eel]]s", are unknown. An eel bedecked with a crown and feathers is on the town's [[coat of arms]].
The start of [[human settlement|settlement]] was likely due to there being a crossing over the river [[Werse]], which was also the crossing of two key roads ([[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|Hamm]]–Ahlen–[[Warendorf]] and [[Beckum, Germany|Beckum]]–Ahlen–[[Herbern]]), and the beginning of a third road (Ahlen–[[Münster (Westfalen)|Münster]]).
In its early [[Century|centuries]], the fledgling settlement was built around an episcopal [[Ecclesiastical court|court]]. Within the safe haven of this [[Church (building)|church]] [[Medieval fortification|fortification]], the first [[settler]]s were [[Artisan|craftsmen]] and [[merchants]] who [[trade]]d with the local [[farmers]] and [[peasants]] of the court.
Long-distance trading started in the second half of the 12th century — proof being the names of Ahlen merchants found on invoices from merchants in [[Lübeck]]. Ahlen was also part of the north German [[Hanse]]. During this time a [[town wall]] with five towers was built (about 1271). The stripping away of the town wall had begun in the year 1765 and the last hint of it was gone by 1929.
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About 20 documents of [[Witch trials in Early Modern Europe|witch trials]] during the time from 1574 until 1652 survive. The hunt for [[witches]] started in 1574 with the death of four women. Thereafter, Peter Kleikamp was charged with being a [[werewolf]]; he was tortured and burned alive on the [[pyre]]. In 1616, Christian zum Loe was charged with [[Wizard (fantasy)|wizardry]]; he went insane and died while in jail. The last known case was in 1652 against Anna Sadelers; she was tortured, burned alive on the pyre and beheaded.
=== National Socialism and World War II===
In 1938 the people of Ahlen destroyed the Ahlen synagogue. By November 1938, there were no more Jews in Ahlen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/5496/Memorial-Holocaust-Ahlen.htm|title=Memorial Holocaust Ahlen - Ahlen - TracesOfWar.com|website=www.tracesofwar.com}}</ref>
==Politics==
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===Coat of arms===
Blazon: “In red, a gold crowned, inwardly curved, seven-fold winged silver eel. Above the coat of arms a three-tower wall crown with gate. ”The oldest seal shows the pious eel in the city gate, above it Saint Bartholomew. This saint is the patron saint of Ahlen. The seal has appeared since the 13th century: Certificate v. May 21, 1255 - "The city of Ahlen enters into a state of peace with the city of Cologne". Since the 17th century, only the eel has been represented, both in the city coat of arms and in the seal. In its current form, the coat of arms was awarded by the Prussian state on December 5, 1910.<ref>Wappen der Stadt Ahlen auf ahlen.de (Memento vom 24. Januar 2012 im Internet Archive)</ref>
* [[Tempelhof-Schöneberg]], Berlin, Germany▼
* [[Teltow]], Brandenburg, Germany▼
* [[Penzberg]], Bavaria, Germany▼
* [[Differdange]] (Differdingen), Luxembourg▼
Ahlen is member of the [[Hanse]].▼
===Mayors===
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====Full-time Mayors since 1996====
* 1996–1999 Günter Harms
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* since 2015 Andreas Berger
===Town Directors/Main Civil Servants===
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* 1951–1963 Hugo Stoffers
* 1963–1975 Johannes Baldauf
* 1975–1985 [[Walter Priesnitz]]
* 1985–1995 Gerd Willamowski
* 2008 Benedikt Ruhmöller
==Economy and Administration==
One of the best known companies in Ahlen is [[Kaldewei|Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG]], one of the biggest bathtub manufacturers worldwide. Also well known is [[LR Health & Beauty Systems]],<ref>
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▲One of the best known companies in Ahlen is [[Kaldewei|Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG]], one of the biggest bathtub manufacturers worldwide. Also well known is LR Health & Beauty Systems,<ref>[http://www.lrworld.com Lrworld.com]</ref> which was bought by [[Apax Partners]] in 2004.
[[Ahlen station]] is on the [[Hamm–Minden railway]] and is served every hour by the ''[[Rhein-Weser-Express]]'' and the ''[[Ems-Börde-Bahn]]''.
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* Albert-Schweitzer-Schule
* Augustin-Wibbelt-Schule in the quarter Vorhelm
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====Junior High School (ages 10 to 16)====
* Städtische Realschule Ahlen (closed)
* Städtische Sekundarschule (closed)
* Therese-Münsterteicher Gesamtschule (former Städtische Gesamtschule)
The Sekundarschule and TMG used the building of the former Realschule
====High schools====
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====Vocational Schools====
* Berufskolleg Ahlen
* Berufskolleg St. Michael<ref>
* Fachschulen für Heilerziehungspflege der Caritas-Trägergesellschaft Nord
* Fachseminar für Altenpflege Gemeinnütziges Bildungszentrum GmbH
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==Places of interest==
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[[File:Nepomuk statue ahlen.jpg|thumb|[[Saint John
* St. Bartholomäus Catholic Church
*St. Marien Catholic Church
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*[[Ahlen Water Tower]]
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*Heimatmuseum
*Kunstmuseum
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*KunstVerein Ahlen
*Initiative Bürgerzentrum Schuhfabrik e.V.
*Ditib Ahlen Sporkulübü (ASK Ahlen)
*ASG Aramäer Ahlen 1983 e.V.
*Ahlener Sport Gemeinschaft e.V. (ASG)
*Vorwärts Ahlen
*FSG Ahlen
*Rot Weiss Ahlen
*Westfalia Vorhelm
*Eintracht Dolberg
==Economy==
Ahlen's economy was dominated by the [[coal]] industry for nearly one century.
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Ahlen is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerstädte|url=https://www.ahlen.de/start/themen/tourismus-freizeit-sport/ueber-ahlen/partnerstaedte/|website=ahlen.de|publisher=Ahlen|language=de|access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref>
▲Ahlen is a member of the [[Hanse]].{{clarify|date=March 2022}}
==Notable people==
*[[Andreas Dombret]], Board member of German central bank Deutsche Bundesbank, grew up in Ahlen
*[[Alexander Klaws]] (born 1983), singer
*[[LaVive]]'s band member Sarah Rensing is from Ahlen
*[[Erkan Teper]], professional boxer
*[[Curro Torres]], birthplace
*[[Hans Blomberg]], radio moderator and music expert
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
* {{official|http://www.ahlen.de/
{{Cities and towns of Warendorf (district)}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:Members of the Hanseatic League]]
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