copyright: Stadt Radevormwald
City of Radevormwald
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Radevormwald is the northernmost city in the Oberbergischer Kreis. The city looks back on a long history and is one of the oldest cities in the Bergisches Land. At the same time, it is an important industrial location with many innovative companies. The surrounding dams and forests offer numerous leisure and recreation opportunities. The diverse club life as well as cultural and sports offerings shape the social life. Since July 24, 2012, Radevormwald has officially carried the title "City on the Height."
Radevormwald, Art in Public Spaces
Title: Out of Gravity, Artist: Rolf Nolden, Photo © Joachim Gies
Radevormwald, Art in Public Spaces
Title: Kilim, Artist: Heike Weber, Photo © Joachim Gies
Coat of Arms of the City of Radevormwald
Radevormwald is one of the oldest towns in the Bergisches Land region. The city was granted privileges at a very early stage. Documents pertaining to this were destroyed during wars and the city fires of 1571 and 1802.
It was only through seal research that it was proven the granting of city rights took place between 1309 and 1316 by Count Adolf VI of Berg. Since that time, the city has borne the Bergisches Lion in its seal and coat of arms. The large city seal and the secret seal, which are well preserved, are kept in the main state archive in Düsseldorf and the Historical Archive of the City of Cologne.
Due to this seal tradition, the Reichs and Prussian Ministry of the Interior granted Radevormwald, on November 7, 1934, the right to feature the red, double-tailed, blue-crowned, and blue-armed Bergisches Lion on a silver background in its coat of arms. The heraldic lion strides to the right (heraldically) and holds a reversed golden key in its right forepaw.
Address
Hohenfuhrstraße 13
42477 Radevormwald
Postal Address
P.O. Box 16 40
42465 Radevormwald
Phone: 02195 606-0
Fax: 02195 606-116
Email: stadt@radevormwald.de
www.radevormwald.de
Mayor
Dejan Vujinovic
Area and Population
The city of Radevormwald covers an area of 53.86 km² and has 21,565 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2024, data from Statistik.NRW).