copyright: Stadt Wiehl
City of Wiehl
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Wiehl is a modern business location with internationally successful companies and a high quality of life. The city offers a diverse range of educational and leisure activities. The Wiehl leisure pool and wildlife park are among the most popular excursion destinations in the region. Numerous hiking trails and green spaces provide opportunities for relaxation. At the same time, cultural events and an active community life ensure a varied coexistence. Wiehl combines economic dynamism with nature and leisure.
Wiehl, Art in public spaces
Title: Openness and Transparency, Artist: Horst Oppenhäuser, Photo © Joachim Gies
Wiehl-Bielstein, Art in public spaces
Title: Kings, Artist: Roland Glatz-Wieczorek, Photo © Joachim Gies
Coat of Arms of the City of Wiehl
The design of the coat of arms was based on the coat of arms of the old lordship of Homburg. The former municipalities of Wiehl and Bielstein, united during the municipal reorganization of 1969, had belonged to the lordship of Homburg since 1385.
The coat of arms of the former municipality of Wiehl already featured a two-towered castle with an open gate and a portcullis, which indicated the close connection with the lordship of Homburg.
The coat of arms of the lordship of Homburg was only modified in such a way that above the lowered (heraldically) left tower, a floating Maltese cross was added.
The Maltese cross was part of the coat of arms of the former municipality of Bielstein and is intended to remind that the Order of Malta donated the church in Drabenderhöhe and the associated buildings.
Address
Bahnhofstraße 1
51674 Wiehl
Postal Address
Postfach 12 20
51656 Wiehl
Phone: 02262 99-0
Fax: 02262 99-247
Email: info@wiehl.de
www.wiehl.de
Mayor
Ulrich Stücker
Area and Population
The city of Wiehl has an area of 53.26 km² and 25,164 inhabitants (as of 31.12.2024, data from Statistik.NRW).