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'{{For|the Gütersloh meteorite of 1851|meteorite falls}} {{Infobox German location |type = City |image_photo = Proedous 52270062.jpg |image_caption = Veerhoffhaus, built in 1649 |image_flag = Flagge der Stadt Gütersloh.svg |image_coa =Wappen_der_Stadt_Gütersloh.svg |coordinates = {{coord|51|54|N|8|23|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Gütersloh in GT.svg |state = Nordrhein-Westfalen |region = Detmold |district = Gütersloh |elevation = 75 |area = 111.99 |postal_code = 33241–33335 |area_code = 05241, 05209 (Friedrichsdorf) |licence = GT |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 7 54 008 |divisions = 12 |website = [http://www.guetersloh.de/ www.guetersloh.de] |mayor = Norbert Morkes<ref name=mayor>[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020&ndash;25 |party = }} [[File:Rathaus Gütersloh 26 Juli 2012.jpg|thumb|Town hall, built in 1959 and 1970]] [[File:Guetersloh-Broxtowe.jpg|thumb|Twin towns: Gütersloh and [[Borough of Broxtowe|Broxtowe]]]] [[File:Am-Alten-Kirchplatz-9-GT.jpg|thumb|Am Alten Kirchplatz (old church square)]] [[File:Martin Luther Kirche Guetersloh Proedous.jpg|thumb|Martin Luther Church, built in 1861]] [[File:Theater GT SuedNacht.jpg|thumb|[[Theater Gütersloh|Theatre]], built in 2010]] [[File:Proedous Stadtbibliothek Guetersloh.jpg|thumb|Library, built in 1984]] [[File:Guetersloh Wasserturm 3.jpg|thumb|Water tower, built in 1888]] [[File:Evangelisch stiftisches gymnasium gütersloh.jpg|thumb|Evangelisch [[Stiftisches]] [[Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium]], founded in 1851]] [[File:Palmenhauscafe-guetersloh.jpg|thumb|Palmenhauscafé (Palm House-Café), [[Stadtpark und Botanischer Garten Gütersloh|Botanischer Garten Gütersloh]]]] [[File:Stadtpark-guetersloh-dalke.jpg|thumb|[[Dalke]]]] '''Gütersloh''' ({{IPA-de|ˈɡyːtɐsloː|-|De-Gütersloh.ogg}}) is a city in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], Germany, in the area of [[Westphalia]] and the administrative region of [[Detmold]]. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for a [[Gütersloh (district)|district of the same name]] and has a population of 100,194 people. == Geography == '''Gütersloh''' lies in the [[Emssandebene]], south-west of the [[Teutoburg Forest]] and on the north-eastern edge of the [[Westphalian Basin]] and has no significant points of elevation. The city's lowest point is {{convert|64|m}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] on the river Ems near the [[Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh|Princess Royal Barracks]] and the highest point is {{convert|105|m}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] in the eastern township of Friedrichsdorf. The border to [[Rheda-Wiedenbrück]] extends as part of the [[Rhedaer Forest]], a large wooded area with predominantly conifers. The river [[Dalke]] flows through the city from east to west, crossing close to the [[Stadtpark und Botanischer Garten Gütersloh|Stadt Park]] as well as the city centre and river [[Ems (river)|Ems]]. [[Gütersloh Hauptbahnhof|Gütersloh railway station]] is on the [[Hamm–Minden railway|Hamm–Minden line]]. == History == The then-official district of Gütersloh included the city of the same name. It also included seven other municipalities: [[Avenwedde]], [[Ebbesloh]], [[Friedrichsdorf, Gütersloh|Friedrichsdorf]], [[Hollen, Gütersloh|Hollen]], [[Isselhorst]], [[Niehorst]] and [[Spexard]]; which existed until 1969 and were incorporated as part of the 1969 North Rhine-Westphalian municipal reform. Currently, all of them are now municipal sub-division units within Gütersloh's borders. == Politics == === Mayor === The current mayor of Gütersloh is Norbert Morkes, elected in September 2020.<ref name=mayor/> He ran on behalf of the voter group Bürger für Gütersloh (Citizens for Gütersloh, BfGT). The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows: {{election table}} ! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate ! rowspan=2| Party ! colspan=2| First round ! colspan=2| Second round |- ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | align=left| Henning Schulz | align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] | '''13,772''' | '''36.1''' | 12,761 | 42.1 |- | | align=left| Norbert Morkes | align=left| Citizens for Gütersloh | 9,580 | 25.1 | '''17,521''' | '''57.9''' |- | bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| | align=left| Gitte Trostmann | align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] | 8,124 | 21.3 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | align=left| Volker Richter | align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] | 5,836 | 15.3 |- | bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| | align=left| Manfred Reese | align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] | 811 | 2.1 |- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 38,123 ! 98.8 ! 30,282 ! 98.6 |- ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 499 ! 1.3 ! 431 ! 1.4 |- ! colspan=3| Total ! 38,622 ! 100.0 ! 30,713 ! 100.0 |- ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 80,552 ! 48.0 ! 80,540 ! 38.1 |- | colspan=7| Source: City of Gütersloh ([https://wahlen.regioit.de/2/km2020/05754008/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_NRW_211_Gemeinde_Stadt_Guetersloh.html 1st round], [https://wahlen.regioit.de/2/km2020/05754008/html5/Buergermeisterstichwahl_NRW_218_Gemeinde_Stadt_Guetersloh.html 2nd round]) |} === City council === [[File:2020 Gütersloh City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election.]] The Gütersloh city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: {{election table}} ! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) | 11,521 | 30.3 | {{decrease}} 8.1 | 17 | {{decrease}} 3 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| | align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne) | 9,379 | 24.7 | {{increase}} 13.3 | 14 | {{increase}} 8 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) | 7,370 | 19.4 | {{decrease}} 8.7 | 11 | {{decrease}} 4 |- | | align=left| Citizens for Gütersloh (BfGT) | 4,955 | 13.0 | {{increase}} 2.0 | 7 | {{increase}} 1 |- | bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| | align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD) | 1,757 | 4.6 | New | 3 | New |- | bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| | align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP) | 1,227 | 2.2 | {{increase}} 0.4 | 2 | {{increase}} 1 |- | bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| | align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke) | 986 | 2.6 | {{decrease}} 2.2 | 1 | {{decrease}} 1 |- | | align=left| Independent Voters' Association (UWG) | 849 | 2.2 | {{decrease}} 0.6 | 1 | {{decrease}} 1 |- ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 38,055 ! 98.7 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 510 ! 1.3 ! ! ! |- ! colspan=2| Total ! 38,565 ! 100.0 ! ! 56 ! {{increase}} 4 |- ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 80,555 ! 47.9 ! {{increase}} 2.5 ! ! |- | colspan=7| Source: [https://wahlen.regioit.de/2/km2020/05754008/html5/Ratswahl_NRW_210_Gemeinde_Stadt_Guetersloh.html City of Gütersloh] |} == Major industries == Gütersloh is an industrial city; inside the [[ring road]] is the city centre, which contains a variety of shops and department stores. Gütersloh is best known for [[Bertelsmann]] (a media company with 11,300 workers in the district) and [[Miele]] (an appliance manufacturer with 5,000 workers). There are 5,000 other small and medium enterprises in Gütersloh. Those companies have 46,000 workers. The most important areas are: * media: [[Bertelsmann]] ** Software: [[Reply Deutschland]] * metal working: [[Miele]], [[Westaflex]], Hermann-Sewerin. * food: [[Mestemacher]] (baked goods, [[Pumpernickel]]), [[Campina GmbH]] (Dairy), [[Marten GmbH & Co. KG|Marten]], [[Vogt & Wolf]] (meat, sausages), Gehring-Bunte (drinks) == Recreational amenities == Gütersloh has four parks: The [[Stadtpark und Botanischer Garten Gütersloh]] contains a [[duck pond]], a [[botanical garden]], and many paths bordered by mature trees. It was built 1908–09 next to the river Dalke. The Mohns Park contains a paddling pool, an adventure playground area, a minigolf area, some sports fields and a hockey field can be used for ice hockey too. Since 1949 there is an [[amphitheater]] with 1,100 seats. The name comes from the owner, Frederike [[Reinhard Mohn|Mohn]], from whom the town bought the park in 1937. There is also the small Riegerpark (named after the Rieger nursery) and the park of the LWL-clinic (built 1911–14, with many listed buildings and a small deer park). Swimmers are accommodated amply in Gütersloh with no fewer than four pools, both indoor and outdoor, the large outdoor pool has an [[Olympic-size pool]], diving boards and sunbathing space, while the original indoor pool has the usual [[sauna]] and [[steam]] rooms. The [[Stadtmuseum Gütersloh]] (Gütersloh Town Museum) features exhibits on Gütersloh’s local history as well as the history of medicine and industry. ===Regular events=== In the second half of March, the ''Gütersloher Frühling'' (Gütersloh's Spring) is a festive celebration of springtime [[horticulture]]. Local garden centers, nurseries and flower shops present their savvy. During the ''langenachtderkunst'' ("long night of the arts") in May or June, museums and art galleries have longer opening hours, and the ''Straßenzauber'' ("street magic"), where you can see [[antique car]]s and all types of new cars. On [[Pentecost]], there is a [[wine festival]] while at the market place is the Pentecost funfair. Over the whole summer there are many concerts shown on the open air stage in the Mohns Park. In the ''Radrennen über Wasser'' (Bikerace over the Water), bikers have to drive over a course of planks over a boating pond without falling in the water. At „Gütersloh für Genießer“ ("Gütersloh for gourmets"), many restaurants present [[haute cuisine]] open air. At "Gütersloh International", many foreign musicians and folk dancers present a mixed program in front of the municipal hall. In August bands and stand-up comedians show their program for free on the Dreiecksplatz. At the end of September begins the Michaelis-funfair. Every two years there is also a pageant where many clubs present themselves. In October, there is ''Schinkenmarkt'' ("ham market"), where you can buy [[ham]] not just from Westphalia. Traditionally the year ends with a [[Christmas market]] on the Berliner Platz. There are many [[Schützenverein]]e, Gütersloher Schützengesellschaft exists since 1832. There are always many [[Easter fire]]s on Easter Saturday. ==Sports== In 2006 there were 95 clubs with 25,000 members in Gütersloh. There are 24 sports fields and 39 [[sports hall]]s (arenas and gyms), of which 11 are bigger than 22 × 45 meters. There are also three open-air baths and two indoor swimming pools. ===Football=== The oldest Westphalian football club, the Gymnasial-Spielverein Gütersloh, was founded in 1878 at the Evangelisch [[Stiftisches]] [[Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium]]. [[FC Gütersloh 2000]] (FCG) had a spell in the [[2. Fußball-Bundesliga]] from 1996 to 1999 before being relegated and dissolved by a court due to an overwhelming debt of 7 million [[Deutsche Mark|DM]]. The club was re-established in 2000. The women's team plays as [[FSV Gütersloh 2009]] in the [[2. Bundesliga (women)|2. Bundesliga]] while the men's team plays in the [[Oberliga Westfalen]], the fifth league. The FSV Gütersloh 2009 organizes the Gütersloher Hallenmasters, Germany's biggest international cup for U17-teams. There is also the Strenge-Cup, one of the biggest cups in [[Ostwestfalen-Lippe]] for teenagers. A great event in the history of Gütersloh was the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. Being an official training area, the [[Heidewaldstadion]] was used three times by the [[Portugal national football team]]. Up to 5,000 fans came to watch the games on the biggest video screen in Ostwestfalen-Lippe in front of the town hall. Gütersloh was one of the very few towns in Germany where the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy]] was shown. Many people also had a job-related connection to the World Cup, because many articles like books, magazines or posters were produced in Gütersloh by [[Bertelsmann]]. ==Twin towns – sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}} Gütersloh is [[Sister city|twinned]] with: <ref>{{cite web |title=Freundschaft kann nicht früh genug beginnen|url=https://www.guetersloh.de/de/leben-in-guetersloh/europaportal/partnerstaedte.php|website=guetersloh.de|publisher=Gütersloh|language=de|access-date=2021-02-03}}</ref> *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Borough of Broxtowe|Broxtowe]], England, United Kingdom (1978) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Châteauroux]], France (1977) *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Falun Municipality|Falun]], Sweden (1994) *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Grudziądz]], Poland (1989) *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Rzhev]], Russia (2009) == Military == During World War One there was a prisoner of war camp at Gütersloh which included British army prisoners from the capture of Ecoust in France. === RAF Gütersloh === {{main|RAF Gütersloh}} A [[Royal Air Force]] station in Gütersloh was home of RAF Squadrons 2 and 4, which flew [[Hawker Hunter]] photo reconnaissance aircraft, then 19 and 92 Sqn, which flew [[English Electric Lightning|Lightnings]], and later [[No. 3 Squadron RAF|3]] and [[No. 4 Squadron RAF|4]], which flew the distinctive [[VSTOL]] [[Hawker Siddeley Harrier|Harrier]]. They were supported by [[No. 18 Squadron RAF|18 Squadron]] operating [[CH-47 Chinook|Chinook]] Helicopters and [[No. 230 Squadron RAF|230 Squadron]], which flew [[Westland Puma|Puma]] Helicopters. There were also personnel at the station from the [[RAF Regiment]] who provided [[Rapier missile|Rapier]] ground to air missile support. It was the most easterly of [[NATO|Nato's]] airbases during the [[Cold War]]. The station was originally built for the [[Luftwaffe]] who flew [[Junkers Ju 88|Junkers]] bombers from the station and the [[runway]] was extended during this period using the labour of Soviet prisoners of war, a memorial to whom now stands near Junkers Farm, a farm building that was later used as a [[Scout (Scout Movement)|Scout]] hut within the station's perimeter fence. The farm building is now condemned, and the scouts use a larger building on Mansergh Barracks instead, but the scouts still use the area near the building during the summer, and the memorial is still mentioned on camps. RAF Gütersloh closed in 1993. === Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh === The [[British Army]] took over RAF Gütersloh in 1993 and renamed it [[Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh]]. It housed regiments of the [[Royal Logistic Corps]], [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]] and [[Royal Military Police|114 Provost Company, Royal Military Police]]. There was a second barracks in Gütersloh is called Mansergh Barracks, which was on the opposite side of town to the main camp. Mansergh Barracks was on the Verler Strasse near Spexard, it held a British secondary school called [[King's School (Gütersloh)|King's School]] and a primary school called Haig School for the armed forces. Mansergh Barracks was home to 40 Field Regiment, then 47 Field Regiment and finally, [[26th Regiment Royal Artillery]]. During the time of the RAF base on the opposite side of town, there was also 10 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (Harrier Support Squadron) and one Royal Army Ordnance Corps company which changed its name from 1 OFP to 1CTOC and finally 61 Ordnance Company. The Royal Engineers left when the Harrier Squadrons left Gutersloh and 61 Ordnance Company was amalgamated into the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993. The last British soldiers left Gütersloh in September 2016. ==Notable people== * [[Johann Bernhard Wilbrand]] (1779–1846), anatomist, naturalist, proponent of [[Naturphilosophie]] * [[Carl Bertelsmann]] (1791–1850), businessman, publisher, founder of [[Bertelsmann]] * [[Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen]] (1833–1910), pathologist * [[Adolph Louis Luetgert]] (1845–1899), Chicago businessman, infamous in the United States * [[Theodor Rumpel (surgeon)|Theodor Rumpel]] (1862–1923), surgeon who described the [[Rumpel-Leede sign]] * [[Carl Miele]] (1869–1938), businessman, co-founder of [[Miele]] * [[Ludwig Müller]] (1883–1945), theologian, leader of the [[German Christians (movement)|German Christians]] movement * [[Hanns-Heinrich Lohmann]] (1911–1995), SS-officer * [[Hubert Schiffer]] (born 1915), survivor of the atomic bomb "[[Little Boy]]" in [[Hiroshima]] * [[Reinhard Mohn]] (1921–2009), owner of [[Bertelsmann]] * [[Hans Werner Henze]] (1926–2012), composer <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378314/ IMDb Database] retrieved 21 January 2020</ref> * [[Kurt-Christian Stier]] (1926–2016), violinist and concertmaster * [[Rudolf Miele]] (1929–2004), entrepreneur, acting partner in [[Miele]], and grandson of the founder [[Carl Miele]] * [[Holger Bertrand Flöttmann]] (born 1946), neurologist, psychiatrist and psychotherapist * [[Monika Heinold]] (born 1958), politician * [[Diana Amft]] (born 1975), film and television actress <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024796/ IMDb Database] retrieved 21 January 2020</ref> * [[Simon Gosejohann]] (born 1976), comedian, TV presenter and actor <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1175549/ IMDb Database] retrieved 21 January 2020</ref> * [[Anna-Maria Zimmermann]] (born 1988), singer <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2160623/ IMDb Database] retrieved 21 January 2020</ref> * [[Alice Weidel]] (born 1979), politician (AfD) * [[Engin Baytar]] (born 1983), professional footballer ==Miscellaneous== ===Arameans in Gütersloh=== [[File:Stadtmeisterschaft 2003.jpg|thumb|350px|Aramäer Gütersloh wins the Gütersloh city championships for the first time in 2003]] In Gütersloh there are approximately 10,000 [[Assyrian–Chaldean–Syriac diaspora|Arameans]]. It has the largest number of Arameans of any other towns in Germany. In 2010, 100 companies in Gütersloh were run by Arameans. Three football clubs play in local leagues: Tur Abdin Gütersloh, Aramäer Gütersloh and St. Gabriel Gütersloh.<ref>Matthias E. Borner, Detlef Güthenke: Stadtführer Gütersloh (Cityguide Gütersloh). tpk-Verlag, Bielefeld 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-936359-43-5}}</ref> ===Gütersloh's nicknames=== In local media, "Dalkestadt" is often used. An older nickname is "[[Nazareth]]" or "little Nazareth" because the Protestants in the 19th century were very religious. In [[Low German]], the city is called ''Gütsel''. The younger inhabitants often call it "G-Town" or (jocularly) ''Lülaloh''. ===Food and drink=== The cuisine in Gütersloh is mostly influenced by the traditional and substantial Westphalian way of cooking. A typical dish would be [[pumpernickel]] (a heavy, sweet rye bread), served with [[Westphalian ham]]. Also popular is the ''[[Pickert]]'', a potato dish made of grated potatoes, flour, milk, eggs, currants and yeast. The recipe dates back to 1900 and it is still served in restaurants today. Regional beverages include the [[Steinhäger]] gin, made in the nearby community of [[Steinhagen, North Rhine-Westphalia|Steinhagen]], the bitter Schroeders ''Boonekamp'' and the special brews created in the Gütersloher brewery. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Wikivoyage|Gütersloh}} {{commons category|Gütersloh}} *{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Gütersloh |volume=12 |short=x}} {{Cities and towns in Gütersloh (district)}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutersloh}} [[Category:Gütersloh| ]]'