Waldniel

Ortsteil of Schwalmtal in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Waldniel within Viersen district

51°12′47″N 6°16′23″E / 51.21306°N 6.27306°E / 51.21306; 6.27306CountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine-WestphaliaAdmin. regionDüsseldorf DistrictViersen MunicipalitySchwalmtalPopulation

(2020-12-31)^[1]

• Total11,750Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

41366

Waldniel is a village, part of the municipality Schwalmtal in the district Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has 11,750 inhabitants (December 2020).^[1]

History

The first humans lived at the location of the modern Waldniel in the neolithic (2000 v. Chr.)^[2] In 1020, this place was first mentioned in a document.

Geography

The Kranenbach flows through Waldniel.

Notable residents

Albin Windhausen (1863–1946), painter
Josef Windhausen (1888–1946), local politician (CDU)
Heinz Küppenbender (1901–1989), manager
Ludwig Gabriel Schrieber (1907–1975), sculptor, painter and draughtsman
Ernst van Aaken (1910–1984), sports physician and trainer
Rudi Fuesers (1928–2010), trombonist of modern jazz
Herbert Dörenberg (born 1945), football coach and former professional footballer
Stefan Berger (born 1969), Member of Parliament, Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
Bernhard Rösler (1906–1973), entrepreneur, honorary citizen of the municipality of Schwalmtal (1972)
Joachim "Joko" Winterscheidt (born 1979), actor and presenter (grew up in Waldniel)
Karl Oelers (1913–1971), manufacturer