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Waldniel
Ortsteil of Schwalmtal in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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
 | This article's list of residents may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (July 2020) |
- 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
References
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