Werther () is a town in the
district of Gütersloh in the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
, Germany. It is located near the
Teutoburg Forest
The Teutoburg Forest ( ; ) is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Until the 17th century, the official name of the hill ridge was Osning. It was first renamed the ''Teutoburg Forest'' ...
, approximately 10 km (6 miles) north-west of
Bielefeld
Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region () of Detmold (region), Detmold and the L ...
. It is best known for the
Werther's Original
Werther's Original (from the original German language, German: Werthers Echte) is a brand of caramel and butter confectionery owned by the German company August Storck, based in Berlin, Germany. The candy is popular in Europe and North America.
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caramel sweets, which are nowadays produced in the nearby city of
Halle. Werther has one ''Gesamtschule'' and one ''Gymnasium'', which has an exchange partnership with a
Yarm School
Yarm School is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Yarm, North Yorkshire in the North East of England. The school accepts pupils aged 3–18 years old and has a Nursery Pre-Prep, Preparatory School, Sen ...
, an independent school in
Yarm, England.
People
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August Oberwelland (1859-1924), German entrepreneur, ''
August Storck
August Storck KG (), doing business as Storck, is a German confectionery producer with headquarters in Berlin, owned by Axel Oberwelland. The main facility of Storck in Germany is in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, with another located in Sk ...
'' company founder
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Wilhelm Wallbaum (1876-1933), German politician
References
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