Sprockhövel is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Sprockhövel is located in the southern suburban part of the Ruhr area. It is 6 km southeast of Hattingen, 8 km northwest of Gevelsberg, 13 km south of Bochum and 14 km northeast of Wuppertal (centre). The town consists of the Stadtteile Gennebreck, Haßlinghausen, Hiddinghausen, Niedersprockhövel, Niederstüter and Obersprockhövel.

History

The town was first mentioned in documents around 1000 AD. It was part of the County of Mark, but close to the Duchy of Berg, whose cultural influence is still visible today in the historical part of town. The current administration of Sprockhövel is a result of the local government reform on 1 January 1975. Sprockhövel is twinned with South Kirkby, West Yorkshire.

Politics

The current mayor of Sprockhövel is Sabine Noll, an independent endorsed by the CDU and Greens, since 2020. In the most recent mayoral election on 13 September 2020, Noll won with 57.9% of votes against Volker Hoven, who was supported by the SPD, FDP, and WfS-FW.

List of mayors

City council

The Sprockhövel 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: ! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 12,719 ! 98.1 ! ! ! ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 250 ! 1.9 ! ! ! ! colspan=2| Total ! 12,969 ! 100.0 ! ! 38 ! 2 ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 21,162 ! 61.3 ! ! !

Notable people