Wadersloh

Wadersloh
Municipality
Portal of Abtei Liesborn in Liesborn, a part of the municipality of Wadersloh
Coat of arms
Location of Wadersloh within Warendorf district
Interactive map of Wadersloh
Wadersloh Location within Germany Wadersloh Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°44′19″N 8°15′5″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Warendorf
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Christian Thegelkamp (Ind.)
Area
• Total	117.03 km2 (45.19 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	12,826
• Density	109.60/km2 (283.85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	59329
Dialling codes	02523, 02520, 02945
Vehicle registration	WAF
Website	www.wadersloh.de

Wadersloh (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːdɐsloː]) is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km north-west of Lippstadt and 30 km east of Hamm. In it there is a grammar school which is named Gymnasium Johanneum. Wadersloh was the place of a bike race in 2008 with competitors from all over the world.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	10,992	—
1970	11,159	+0.30%
1975	10,693	−0.85%
1980	11,085	+0.72%
1985	11,214	+0.23%
1990	12,121	+1.57%
1995	12,944	+1.32%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	13,203	+0.40%
2005	13,118	−0.13%
2010	12,596	−0.81%
2015	12,443	−0.24%
2020	12,556	+0.18%
2025	12,826	+0.43%

Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen

Mayors

Christian Thegelkamp was elected mayor in 2009 and reelected in 2014 and 2020.