Hochsauerlandkreis

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Hochsauerlandkreis
Kintra Germany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalie
Adm. regionArnsberg
CaipitalMeschede
Area
 • Total1,958.71 km2 (756.26 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total258,615
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitehttp://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de

Hochsauerlandkreis (meanin "Heicher Sauerland Destrict" in German) is a Kreis (destrict) in the east o North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. Neebourin destricts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

The destrict wis established in 1975 in the reorganization o the destricts in North Rhine-Westphalie bi mergin the previous destricts Arnsberg, Brilon an Meschede.

Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]

Geographically the destrict covers a big pairt o the Sauerland muntains, includin the twa heichest elevations - the Langenberg near Olsberg wi 843m, an the better kent Kahler Asten wi 842m near Winterberg.

Coat o airms[eedit | eedit soorce]

Coat o arms o Hochsauerland The coat o arms wis inheritit frae the umwhile destrict Arnsberg. It shows the eagle as the seembol o the Earls o Arnsberg. When thair coonty lost unthirldom in 1368 it fell tae the beeshops o Cologne, sicweys the sign on the breast o the eagle shows the Cologne cross.

Touns an municipalities[eedit | eedit soorce]

Touns Municipalities
  1. Arnsberg (73,897)
  2. Brilon (25,644)
  3. Hallenberg (4,435)
  4. Marsberg (20,110)
  5. Medebach (7,876)
  1. Meschede (30,358)
  2. Olsberg (21,577)
  3. Schmallenberg (25,149)
  4. Sundern (28,165)
  5. Winterberg (12,918)
  1. Bestwig (11,446)
  2. Eslohe (8,936)

Toun twinnins[eedit | eedit soorce]

Hochsauerland is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:

Notable persons[eedit | eedit soorce]

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References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
  2. "Herzlich willkommen Bergkloster Bestwig im Hochsauerlandkreis/Nordrhein-Westfalen". Archived frae the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 10 Julie 2014.
  3. "Anfahrt mit der Bahn". Archived frae the original on 4 November 2008. Retrieved 10 Julie 2014.

Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]

Media relatit tae Hochsauerlandkreis at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°15′N 8°20′E / 51.25°N 8.33°E / 51.25; 8.33