Medebach

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Coat of arms Map
Coat of arms of Medebach Location of Medebach in Germany

Medebach is a town in the Hochsauerland, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km east of Winterberg, 17 km south-west of Korbach and 45 km north of Marburg.

[edit] famous inhabitants

  • Henricus de Medebeke, 1347 mayor of Reval
  • Caspar Vopelius, Cartograph
  • Wilhelm Hohoff
  • Hermann Bergenthal, Painter, Oberschledorn
  • Josef Bergenthal, Writer („Münster steckt voller Merkwürdigkeiten“, 1935), Oberschledorn

Coordinates: 51°12′N, 8°43′E