Lüdenscheid

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Lüdenscheid
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lüdenscheid
Lüdenscheid (Germany)
Lüdenscheid
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Märkischer Kreis
Mayor Dieter Dzewas (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 86.73 km² (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation 232 - 539 m
Population 78,456  (30/06/2006)
 - Density 905 /km² (2,343 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MK
LÜD (until 1974)
Postal codes 58507–58515
Area code 02351
Website www.luedenscheid.de

Coordinates: 51°13′0″N 07°38′0″E / 51.21667, 7.63333

Lüdenscheid is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Sauerland region. Lüdenscheid is seat of the administration of the Märkischer Kreis district. However, the county council meets in the county hall in Iserlohn.

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[edit] History

While first settlement in the Lüdenscheid area is confirmed for the 9th century, the first mention of the city was made in 1268. In the 15th and 16th century Lüdenscheid was a member of the Hanseatic League. In 1815 it became part of the Province of Westphalia, and 1975, with the creation of the Märkischer Kreis, became seat of its administration.

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows Saint Medardus as the patron of the city. Below it has the red-and-white checked fess from the arms of the Counts of the Mark. The city wall at the bottom denotes the city rights that Lüdenscheid received in 1287.

[edit] Sports

Lüdenscheid-Nord is a mockery name of the football club Borussia Dortmund, most commonly used by the fans of FC Schalke 04. The real football club Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid is playing in the Verbandsliga, the fourth level below the Bundesliga, but did play once in the second Bundesliga in 1977/78.

[edit] Twin towns


[edit] Media

Lüdenscheid's newspaper is the Lüdenscheider Nachrichten.

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