Medebach
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| Medebach | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Hochsauerlandkreis |
| Town subdivisions | 10 |
| Mayor | Heinrich Nolte (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 126.05 km² (48.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1345 ft) |
| Population | 8,213 (30/06/2005) |
| - Density | 65 /km² (169 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HSK |
| Postal code | 59964 |
| Area code | 02982 |
| Website | www.medebach.de |
Medebach is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
Medebach is situated approx. 15 km east of Winterberg, 17 km south-west of Korbach and 45 km north of Marburg.
[edit] Neighbouring municipalities
[edit] Division of the town
Medebach consists of the following districts:
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[edit] Twin Towns
[edit] History
The town was first mentioned in a document in 1144. It belonged to the Hanseatic League.
Medebach/Oberschledorn entered the international news in September 2007, when three Islamic terrorists, two Germans and a Turk, were arrested there. They had received training in Pakistan and were about to build bombs from hydrogen peroxide in a rented holiday flat.[1]
[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
[edit] References
- ^ "Zugriff vor dem tödlichen Knall", Spiegel Online, 5 September 2007. (German)
[edit] External links
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