Schmallenberg

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Schmallenberg
Schmallenberg (Church St. Alexander)
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Hochsauerland
Town subdivisions	83
Mayor	Bernhard Halbe (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	303.00 km² (117 sq mi)
Elevation	329-831 m
Population	25,992 (31/12/2005)
- Density	86 /km² (222 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HSK
Postal code	57392
Area codes	02971, 02972, 02974, 02975, 02977
Website	www.schmallenberg.de Coordinates: 51°08′0″N 08°18′0″E / 51.13333, 8.3

Schmallenberg (Map)

Division of Schmallenberg

Schmallenberg is a town in the district of Hochsauerland in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is twinned with Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England.

1 Geography
2 Sport
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Schmallenberg is located in the middle of the Sauerland (Rothaargebirge). It is situated approximately 25 kilometres south of Meschede, and 120 kilometres from Köln (Cologne).

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

[edit] Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Schmallenberg consists of 83 districts:

Schmallenberg (city centre)
Almert
Altenhof
Altenilpe
Arpe
Bad Fredeburg
Berghausen
Berghof
Bödefeld
Brabecke
Bracht
Dorlar
Dornheim
Ebbinghof
Felbecke
Fleckenberg
Föckinghausen
Gellinghausen
Gleidorf
Grafschaft
Grimminghausen
Hanxleden
Harbecke
Hebbecke
Heiminghausen
Herschede
Hiege
Hoher Knochen

Holthausen
Hundesossen
Huxel
Inderlenne
Jagdhaus
Keppel
Kirchilpe
Kirchrarbach
Kückelheim
Landenbeckerbruch
Lanfert
Latrop
Lengenbeck
Lenne
Mailar
Menkhausen
Mittelsorpe
Mönekind
Nesselbach
Niederberndorf
Niederhenneborn
Niedersorpe
Nierentrop
Nordenau
Oberberndorf
Oberhenneborn
Schmallenberg-Oberkirchen
Oberrarbach

Obersorpe
Obringhausen
Westfeld-Ohlenbach
Osterwald
Rehsiepen
Rellmecke
Rimberg
Rotbusch
Schanze
Selkentrop
Sellinghausen
Sellmecke
Silberg
Sögtrop
Sonderhof
Störmecke
Twismecke
Vorwald
Waidmannsruh
Walbecke
Werntrop
Werpe
Westernbödefeld
Westfeld-Ohlenbach
Winkhausen
Wormbach
Wulwesort

The town of Schmallenberg has a population of 6,500 which rises to some 25,992 with the 83 neighbouring villages, which are also part of the administrative boundary.

[edit] Twin Towns

Schmallenberg twin towns are:

Burgess Hill (United Kingdom)
Wimereux (France)

[edit] Sport

Hiking trails adding up to approximately 2,500 kilometers, leading through forests, across mountains and through valleys make Schmallenberg. Recently, the town at the upper course of the river Lenne has developed into one of Westphalia’s winter sports centers. 250 kilometers of cross-country ski tracks and 30 ski-lifts turn any kind of skiing.