Meschede

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Meschede
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Meschede
Coordinates: 51°21′N 8°17′E / 51.350°N 8.283°E / 51.350; 8.283Coordinates: 51°21′N 8°17′E / 51.350°N 8.283°E / 51.350; 8.283
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Hochsauerlandkreis
Subdivisions 17
Government
 • Mayor Uli Hess (CDU)
Area
 • Total 218.5 km2 (84.4 sq mi)
Elevation 260 m (850 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 30,358
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes D 59872
Dialling codes 0291
Vehicle registration HSK
Website www.meschede.de

Meschede is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Hochsauerlandkreis.

Geography

Meschede is situated in the Ruhr valley, near to the Hennesee, south of the nature-park Arnsberger Wald. Major towns in the vicinity of Meschede are Paderborn (51 km), Kassel (85 km), Siegen (57 km), Hagen, Dortmund (60 km) and Hamm (49 km).

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Meschede consists of these districts and villages:

  • Baldeborn
  • Berge
  • Berghausen
  • Beringhausen
  • Blüggelscheidt
  • Bockum
  • Bonacker
  • Calle
  • Drasenbeck
  • Einhaus
  • Enkhausen
  • Enste
  • Ensthof
  • Erflinghausen
  • Eversberg
  • Frenkhausen
  • Freienohl
  • Frielinghausen
  • Galiläa
  • Giesmecke
  • Grevenstein
  • Heggen
  • Heinrichsthal
  • Höhringhausen
  • Horbach
  • Immenhausen
  • Klause
  • Köpperkopf
  • Köttinghausen
  • Kotthoff
  • Laer
  • Löllinghausen
  • Löttmaringhausen
  • Mielinghausen
  • Mosebolle
  • Mülsborn
  • Obermielinghausen
  • Olpe
  • Remblinghausen
  • Schederberge
  • Schedergrund
  • Schüren
  • Stesse
  • Stockhausen
  • Vellinghausen
  • Visbeck
  • Wallen
  • Wehrstapel
  • Wennemen
  • Windhäuser
  • Wulstern.
Panorama of Meschede

History

In 1921 the Sauerländer Heimatbund was founded.

Transportation

Meschede is connected with two national roads, the federal roads B 7 and B 55, and the motorway A 46. It has an airfield, the Meschede-Schüren Airfield, with a 900 m runway.

Climate

The city's climate is continental. The lowest temperature recorded was −20 °C (−4 °F), its highest was recorded at 39 °C (102 °F).

Mayors of Meschede

  • 1952–1961: Engelbert Dick (CDU)
  • 1961–1969: Josef Busch (CDU)
  • 1969–1974: Bruno Peus (CDU)
  • 1975–1998: Franz Stahlmecke (CDU)
  • 1998–1999: Bruno Peus (CDU)
  • 1999–present: Hans-Ulrich (Uli) Hess (CDU)

Media

Meschede has its local radio station Radio Sauerland. The Fachhochschule Südwestfalen runs its own radio station called radioFH!. The regional newspapers are Westfalenpost and Westfälische Rundschau. The local newspaper is the Sauerlandkurier.

Notable people

Main sights

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Meschede is twinned with:

Also unofficial friendly relations exist with the following towns:

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 31 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ Sauerländer Heimatbund

External links

Meschede in winter 2004
Meschede in winter 2005
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Towns and municipalities in Hochsauerland
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