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Hochsauerlandkreis (meaning “High Sauerland District” in German) is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis.

Hochsauerlandkreis
District
Flag
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionArnsberg
CapitalMeschede
Area
 • Total1,958.71 km2 (756.26 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[1]
 • Total259,030
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitehttp://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de

The district is named “High Sauerland” because two of the highest mountains of the Sauerland mountainous landscape, Langenberg and Kahler Asten are in its territory. With 2,766 ft / 843 m (Langenberg) and 2,762 ft / 842 m (Kahler Asten) these are also the highest mountains of North Rhine-Westphalia.


History


The district was established in 1975 in the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia by merging the previous districts Arnsberg, Brilon and Meschede.


Geography


Geographically the district covers a big part of the Sauerland mountains, including the highest and third highest elevation – the Langenberg near Olsberg with 2,766 ft / 843 m, and the better known Kahler Asten with 2,762 ft / 842 m near Winterberg. These are also the two highest mountains of North Rhine-Westphalia.


Coat of arms


The coat of arms was inherited from the former district Arnsberg. It shows the eagle as the symbol of the Earls of Arnsberg. When their county lost independence in 1368 it fell to the bishops of Cologne, thus the sign on the breast of the eagle shows the Cologne cross.


Towns and municipalities


Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtOlsberg
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Arnsberg (73,897)
  2. Brilon (25,644)
  3. Hallenberg (4,435)
  4. Marsberg (20,110)
  5. Medebach (7,876)
  1. Meschede (30,358)
  2. Olsberg (21,577)
  3. Schmallenberg (25,149)
  4. Sundern (28,165)
  5. Winterberg (12,918)
  1. Bestwig (11,446)
  2. Eslohe (8,936)

Town twinnings


Hochsauerland is twinned with the following cities:


Notable persons



Notable places



References


  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. Herzlich willkommen Bergkloster Bestwig im Hochsauerlandkreis/Nordrhein-Westfalen Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Anfahrt mit der Bahn". Archived from the original on 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2008-08-02.


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На других языках

[de] Hochsauerlandkreis

Der Hochsauerlandkreis ist ein Kreis im Südosten von Nordrhein-Westfalen im Sauerland und bezogen auf die Fläche der größte dieses Bundeslandes. Kreisstadt und Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Meschede, die vor Gründung des Hochsauerlandkreises schon Kreisstadt des Kreises Meschede war.
- [en] Hochsauerlandkreis

[ru] Хохзауэрланд (район)

Хохзауэрланд (нем. Hochsauerlandkreis) — район в Германии. Центр района — город Мешеде. Район входит в землю Северный Рейн-Вестфалия. Подчинён административному округу Арнсберг. Занимает площадь 1959 км². Население — 268,9 тыс. чел. (2010). Плотность населения — 137 человек/км². Официальный код района — 05 9 58.


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