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Meschede (German: [ˈmɛʃədə] (listen)) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Hochsauerlandkreis.

Meschede
Town
View over Meschede
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Meschede within Hochsauerlandkreis district
Olsberg
Meschede
Meschede
Coordinates: 51°21′N 8°17′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
Subdivisions17
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Christoph Weber[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total218.5 km2 (84.4 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total29,696
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59872
Dialling codes0291
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitewww.meschede.de

Education


One of the five branches of South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (also: Fachhochschule Südwestfalen (FH SWF)) is located here.


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
Panorama of Meschede

History


Meschede was founded as a settlement around a convent, the Walpurgis-Stift , in the 10th century. In 1572, it became a member of the Hanseatic League.

In the 18th century, many inhabitants of Meschede died in at least two epidemics of dysentery.

Both in World War I and in World War II, Meschede was notorious as a location where the Germans exploited POWs in labour camps. In February, 1945, the town was destroyed by Allied air raid bombings, because of its strategically important railway station, but rebuilt after the war.

In 1921, the Sauerländer Heimatbund was founded.[citation needed]

In 1970, Meschede's St. Walberga Hospital was the site of a smallpox outbreak, as described in the book The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston.[citation needed]


Economy


Meschede is the seat of three major companies:

An industrial zone is located near the crossing of the A 46 with the B 55 (see below).

Tourism also is important to the town's economy.


Transportation


Meschede is connected with two national roads, the federal roads B 7 and B 55, and the motorway A 46.

Meschede has a railroad station, and is connected via the Sauerland Net, RB 57, to Arnsberg and other towns.

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).


Culture


Spanish fricco is a traditional stew dish of Meschede.[3]


Mayors of Meschede



Notable people



Main sights



Twin towns – sister cities


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

Meschede is twinned with:[4]

Meschede also has friendly relations with:[4]


References


  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "Rezept fürs Mescheder Traditionsgericht Frikko bleibt geheim". Westphalen Post (in German). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022. (subscription required)
  4. "Partnerstädte". meschede.de (in German). Meschede. Retrieved 2021-02-25.


Meschede in winter 2004
Meschede in winter 2004
Meschede in winter 2005
Meschede in winter 2005
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На других языках

[de] Meschede

Meschede ist eine Mittelstadt im nördlichen Sauerland und seit 1975 Kreisstadt des Hochsauerlandkreises, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland. Bei der kommunalen Neugliederung im Jahr 1975 wurden die Gemeinden des Amtes Meschede, konkret die Stadt Meschede und die Gemeinden Calle, Meschede-Land und Remblinghausen, die Stadt Eversberg und drei Gemeinden des Amtes Freienohl zu der neuen Stadt Meschede zusammengeschlossen.[2] Seit dem 24. Juli 2012 trägt Meschede offiziell den Titel Kreis- und Hochschulstadt.[3]
- [en] Meschede

[ru] Мешеде

Мешеде (нем. Meschede) — город в Германии, районный центр, расположен в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.


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