Geseke

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Geseke
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Geseke
Geseke (Germany)
Geseke
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Soest
Town subdivisions 8
Mayor Franz Holtgrewe (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 97.48 km² (37.6 sq mi)
Elevation 104 m  (341 ft)
Population 21,079  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 216 /km² (560 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SO
Postal code 59590
Area codes 02942, 02954 (Eringerfeld), 02941 (Ermsinghausen)
Website www.geseke.de

Coordinates: 51°38′59″N 08°31′00″E / 51.64972, 8.516667

Geseke is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

It is situated approx. 12 km south-east of Lippstadt and 20 km south-west of Paderborn.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

[edit] Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Geseke consists of 8 districts:

  • Geseke (14.451 inhabitants)
  • Bönninghausen (105 inhabitants)
  • Ehringhausen (1.628 inhabitants)
  • Eringerfeld (494 inhabitants)
  • Ermsinghausen (70 inhabitants)
  • Langeneicke (1.174 inhabitants)
  • Mönninghausen (841 inhabitants)
  • Störmede (2.316 inhabitants)

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] Trivia

An episode of "Die Super-Nanny" was shot in Geseke (Störmede/Stoermede)

[edit] External links

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