Hochsauerland

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Hochsauerlandkreis

Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the district of Hochsauerlandkreis
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region Arnsberg
District seat Meschede
Area 1,958.708 km²
Population 281,188 (2002)
Pop. density 144 /km²
Licence plate code HSK
Web page http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de

Hochsauerland 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.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Geography

Geographically the district covers a big part of the Sauerland mountains, including the two highest elevations - the Langenberg near Olsberg with 843m, and the better known Kahler Asten with 842m near Winterberg.

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Hochsauerland 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.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Arnsberg
  2. Brilon
  3. Hallenberg
  4. Marsberg
  5. Medebach
  1. Meschede
  2. Olsberg
  3. Schmallenberg
  4. Sundern
  5. Winterberg
  1. Bestwig
  2. Eslohe

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