Menden (Sauerland)

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Menden
Old townhall in Menden
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Märkischer Kreis
Town subdivisions	24
Mayor	Rudolf Josef Düppe (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	86.08 km² (33.2 sq mi)
Elevation	115 - 380 m
Population	57,678  (01/01/2007)
- Density	670 /km² (1,735 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MK
Postal codes	58706–58710
Area codes	02373 02378 (Halingen) 02379 (Asbeck)
Website	www.stadt.menden.de Coordinates: 51°26′0″N 07°48′0″E / 51.43333, 7.8

Menden is a town in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river.

Contents 1 History 2 Points of interest 3 Education 3.1 Primary education 3.2 Others 4 Culture 5 Persons of interest 6 Twin Towns 7 External links

[edit] History

Menden's first churches were built in the 9th century. From 1180 on the area around Menden was part of the Cologne region, however, as it was on the border with the Mark dukedom, it was often fought over. In 1276, it received city rights. Industrialization started early: in 1695 needle production was the first industry, later followed by limestone products like cement. In 1816 Menden was included within Prussia, after being part of Hesse for 13 years. In 1975 the city was merged with several previously independent municipalities, thus it grew in area as well as population.

[edit] Points of interest

The Hönnetal, a narrow valley with some beautiful cliffs carved into the limestone bedrock by the river Hönne.

[edit] Education

[edit] Primary education

• Josefschule

[edit] Others

• Heilig-Geist-Gymnasium
• de:Walburgisgymnasium Menden

[edit] Culture

The theatre, managed by the the city government, is the "Theater am Ziegelbrand" (TAZ). The director is Volker Fleige.

[edit] Persons of interest

• Mile Prerad, sculpturer

[edit] Twin Towns

• Aire-sur-la-Lys, France, since 1965
• Ardres, France, since 1974/1975
• Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium, since 1978
• Chalkida, Greece
• Delyn, Wales.
• Eisenberg, Germany
• Flintshire, Wales, since 1980
• Lestrem, France, since 1971
• Locon, France, since 1964
• Marœuil, France, since 1984
• Plungė, Lithuania, since 1992/1993

[edit] External links

• Official site (German)
• Theater am Ziegelbrand (German)

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