Wickede

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Wickede
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Municipal subdivisions	5
Mayor	Hermann Arndt (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	25.2 km² (9.7 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m  (459 ft)
Population	12,470  (31/12/2005)
- Density	495 /km² (1,282 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SO
Postal code	58739
Area code	02377
Website	www.wickede.de Coordinates: 51°29′47″N 07°51′57″E / 51.49639, 7.86583

Wickede (IPA: [ˈvɪkədə]) is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbouring municipalities 1.2 Division of the town 2 External links

[edit] Geography

Wickede is situated on the river Ruhr, approx. 20 km south of Hamm and 20 km south-west of Soest.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

• Arnsberg
• Ense
• Fröndenberg
• Menden
• Unna
• Werl

[edit] Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1969 Wickede consists of 5 districts:

• Echthausen (1.622 inhabitants)
• Schlückingen (218 inhabitants)
• Wiehagen (1.452 inhabitants)
• Wimbern (1.003 inhabitants)
• Wickede (8.564 inhabitants)

[edit] External links

• Official site (German)

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Soest (district) Anröchte | Bad Sassendorf | Ense | Erwitte | Geseke | Lippetal | Lippstadt | Möhnesee | Rüthen | Soest | Warstein | Welver | Werl | Wickede