Hochsauerlandkreis

district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Hochsauerland is a Landkreis (rural district, or county) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Hochsauerlandkreis
Flag of Hochsauerlandkreis
Coat of arms of Hochsauerlandkreis
Coordinates: 51°15′N 8°20′E / 51.25°N 8.33°E / 51.25; 8.33
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionArnsberg
CapitalMeschede
Area
 • Total1,958.708 km2 (756.261 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total258,615
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitehttp://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de

History change

The district was established in 1975 in the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia by joining the old districts Arnsberg, Brilon and Meschede.

Coat of arms change

  The coat of arms is the same as the old district of 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, so the eagle also has the Cologne cross.

Towns and municipalities change

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

References change

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

Other websites change