Hochsauerlandkreis

Hochsauerlandkreis
District
Flag of Hochsauerlandkreis
Flag
Coat of arms of Hochsauerlandkreis
Coat of arms
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 2022)[1]
 • Total261,647
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitehttp://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de

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

History

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

Coat of arms of Hochsauerland 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

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

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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