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Arnsberg
Arnsberg
Arnsberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Arnsberg
Arnsberg (Germany)
Arnsberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Hochsauerland
Town subdivisions 15
Mayor Hans-Josef Vogel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 193. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Arnsberg is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the south-east of the country German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Hochsauerland is a Kreis (district in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 45 km² (74. 7 sq mi)
Elevation 212 m  (696 ft)
Population 80,536  (31/12/2007)
 - Density 416 /km² (1,078 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HSK
Postal codes 59755, 59757, 59759, 59821, 59823
Area codes 02931 Arnsberg
02932 Neheim-Hüsten
02935 Wennigloh
02937 Oeventrop
Website www.arnsberg.de

Coordinates: 51°23′0″N 8°5′0″E / 51.38333, 8.08333

Arnsberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Hochsauerland is a Kreis (district in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

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Geography

It is located in the north-east of the Sauerland in the Ruhr river valley. The Sauerland is a rural hilly area spreading across most of the south-eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily Forested and apart from the major The Ruhr is a medium-size River in western Germany ( North Rhine-Westphalia) a right tributary (east-side of the Rhine.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Arnsberg consists of 15 districts:

Twin towns

History

Arnsberg was built by the counts of Werl in the 11th century. Alba Iulia ( Latin: Apulum, German: Karlsburg / Weißenburg, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár, former Erdel Belgradı Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Deventer is a Municipality and City in the Salland region of the Dutch Province of Overijssel. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Fos-sur-Mer is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The London Borough of Bexley ( is a London borough in south east Greater London which forms with other boroughs part of Outer London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Olesno Lesser Poland Voivodeship Olesno (Rosenberg OS is a Town in Opole Voivodship, Poland about north-east of the city of Opole. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Werl is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. They built a castle there whose remains can still be visited and are occasionally used for public celebrations. It was completely destroyed in the Seven years war in 1769. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

In the 12th century old Arnsberg became the seat of Westphalian jurisdiction. Westphalia (Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Bielefeld, Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster Later, the city lost its independence and belonged to the Cologne area when their archbishops reigned the area.

The current city of Arnsberg was created in 1975 by merging 14 cities and municipalities into one city. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Old Arnsberg itself and Neheim-Hüsten are the two urban parts, while the other parts are very rural. Neheim and Hüsten had been merged in 1941.

Finally in 1816 it went to Prussia and became seat of the local administration. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state

In the Second World War, dozens of Arnsberg citizens were killed in several British air raids aimed at destroying the railway viaduct. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Strategic bombing is a Military strategy used in a Total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather A viaduct is a Bridge composed of several small spans The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to The target was finally destroyed on March 19, 1945 using a Grand Slam bomb. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Grand Slam was a 22000 lb Earth quake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against strategic targets during the Second World War.

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This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

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