| Hochsauerlandkreis | |
 Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the district of Hochsauerlandkreis |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. region | Arnsberg |
| District seat | Meschede |
| Area | 1,958. 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 Meschede is a town in the Hochsauerland district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 708 km² |
| Population | 281,188 (2002) |
| Pop. density | 144 /km² |
| Licence plate code | HSK |
| Web page | http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de |
Hochsauerland is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered 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. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis. Soest (ˈzoːst is a Kreis (district in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Paderborn (paːdɐˈbɔʁn is a Kreis ( District) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Höxter (ˈhœkstɐ is a Kreis ( District) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Waldeck-Frankenberg is a Kreis ( District) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Siegen-Wittgenstein is a Kreis (district in the southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Olpe is a Kreis (district in the south-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Märkischer Kreis is a district ( Kreis) in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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History
The district was established in 1975 in the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia by merging the previous districts Arnsberg, Brilon and Meschede. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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
Geography
Geographically the district covers a big part of the Sauerland mountains, including the two highest elevations - the Langenberg near Olsberg with 843m, and the better known Kahler Asten with 842m near Winterberg. 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 Olsberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms was inherited from the former district 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, thus the sign on the breast of the eagle shows the Cologne cross. |
Towns and municipalities
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External links
- Official website (German)
- Touristic website (German)
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