Soest Soest Coat of arms Location Administration Country  Germany State North Rhine-Westphalia Admin. region Arnsberg District Soest Town subdivisions 19 Mayor Eckhard Ruthemeyer (CDU) Basic statistics Area 85. 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'' Soest (ˈzoːst is a Kreis (district in the middle 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. 81 km² (33. 1 sq mi) Elevation 90 m  (295 ft) Population 48,578  (30/06/2006)  - Density 566 /km² (1,466 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate SO Postal code 59494 Area code 02921 Website www.soest.de Coordinates: 51°34′16″N 8°06′33″E / 51.57111, 8.10917

Freie Hansestadt Soest Imperial and Hanseatic City of Soest Imperial, Hanseatic City of the Holy Roman Empire ← 1449 – 1609 → Capital Soest Government Republic Historical era Middle Ages  - Settlement mentioned in     Dagobertsche Schenkung   836  - Soester Fehde to gain     Reichsfreiheit from     Archbishopric of Cologne     1444–49  - Clevish ducal line extinct;     Cleves and Soest annexed     by Brandenburg     1609

St Patrokli Dom (St Patroclus's Cathedral), in Soest

Soest (pronounced [zo:st]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. German phonology describes the Phonology of Standard German. Since German is a Pluricentric language, there are a number of different pronunciations A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 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. It is the capital of the Soest district. Soest (ˈzoːst is a Kreis (district in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Soest is located along the Hellweg road, approx. 50 kilometres east of Dortmund and approx. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Dortmund (ˈdɔʁtmʊnt is a City in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. 50 kilometres west of Paderborn. Paderborn (paːdɐˈbɔʁn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district.

Neighbouring places

• Bad Sassendorf
• Ense
• Lippetal
• Möhnesee
• Werl
• Welver

History

Due to the fertile soil the area around Soest was occupied long before 836 when the village is first mentioned in the Dagobertsche Schenkung, although the origin of this document is historically uncertain. Bad Sassendorf is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. For the Brachiopod Genus, see Ense (brachiopod. Ense is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Lippetal is a Municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Möhnesee is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Werl is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Welver is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Events By Place Asia Abbasid caliph Al-Mutasim establishes a new capital at Samarra, Iraq. But there is no doubt that Soest has been inhabited for a long time; excavations in the last two decades have uncovered signs of habitation stretching back more than 4000 years. In the 11th and 12th century Soest grew considerably, making it one of the biggest cities in Westphalia with some 10,000 citizens. Westphalia (Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Bielefeld, Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster It was also an important member of the Hanseatic League until 1609. The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their Guilds that established and maintained trade

A self-confident Soest from 1444 to 1449 liberated itself from the Bishop of Cologne, who controlled Westphalia (the so-called Soester Fehde). Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88–784 All names before Maternus ('II' are to be approached with considerable Westphalia (Westfalen) is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Bielefeld, Bochum, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Münster Being no longer capital of Westphalia, the city aligned itself with the Duke of Cleves. The Duchy of Cleves (Herzogtum Kleve was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands This was a Pyrrhic victory, however; the city had shown itself strong enough to defy the powerful Archbishop of Cologne, but lost much of its trade: the "liberated" town was two-thirds surrounded by territories with other allegiances. A Pyrrhic victory (ˈpɪrɪk is a victory with devastating cost to the victor When the last Duke of Cleves died in 1609 that dukedom was inherited by Brandenburg and after a short siege Soest was incorporated into it. During and after the Thirty Years' War, Soest suffered a tremendous loss of both population and influence; at the lowest point in 1756 it had only 3,600 citizens. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

With the creation of the Soest district in 1817 its influence slowly rose. Soest (ˈzoːst is a Kreis (district in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common However, the industrialization of the Ruhr area did not reach Soest, which remained a small city. The Ruhr Area, ( German Ruhrgebiet, colloquial Ruhrpott, Kohlenpott or Revier) is an Urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia

From approximately 1953 to 1971 there was a sizeable garrison of Canadian soldiers and their families stationed at Soest (with the Canadian camps located just east of the city in Bad Sassendorf) as well as Werl and Hemer-Iserlohn and Deilinghofen to the south west. There were also several Belgian Kasernes located in Soest itself.

From 1971-1993 the former Canadian properties, including the Married Quarters along Hiddingser Weg, south of the B-1, were used and occupied by British military and families. Upon the closing out of Belgian and British army facilities many of these military facilities either became used for civilian purposes or were abandoned/demolished. The former Married Quarters area was converted to civilian housing. The former CLFEX (the Canadian Army's food and clothing store for dependent families) was converted to a NAAFI under the British and finally demolished in 2006.

St Patroclus's Cathedral

In 960, Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne transferred St Patroclus's relics from Troyes and buried them in 964 at St Patroclus's Cathedral in Soest, where he is still today venerated. Events By Place Europe Edgar the Peaceable is crowned King of England. Saint Patroclus (Patroccus Parre Patroklus of Troyes was a Christian Martyr who died around 259 AD A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial Troyes (tʁwa is a commune, the préfecture (capital of the northeastern Aube département in France and is 964 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Asia Nicephorus II begins a campaign to recapture

The Cathedral is a beautiful example of early medieval "Romanesque" architecture fashioned from the local greenish sandstone. Its massive squared bell tower or steeple can be seen for many kilometers, rising up out of the city centre of the old city and a landmark of the Soester Boerde.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a key, which is the symbol for Saint Peter, the patron of Cologne. The coat was not modified even after Soest no longer fell within the jurisdiction of Cologne.

Twin towns

• Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
• Guérard, Seine-et-Marne, France
• Herzberg, Brandenburg, Germany
• Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Sárospatak, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
• Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Strzelce Opolskie, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
• Visby, Gotland, Sweden

External links

• Official site (German)
• Articles about "Aldegrever and the Protestant Reformation in Soest" / virtual exhibition "Iconoclastic Controversy and sensual pleasure - Heinrich Aldegrever" with introductory texts and about 170 commented copperplate engravings (German)