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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Arnsberg

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
89.29 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:05 PM

Administrative region
  
Arnsberg

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Soest

Postal codes
  
59597

Population
  
15,767 (30 Jun 2010)

Postal code
  
59597

Erwitte

Weather
  
5°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 94% Humidity

Erwitte ( Erwitte ) is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Contents

Map of Erwitte, Germany

Geography

Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.

Neighbouring municipalities

  • Lippstadt
  • Geseke
  • Rüthen
  • Anröchte
  • Bad Sassendorf

    • Division of the town

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

  • Erwitte (6510 inhabitants)
  • Eikeloh (518 inhabitants)
  • Merklinghausen/Wiggeringhausen (179 inhabitants)
  • Horn-Millinghausen (894 inhabitants)
  • Berenbrock (309 inhabitants)
  • Seringhausen (65 inhabitants)
  • Stirpe (1079 inhabitants)
  • Ebbinghausen (201 inhabitants)
  • Böckum (209 inhabitants)
  • Völlinghausen (811 inhabitants)
  • Schallern (291 inhabitants)
  • Norddorf (159 inhabitants)
  • Schmerlecke (732 inhabitants)
  • Weckinghausen (67 inhabitants)
  • Bad Westernkotten (4097 inhabitants)

    • International relations

    Erwitte is twinned with:

  • Aken (Germany)

    • History

    Officially the town of Erwitte is mentioned in the year 836 for the first time and the medieval architecture can still be seen in the town center.

    Industry

    Erwitte is home to a thriving cement industry which, together with the heating valve company Heimeier, make up the largest companies in the area.

    Sons and daughters of the town

  • Friedrich Blumenröhr (born 1936), jurist, former chairman at the Federal Court
  • Ulrich Cyran (born 1956), actor and lecturer
  • Christof Rasche (born 1962), politician (FDP)
  • Wolfgang Schäfers (born 1965), owner of the chair for real estate management at the University of Regensburg

    • People who are connected to the place

  • Jodocus Boget († 1630), Erwitt pastor, burned for witchcraft on the pyre
  • Heinrich Gersmeier (nickname: Schäfer Heinrich) (born 1966), farmer and singer from Völlinghausen

    • References

    Erwitte Wikipedia
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