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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Arnsberg

Elevation
  
260 m (850 ft)

Population
  
31,049 (30 Jun 2010)

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

District
  
Hochsauerlandkreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Sunday 4:14 PM

Meschede

Weather
  
11°C, Wind W at 31 km/h, 83% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Ruhr, Schloss Laer, SinnePfad am Hennesee, Museum für Bäuerlich, Berger Mühle

Meschede is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Hochsauerlandkreis.

Contents

Map of Meschede, Germany

Education

One of the five branches of South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (also: Fachhochschule Südwestfalen (FH SWF)) is located here.

Geography

Meschede is situated in the Ruhr valley, near to the Hennesee, south of the nature-park Arnsberger Wald. Major towns in the vicinity of Meschede are Paderborn (51 km), Kassel (85 km), Siegen (57 km), Hagen, Dortmund (60 km) and Hamm (49 km).

Neighbouring municipalities

  • Arnsberg
  • Bestwig
  • Eslohe
  • Schmallenberg
  • Sundern
  • Warstein

    • Division of the town

    After the local government reforms of 1975 Meschede consists of these districts and villages:

    History

    In 1921 the Sauerländer Heimatbund was founded.

    Transportation

    Meschede is connected with two national roads, the federal roads B 7 and B 55, and the motorway A 46. It has an airfield, the Meschede-Schüren Airfield, with a 900 m runway.

    Climate

    The city's climate is continental. The lowest temperature recorded was −20 °C (−4 °F), its highest was recorded at 39 °C (102 °F).

    Mayors of Meschede

  • 1952–1961: Engelbert Dick (CDU)
  • 1961–1969: Josef Busch (CDU)
  • 1969–1974: Bruno Peus (CDU)
  • 1975–1998: Franz Stahlmecke (CDU)
  • 1998–1999: Bruno Peus (CDU)
  • 1999–present: Hans-Ulrich (Uli) Hess (CDU)

    • Media

    Meschede has its local radio station Radio Sauerland. The Fachhochschule Südwestfalen runs its own radio station called radioFH!. The regional newspapers are Westfalenpost and Westfälische Rundschau. The local newspaper is the Sauerlandkurier.

    Notable people

  • Karl Lehr (1842–1919), mayor of Duisburg
  • August Macke (1887–1914), painter
  • Ansgar Nierhoff (b. 1941), artist
  • Werner Pieper (b. 1948), author
  • Klaus-Jürgen Wrede (b. 1963), author of the Carcassonne games
  • Matthias Ungemach (b. 1968), Olympic rower
  • Armin Petras (b. 1964), theatre director
  • Daniela Bette (b. 1981), actress
  • Joseph Hippolyt Pulte (6 October 1811 – died in Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 February 1884) was a homeopathic physician.
  • Dieter Wurm, chairman of Sauerländer Heimatbund

    • Main sights

  • Abbey Königsmünster, built by Order of Saint Benedict
  • Hennesee - The Hennesee is a lake near Meschede and the main recreational area of the town. It was built to secure the water supply of the close Ruhrgebiet and is today mainly use to generate hydropower, flood protection and baseflow. Recreational areas are the tanning lawn and bath area, fishing, rowing, sailing, walking and hiking.

    • International relations

    Meschede is twinned with:

  • Wińsko, Poland, since 1956
  • Le Puy-en-Velay, France, since 1975
  • Cousolre, France, since 1965 (twin town of Freienohl)

    • Also unofficial friendly relations exist with the following towns:

  • Coventry, United Kingdom
  • Coventry, United States
  • Vannes, France
  • Neufraunhofen, Germany

    • References

    Meschede Wikipedia
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