HOCHSAUERLAND


'Hochsauerland' is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis.

Contents
History
Geography
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links

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.

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.

Coat of arms


Coat of arms of Hochsauerland
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


TownsMunicipalities
# Arnsberg# Brilon# Hallenberg# Marsberg# Medebach
  1. Meschede
  2. Olsberg
  3. Schmallenberg
  4. Sundern
  5. Winterberg
#Bestwig#Eslohe

External links



★ Official website

★ Touristic website

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