MESCHEDE


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

Contents
Geography
Neighbouring Places
Division of the town
Twin Towns
External links

Geography


Meschede is situated in the Ruhr valley, 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 Places


Arnsberg

Bestwig

Eslohe

Schmallenberg

Sundern

Warstein
Division of the town

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

★ Baldeborn
★ Berge
★ Berghausen
★ Beringhausen
★ Blüggelscheidt
★ Bockum
★ Bonacker
★ Calle
★ Drasenbeck
★ Einhaus
★ Enkhausen
★ Enste
★ Ensthof
★ Erflinghausen
★ Eversberg
★ Frenkhausen
★ Freienoh

★ Frielinghausen
★ Galiläa
★ Giesmecke
★ Grevenstein
★ Heggen
★ Heinrichsthal
★ Höhringhausen
★ Horbach
★ Immenhausen
★ Klause
★ Köpperkopf
★ Köttinghausen
★ Kotthoff
★ Laer
★ Löllinghausen
★ Löttmaringhausen
★ Mielinghausen

★ Mosebolle
★ Mülsborn
★ Obermielinghausen
★ Olpe
★ Remblinghausen
★ Schederberge
★ Schedergrund
★ Schüren
★ Stesse
★ Stockhausen
★ Vellinghausen
★ Visbeck
★ Wallen
★ Wehrstapel
★ Wennemen
★ Windhäuser
★ Wulstern.

Twin Towns


Wińsko (Poland) -- since 1956

Le Puy-en-Velay (France) -- since 1975

Cousolre du Nord (France) -- since 1965 (twin town of Freienoh)
Also unofficial friendly relations exist with the following towns:

Coventry (United Kingdom)

Coventry, Rhode Island (United States)

Vannes (France)

Neufraunhofen (Germany)

External links



Official site
Meschede in winter 2004

Meschede in winter 2005


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