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