RüTHEN

'Rüthen' is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Contents

Geography

Neighbouring Places

Division of the town

Twin towns

History

Coat of arms

Education

Schools

External links

Geography

Rüthen is situated on the river Möhne, approx. 20 km south of Lippstadt and 35 km south-west of Paderborn. With an area of more than 118 square miles it is the largest town within the district of Soest.

Neighbouring Places

★ Anröchte ★ Bestwig ★ Brilon ★ Büren ★ Erwitte

★ Geseke ★ Lippstadt ★ Olsberg ★ Warstein

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Rüthen consists of the following 15 districts:

★ Rüthen (5.360 inhabitants)

★ Altenrüthen (550 inhabitants)

★ Drewer (780 inhabitants)

★ Hemmern (170 inhabitants)

★ Hoinkhausen(170 inhabitants)

★ Kallenhardt(1.810 inhabitants)

★ Kellinghausen (90 inhabitants)

★ Kneblinghausen (320 inhabitants)

★ Langenstraße-Heddinghausen (480 inhabitants)

★ Meiste (440 inhabitants)

★ Menzel (410 inhabitants)

★ Nettelstädt (111 inhabitants)

★ Oestereiden (870 inhabitants)

★ Weickede (25 inhabitants)

★ Westereiden (530 inhabitants)

Twin towns

★ Dereham (United Kingdom) -– since 1983

★ Egeln (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) -– since 1991

History

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the black cross of the bishops of Cologne, to which Rüthen belonged since the Middle Ages, on silver ground. In the four corners and the middle of the cross is one red diamond each. The four diamonds represent the four city gates, of which only one (the "''Hachtor''") still exists today.

Education

Schools

''Friedrich-Spee-Gymnasium'' of Rüthen coordinates an annual exchange program with the students of Normal Community and Normal Community West High Schools in Normal, Illinois.

External links

★ Official site