Hochsauerlandkreis

Hochsauerlandkreis (meanin "Heicher Sauerland Destrict" in German) is a Kreis (destrict) in the east o North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. Neebourin destricts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis.

Hochsauerlandkreis
Destrict
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Adm. region	Arnsberg
Caipital	Meschede
Area
• Total	1,958.71 km2 (756.26 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	258,615
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HSK
Website	http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de

History

The destrict wis established in 1975 in the reorganization o the destricts in North Rhine-Westphalie bi mergin the previous destricts Arnsberg, Brilon an Meschede.

Geografie

Geographically the destrict covers a big pairt o the Sauerland muntains, includin the twa heichest elevations - the Langenberg near Olsberg wi 843m, an the better kent Kahler Asten wi 842m near Winterberg.

Coat o airms

The coat o arms wis inheritit frae the umwhile destrict Arnsberg. It shows the eagle as the seembol o the Earls o Arnsberg. When thair coonty lost unthirldom in 1368 it fell tae the beeshops o Cologne, sicweys the sign on the breast o the eagle shows the Cologne cross.

Touns an municipalities

Touns		Municipalities
Arnsberg (73,897) Brilon (25,644) Hallenberg (4,435) Marsberg (20,110) Medebach (7,876)	Meschede (30,358) Olsberg (21,577) Schmallenberg (25,149) Sundern (28,165) Winterberg (12,918)	Bestwig (11,446) Eslohe (8,936)

Toun twinnins

Hochsauerland is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:

• Leevinston

Notable persons

• Franz Hoffmeister (dee'd 1943), Roman Catholic priest

Notable places

• Abbey Bergkloster, Bestwig
• Abbey Grafschaft, Schmallenberg
• Abbey Königsmünster, Meschede

Freemit airtins

Media relatit tae Hochsauerlandkreis at Wikimedia Commons

• Offeecial wabsteid (in German)
• Touristic wabsteid (in German)