🇩🇪 Hochsauerlandkreis (meaning “High Sauerland District” in German) 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. Its Capital is Meschede.
The district is named “High Sauerland” because two of the highest mountains of the Sauerland mountainous landscape, Langenberg and Kahler Asten are in its territory. With 2,766 ft / 843 m (Langenberg) and 2,762 ft / 842 m (Kahler Asten) these are also the highest mountains of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Geographically the district covers a big part of the Sauerland mountains, including the highest and third highest elevation – the Langenberg near Olsberg with 2,766 ft / 843 m, and the better known Kahler Asten with 2,762 ft / 842 m near Winterberg. These are also the two highest mountains of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Towns 1 Arnsberg; 2 Brilon; 3 Hallenberg; 4 Marsberg; 5 Medebach; 6 Meschede; 7 Olsberg; 8 Schmallenberg; 9 Sundern; 10 Winterberg. Municipalities 1 Bestwig; 2 Eslohe.
Notable places • Abbey Bergkloster, Bestwig • Abbey Grafschaft, Schmallenberg • Abbey Königsmünster, Meschede .
The Hochsauerland district has a population of over 259,030 people. For the location of Hochsauerland see: Meschede.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Hochsauerland has links with:
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🇵🇱 Bolesławiec 51.263
🇩🇪 Lüdenscheid 51.232
🇩🇪 Frankenthal 8.35
🇩🇪 Germersheim 8.367
Locations Near: Hochsauerland 8.33,51.25
🇩🇪 Meschede 8.283,51.345 d: 11.1
🇩🇪 Arnsberg 8.069,51.395 d: 24.3
🇩🇪 Siegen-Wittgenstein 8.196,50.938 d: 35.9
🇩🇪 Lippstadt 8.35,51.667 d: 46.4
🇩🇪 Siegen 8.023,50.872 d: 47.2
🇩🇪 Korbach 8.874,51.277 d: 37.9
🇩🇪 Waldeck-Frankenberg 8.89,51.191 d: 39.5
Antipodal to: Hochsauerland -171.67,-51.25
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