Erwitte
Erwitte | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Erwitte within Soest district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°37′N 08°21′E / 51.617°N 8.350°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Soest |
| Subdivisions | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Hendrik Henneböhl[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 73.79 km2 (28.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,333 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59597 |
| Dialling codes | 02943 02945 |
| Vehicle registration | SO, LP |
| Website | www.erwitte.de |
Erwitte (ⓘ) is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography[edit]
Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.
Neighbouring municipalities[edit]
Division of the town[edit]
After the local government reforms of 1975 Erwitte consists of 15 districts:
- Erwitte (6510 inhabitants)
- Eikeloh (518 inhabitants)
- Merklinghausen/Wiggeringhausen (179 inhabitants)
- Horn-Millinghausen (894 inhabitants)
- Berenbrock (309 inhabitants)
- Seringhausen (65 inhabitants)
- Stirpe (1079 inhabitants)
- Ebbinghausen (201 inhabitants)
- Böckum (209 inhabitants)
- Völlinghausen (811 inhabitants)
- Schallern (291 inhabitants)
- Norddorf (159 inhabitants)
- Schmerlecke (732 inhabitants)
- Weckinghausen (67 inhabitants)
- Bad Westernkotten (4097 inhabitants)
International relations[edit]
Erwitte is twinned with:
History[edit]
Officially the town of Erwitte is mentioned in the year 836 for the first time and the medieval architecture can still be seen in the town center.
Industry[edit]
Erwitte is home to a thriving cement industry which, together with the heating valve company Heimeier, make up the largest companies in the area.
Sons and daughters of the town[edit]
- Charles Nordhoff (1830–1901), American journalist and author, was born in Erwitte
- Friedrich Blumenröhr (born 1936), jurist, former chairman at the Federal Court
- Ulrich Cyran (born 1956), actor and lecturer
- Christof Rasche (born 1962), politician (FDP)
- Wolfgang Schäfers (born 1965), owner of the chair for real estate management at the University of Regensburg
People who are connected to the place[edit]
- Jodocus Boget († 1630), Erwitt pastor, burned for witchcraft on the pyre
- Heinrich Gersmeier (nickname: Schäfer Heinrich) (born 1966), farmer and singer from Völlinghausen
References[edit]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official site (in German)
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