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Medebach

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This article is about the town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. For the river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, see Medebach (Orke).
Medebach
Town
Flag of Medebach
Flag
Coat of arms of Medebach
Coat of arms
Location of Medebach within Hochsauerlandkreis district
HesseSiegen-WittgensteinHöxter (district)Olpe (district)Paderborn (district)Soest (district)Märkischer KreisOlsbergMeschedeWinterbergMarsbergBestwigEsloheSundernHallenbergMedebachBrilonSchmallenbergArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Medebach is located in Germany
Medebach
Medebach
Medebach is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Medebach
Medebach
Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 8°42′25″E / 51.19722°N 8.70694°E / 51.19722; 8.70694
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg  
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis  
Subdivisions10
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Thomas Grosche[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total126.05 km2 (48.67 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,974
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59964
Dialling codes02982
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitewww.medebach.de
Church

Medebach (German: [ˈmeːdəˌbax] ⓘ) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Geography

Medebach is situated approximately 15 km (9 mi) east of Winterberg, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Korbach and 45 km (28 mi) north of Marburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

Besides, the town center of Medebach, the municipality consists of the following districts, formerly independent villages:

  • Berge [de] with Roninghausen
  • Deifeld [de] with Wissinghausen
  • Dreislar [de]
  • Düdinghausen [de]
  • Küstelberg [de]
  • Medelon [de]
  • Oberschledorn [de]
  • Referinghausen [de]
  • Titmaringhausen [de]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Medebach is twinned with

History

The town was first mentioned in a document in 1144. It belonged to the Hanseatic League.

Medebach and its district Oberschledorn entered the international news in September 2007 during the 2007 bomb plot in Germany, when three Islamic terrorists, two Germans and a Turk, were arrested there. They had received training in Pakistan and were about to build bombs from hydrogen peroxide in a rented holiday flat.[3]

Notable inhabitants

  • Henricus de Medebeke, 1347 mayor of Reval
  • Caspar Vopel, cartographer, mathematician, astronomer
  • Wilhelm Hohoff (1848-1923), Catholic priest
  • Hermann Bergenthal, painter, Oberschledorn
  • Josef Bergenthal, writer (1900-1982), („Münster steckt voller Merkwürdigkeiten“, 1935), Oberschledorn
  • Thomas Seeliger (born 1966), football player

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Zugriff vor dem tödlichen Knall", Spiegel Online, 5 September 2007. (in German)

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