Meschede

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Meschede
View over Meschede
Coat of arms
show Location of Meschede within Hochsauerlandkreis district
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Coordinates: 51°21′N 8°17′E / 51.350°N 8.283°E / 51.350; 8.283Coordinates: 51°21′N 8°17′E / 51.350°N 8.283°E / 51.350; 8.283
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Hochsauerlandkreis
Subdivisions	17
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Christoph Weber[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	218.5 km2 (84.4 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	29,696
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	59872
Dialling codes	0291
Vehicle registration	HSK
Website	www.meschede.de

Meschede (German: [ˈmɛʃədə] (listen)) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Hochsauerlandkreis.

Education[]

One of the five branches of South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (also: Fachhochschule Südwestfalen (FH SWF)) is located here.

Geography[]

Meschede is situated in the Ruhr valley, near to the Hennesee, south of the nature-park Arnsberger Wald. Major towns in the vicinity of Meschede are Paderborn (51 km), Kassel (85 km), Siegen (57 km), Hagen, Dortmund (60 km) and Hamm (49 km).

Neighbouring municipalities[]

• Arnsberg
• Bestwig
• Eslohe
• Schmallenberg
• Sundern
• Warstein

Division of the town[]

After the local government reforms of 1975 Meschede consists of these districts and villages:

Panorama of Meschede

History[]

In 1921 the Sauerländer Heimatbund was founded.

In 1970, Meschede's St. Walberga Hospital was the site of a smallpox outbreak, as described in the book The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston.

Transportation[]

Meschede is connected with two national roads, the federal roads B 7 and B 55, and the motorway A 46. It has an airfield, the , with a 900 m runway.

Climate[]

The city's climate is continental. The lowest temperature recorded was −20 °C (−4 °F), its highest was recorded at 39 °C (102 °F).

Mayors of Meschede[]

• 1952–1961: Engelbert Dick (CDU)
• 1961–1969: Josef Busch (CDU)
• 1969–1974: Bruno Peus (CDU)
• 1975–1998: Franz Stahlmecke (CDU)
• 1998–1999: Bruno Peus (CDU)
• 1999–2015: Hans-Ulrich (Uli) Hess (CDU)
• 2015–present: Christoph Weber (CDU)

Media[]

Meschede has its local radio station . The Fachhochschule Südwestfalen runs its own radio station called . The regional newspapers are and . The local newspaper is the . The local magazin is the .

Notable people[]

• Joseph Hippolyt Pulte (1811–1884), homeopathic physician
• August Macke (1887–1914), painter
• Klaus-Jürgen Wrede (born 1963), board game creator, author of the Carcassonne
• Matthias Ungemach (born 1968), rower, trained here

Main sights[]

• , built by Order of Saint Benedict
• Hennesee - The Hennesee is a lake near Meschede and the main recreational area of the town. It was built to secure the water supply of the close Ruhrgebiet and is today mainly use to generate hydropower, flood protection and baseflow. Recreational areas are the tanning lawn and bath area, fishing, rowing, sailing, walking and hiking.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Meschede is twinned with:^[3]

• Cousolre, France (1965)
• Le Puy-en-Velay, France (1975)

Meschede also has friendly relations with:^[3]

• Neufraunhofen, Germany

References[]

External links[]

• Official site (in German)

Meschede in winter 2004

Meschede in winter 2005

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