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Hochsauerland

Statistics
State:North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. Region:Arnsberg
Capital:Meschede[?]
Area:19,587.08 km²
Inhabitants:281,188 (2002)
pop. density:144 inh./km²
Car identification:HSK
Website:http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de
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The Hochsauerland 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.

Table of contents
1 History
2 Geography
3 Coat of arms
4 Towns and municipalities
5 External links

     History  

It was created in 1975 as one of the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia from the previous districts Arnsberg, Brilon and Meschede.

     Geography  

Geographically it covers a big part of the Sauerland mountains, including the two highest elevations - the Langenberg near Olsberg[?] with 843m, and the better known Kahler Asten with 842m near Winterberg.

     Coat of arms  

De hochsauerland coat.png The coat of arms was inherited from the former district Arnsberg. It shows the eagle as the symbol of the earls of Arnsberg. When their county lost independence in 1368 it belonged to the bishops of Cologne, thus the sign on the breast of the eagle show the cologne cross.

     Towns and municipalities  

  1. Arnsberg
  2. Brilon[?]
  3. Hallenberg[?]
  4. Marsberg[?]
  5. Medebach[?]
  1. Meschede[?]
  2. Olsberg[?]
  3. Schmallenberg[?]
  4. Sundern[?]
  5. Winterberg
    Municipalities
  1. Bestwig[?]
  2. Eslohe[?]
     External links  

Official Webpage (http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de) (German)
Touristic Website (http://www.sauerland-touristik.de) (German)