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Erwitte

Coordinates: 51°37′N 08°21′E / 51.617°N 8.350°E / 51.617; 8.350
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Erwitte
Town
Coat of arms of Erwitte
Coat of arms
Location of Erwitte within Soest district
North Rhine-WestphaliaPaderborn (district)Soest (district)Warendorf (district)HammUnna (district)Märkischer KreisHochsauerlandkreisSoestEnseWelverAnröchteLippstadtWerlGesekeLippetalBad SassendorfRüthenWickedeWarsteinErwitteMöhnesee
Erwitte is located in Germany
Erwitte
Erwitte
Erwitte is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Erwitte
Erwitte
Coordinates: 51°37′N 08°21′E / 51.617°N 8.350°E / 51.617; 8.350
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictSoest
Subdivisions15
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Hendrik Henneböhl[1]
Area
 • Total
73.79 km2 (28.49 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
16,484
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59597
Dialling codes02943 02945
Vehicle registrationSO, LP
Websitewww.erwitte.de
Erwitte, church: die Sankt Laurentius Kirche
Schmerlecke, windmill Am Alten Hellweg

Erwitte (Erwitteⓘ) is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

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Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.

Neighbouring municipalities

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Division of the town

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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

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

Erwitte is twinned with:

History

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • Jodocus Boget († 1630), Erwitt pastor, burned for witchcraft on the pyre
  • Heinrich Gersmeier (nickname: Schäfer Heinrich) (born 1966), farmer and singer from Völlinghausen

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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