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Affeln
Affeln is a German village in Neuenrade, a municipality in Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Before 1975 it was considered an autonomous municipality.Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: "''Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen''". Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, . Geography It is located in Homert Natural Park in the east of Neuenrade and in north of Plettenberg. Traditions * Schützenfest See also * Neuenrade * Küntrop Küntrop is a German village in Neuenrade, a municipality in Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Until 1969 it was an autonomous municipality and, as of 2010, its population was of 1,498. Geography The village is located in the eastern sub ... References External links Neuenrade Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia {{MärkischerKreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuenrade
Neuenrade is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the hills of the Sauerland in the '' Märkischer Kreis''. Geography The highest elevation in the town area is the ''Kohlberg'' with an altitude of 514 m above sea level. The lowest elevation is at ''Hölmecke'' with 190 m. The town covers an area of 54.12 km², most of which is forests (29.41 km²) and farm land (18.18 km²). The municipal territory includes the villages of Affeln, Berentrop, Blintrop and Küntrop. History Around 1220 the place was first mentioned in a document, then named Rode. The village consisted of about 12 farms. In 1353 the city was fortified. In 1355 it received the cityrights from count Engelbert III. By 1890/91 the municipalities Werdohl and Ohle had grown so much that they left the ''Amt Neuenrade'', the local administrative unit. The ''Amt'' thereafter was composed of only Neuenrade and Dahle. The ''Amt Neuenrade'' was dissolved, effective on January 1, 1969. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Küntrop
Küntrop is a German village in Neuenrade, a municipality in Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Until 1969 it was an autonomous municipality and, as of 2010, its population was of 1,498. Geography The village is located in the eastern suburb of Neuenrade on the roads linking the town with Balve in north, and Plettenberg in south. Its highest point (499 amsl) is represented by a hill named ''Küntroper Berg''. It is served by a station on the ''Hönnetalbahn'', a railway line running from Neuenrade to Menden. See also *Neuenrade * Affeln *Sauerland The Sauerland () is a rural, hilly area spreading across most of the south-eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily forested and, apart from the major valleys, sparsely inhabited. The Sauerland is the largest tourist region in ... References External links Küntrop official website Neuenrade Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia {{MärkischerKreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märkischer Kreis
The Märkischer Kreis is a district ('' Kreis'') in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Unna, Soest, Hochsauerland, Olpe, Oberbergischer Kreis, Ennepe-Ruhr, and the city of Hagen. History The district was created in 1975 as part of the reorganization of North Rhine-Westphalian districts. The former districts of Lüdenscheid and Iserlohn, together with the City of Iserlohn, previously an urban district, plus the area around Balve (previously part of Arnsberg District) were amalgamated to form the new district. Lüdenscheid District itself had been created just a few years earlier, in 1968, when the city of Lüdenscheid was merged with Altena District (originally created in 1753). The name Märkischer Kreis was chosen in recognition of the fact that most of its territory formerly belonged to the county of the Mark. Twinning Twinning with Wrexham County Borough (Wales, United Kingdom) dates from 1970 and was initiated by the precursor district, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state of Germany. Apart from the city-states, it is also the most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of , it is the fourth-largest German state by size. North Rhine-Westphalia features 30 of the 81 German municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants, including Cologne (over 1 million), the state capital Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Essen (all about 600,000 inhabitants) and other cities predominantly located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, the largest urban area in Germany and the fourth-largest on the European continent. The location of the Rhine-Ruhr at the heart of the European Blue Banana makes it well connected to other major European cities and metropolitan areas like the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the urban region. Centered on the left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about southeast of NRW's state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. The city's medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne, and Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709, and "cologne" has since come to be a generic term. Cologne was founded and established in Germanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homert Natural Park
Homert is a German placename and may refer to the following places or geographical features in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: ;Place * Homert (Lüdenscheid), a village named after the peak in the Ebbe Mountains in the municipality of Lüdenscheid in ;Mountains and hills (sorted by height) * Homert (Lenne Mountains) (656.1 m), near Eslohe-Obersalwey in the Lenne Mountains, Homert Nature Park, county of Hochsauerlandkreis * Homert (Ebbe Mountains) (538.3 m), near Lüdenscheid-Homert in the Ebbe Mountains, Ebbegebirge Nature Park, county of Märkischer Kreis * Homert (Olpe) (536.7 m), near Olpe-Oberneger in the Ebbegebirge Nature Park, county of Olpe * Homert (Oberbergischer Kreis) (519.2 m), near Gummersbach-Oberrengse in the Bergisches Land Nature Park, county of Oberbergischer Kreis * Homert (Altenaffeln) (511.2 m), near Neuenrade-Altenaffeln in the Lenne Mountains, Homert Nature Park, county of Märkischer Kreis ; Nature parks * Homert Nature Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plettenberg
Plettenberg (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Plettmert'') is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Plettenberg is located to the west of the Sauerland hills. The highest elevation of the town area is in the ''Ebbegebirge'' with 663 m above sea level, the lowest elevation with 194 m near Teindeln. The town is spread out between the four valleys of the rivers Lenne, Else (Lenne), Else, and Grüne (Oester), Grüne. Division of the town Plettenberg consists of 5 districts: * Plettenberg (town centre) (14,012 inhabitants) * Eiringhausen (4,905 inhabitants) * Holthausen/upper Elsetal (3,985 inhabitants) * Oestertal (3,055 inhabitants) * Ohle (2,825 inhabitants) History Probably the first written proof of Plettenberg was made in a document from Grafschaft Abbey of Anno II, archbishop of Cologne, at that time named ''Heslipho''. The name was later changed to Plettenberg, as the name of the noble family House of Plettenberg, von Plettenber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schützenfest
A Schützenfest (, '' marksmen's festival'') is a traditional festival or fair featuring a target shooting competition in the cultures of Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. At a Schützenfest, contestants compete based on their shooting abilities, for example, by shooting at a wooden representation of an eagle. The competition's winner becomes the ''Schützenkönig'' ("king of marksmen") until the following year's competition. The commercially-organized Hanover Schützenfest, Germany, is the largest marksmen's funfair in the world with more than 7,000 marksmen, 250 rides and inns, five large beer tents, and the "Marksmen's Parade". The parade, with more than 10,000 participants from Germany and all over the world and more than 100 bands, is long. It is the longest parade in the world. The landmark of the funfair is one of the highest transportable big wheels (US = Ferris wheels) in the world. It is high and offers seating for 420 people in 42 cabins. History Sch� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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