- Hochsauerland
Infobox German district
name=Hochsauerlandkreis
state=North Rhine-Westphalia
capital=Meschede
regierungsbezirk=Arnsberg
area=1,958.708
population=281,188
population_as_of=2002
density=144
carsign=HSK
url=http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de
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 .History
The district was established in
1975 in the reorganization of the districts inNorth Rhine-Westphalia by merging the previous districts Arnsberg, Brilon and Meschede.Geography
Geographically the district 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 nearWinterberg .Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
Town Twinnings
Hochsauerland is
town twinned with the following cities:*flagicon|Scotland
West Lothian ,Scotland Notable persons
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Franz Hoffmeister († 1943), roman-catholic priestNotable places
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Abbey Bergkloster , Bestwig [ [http://www.smmp.de/spirituell/angebote/gast_in_bestwig.asp Herzlich willkommen Bergkloster Bestwig im Hochsauerlandkreis/Nordrhein-Westfalen] ]
*Abbey Grafschaft, Schmallenberg
*Abbey Königsmünster , Meschede [ [http://www.koenigsmuenster.de/aktuelles/anfahrtbahn.shtml Anfahrt mit der Bahn] ]References
External links
* [http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de Official website] de icon
* [http://www.sauerland-touristik.de Touristic website] de icon
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