Erwitte

Erwitte
Coat of arms
Erwitte
Location of Erwitte within Soest district
Coordinates: 51°37′N 08°21′E / 51.617°N 8.350°ECoordinates: 51°37′N 08°21′E / 51.617°N 8.350°E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Government
• Mayor	Peter Wessel (CDU)
Area
• Total	73.79 km^2 (28.49 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	15,822
• Density	210/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	59597
Dialling codes	02943 02945
Vehicle registration	SO, LP
Website	www.erwitte.de

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

Geography

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

Neighbouring municipalities

• Lippstadt
• Geseke
• Rüthen
• Anröchte
• Bad Sassendorf

Division of the town

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

Erwitte is twinned with:

• Aken (Germany)

History

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

Erwitte is home to a thriving cement industry which, together with the heating valve company Heimeier, make up the largest companies in the area.

References

1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.

External links

• Official site (German)