Medebach

Medebach

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Medebach

Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 8°42′25″E / 51.19722°N 8.70694°E / 51.19722; 8.70694Coordinates: 51°11′50″N 8°42′25″E / 51.19722°N 8.70694°E / 51.19722; 8.70694
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Hochsauerlandkreis
Government
 • Mayor Thomas Grosche (CDU)
Area
 • Total 126.05 km2 (48.67 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
 • Total 7,828
 • Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 59964
Dialling codes 02982
Vehicle registration HSK
Website www.medebach.de
Church

Medebach is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Medebach is situated approximately 15 km (9 mi) east of Winterberg, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Korbach and 45 km (28 mi) north of Marburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

Medebach consists of the following districts:

  • Medebach
  • Berge
  • Deifeld
  • Dreislar
  • Düdinghausen
  • Küstelberg
  • Medelon
  • Oberschledorn
  • Referinghausen
  • Titmaringhausen
  • Wissinghausen

International relations

Medebach is twinned with

History

The town was first mentioned in a document in 1144. It belonged to the Hanseatic League.

Medebach and its district Oberschledorn entered the international news in September 2007 during the 2007 bomb plot in Germany, when three Islamic terrorists, two Germans and a Turk, were arrested there. They had received training in Pakistan and were about to build bombs from hydrogen peroxide in a rented holiday flat.[2]

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 23 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Zugriff vor dem tödlichen Knall", Spiegel Online, 5 September 2007. (German)

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