Medebach

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Medebach
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Location of Medebach within Hochsauerlandkreis district
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Medebach
Coordinates: 51°11′50″N8°42′25″E / 51.19722°N 8.70694°E / 51.19722; 8.70694
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Hochsauerlandkreis
Subdivisions10
Government
   Mayor (202025) Thomas Grosche [1] (CDU)
Area
  Total126.05 km2 (48.67 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
  Total8,108
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59964
Dialling codes 02982
Vehicle registration HSK
Website www.medebach.de
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Church

Medebach (German: [ˈmeːdəˌbax] ) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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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

Besides, the town center of Medebach, the municipality consists of the following districts, formerly independent villages:

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. [3]

Notable inhabitants

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References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 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.
  3. "Zugriff vor dem tödlichen Knall", Spiegel Online, 5 September 2007. (in German)