Marsberg () is a town in the
Hochsauerland
Hochsauerlandkreis (meaning “High Sauerland District” in German) is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, M� ...
district, in
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany.
History
Although its origins are obscure, Marsberg was a prospering town by the 13th century (it was even minting coins). It was a free city until 1807, when it was incorporated into the
Kingdom of Westphalia, until 1813. After two years of independent government, it was added to Prussia in 1815.
Geography
It is situated on the river
Diemel
The Diemel is a river in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Weser.
Route
The source of the Diemel is near Willingen, in Sauerland. The Diemel flows generally northeast through the towns Marsberg, Warburg, ...
, approx. 20 km east of
Brilon
Brilon (; Westphalian: ''Brailen'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis.
Geography
Brilon is situated on the Brilon Heights at an altitude of about 450 m on the upper reaches of the ...
and 30 km south of
Paderborn
Paderborn (; Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and ''Born'', an old German term for t ...
.
Neighbouring municipalities
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Bad Arolsen
Bad Arolsen (, until 1997 Arolsen, ''Bad'' being the German name for ''Spa'') is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and ...
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Bad Wünnenberg
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Brilon
Brilon (; Westphalian: ''Brailen'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis.
Geography
Brilon is situated on the Brilon Heights at an altitude of about 450 m on the upper reaches of the ...
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Diemelsee
The Diemelsee or Diemel Reservoir (german: Diemelstausee) is a reservoir with a surface area of 1.65 km² and about capacity of 19.9 million m³ on the River Diemel in the counties of Waldeck-Frankenberg in North Hesse, and Hoch ...
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Diemelstadt
Diemelstadt is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Diemelstadt lies in a small "bay" of Hesse that thrusts into, and is surrounded on three sides by, North Rhine-Westphalia. The River Diemel, the to ...
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Lichtenau
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Warburg
Warburg (; Westphalian: ''Warberich'' or ''Warborg'') is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany on the river Diemel near the three-state point shared by Hessen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in Höxter di ...
Town division
Marsberg consists of the following 17 districts:
* Beringhausen
* Borntosten
* Bredelar
* Canstein
* Erlinghausen
* Essentho
* Giershagen
* Heddinghausen
* Helminghausen
* Leitmar
* Meerhof
* Niedermarsberg
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Obermarsberg
* Oesdorf
* Padberg
* Udorf
* Westheim
International relations
Marsberg is
twinned with:
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Lillers
Lillers (; vls, Lillaar) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A small farming and light industrial town situated some 15 km northwest of Béthune and 40 km west of Lille, at t ...
(
France)
Notable people
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Lissy Ishag Lissy may refer to:
Given name
* Lissy (actress) (born 1967), Indian actress
* Lissy Arna, German film actress Elisabeth Arndt (1900–1964)
* Lissy Gröner (1954–2019), German politician
* Lissy Jarvik (1924–2021), American psychiatrist
* Liss ...
(born 1979), television presenter
* Hubertus Klenner (born 1959), mayor of Marsberg 2004–2014
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Hermann Köhler
Hermann Köhler (born 12 January 1950 in Niedermarsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented West Germany and competed for the club TV Wattenscheid
TV Wattenscheid 01 Leichtathletik is a ...
(born 1950), athlete and Olympic athlete
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Fabian Lamotte
Fabian Lamotte (born 25 February 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Career
After being released by Sturm Graz upon the expiration of his contract in 2010, Lamotte trained with Hertha BSC II to keep fit ...
(born 1983), footballer
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Peter Lohmeyer (born 1962), actor
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Hans-Joachim Watzke
Hans-Joachim "Aki" Watzke (born 21 June 1959, Marsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German businessman and football official. He is the CEO of Borussia Dortmund.
Background
Watzke watched his first games at the Rote Erde as a child, and has bee ...
(born 1959), managing director of
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional foot ...
Image gallery
Obermarsberg-Rathaus.JPG, Old townhall in Obermarsberg
Kath. Kirche Helminghausen.jpg, The Catholic church of Helminghausen, in southwestern Marsberg
Obermarsberg-Nikolaikirche.JPG, Nikolai church in Obermarsberg
St.-Johannes-Stift Marsberg.jpg, St.-Johannes monastery
References
External links
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Hochsauerlandkreis
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