Sundern 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 North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

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. The name Sundern is common in

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, as it means "ground given away for private usage" in the Westphalian dialect.

Geography

Sundern is situated approximately south-west of

Arnsberg Arnsberg (; wep, Arensperg) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hoch ...

. Around Sundern extends the nature park ''Homert'' which attracts tourists, many from the

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. Winter tourism is also substantial, primarily in the municipality ''Wildewiese'' with its skiing area. The Sorpesee, an artificial lake, is used by watersportsmen, campers and

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Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

Sundern consists of 16 ''Ortschaften'' (subdivisions):Hauptsatzung der Stadt Sundern (Sauerland) vom 16.05.2017
§3, Stadt Sundern * Allendorf * Altenhellefeld * Amecke * Endorf * Enkhausen *

Hachen Hachen is an ''Ortschaft'' (subdivision) of the town of Sundern in the Hochsauerlandkreis, Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the second largest ''Ortschaft'' of Sundern. Location Hachen and the associated village of ...

* Hagen * Hellefeld * Hövel * Langscheid * Linnepe * Meinkenbracht * Stemel * Stockum * Sundern * Westenfeld Sundern Christkönigkirche FFSN-3119

International relations

Sundern is twinned with: * Flag of France

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Architectural structures

Schomberg Observation Tower Schomberg Observation Tower is a German observation tower that was constructed in 2005 and was finished in 2006. It is a steel truss tower that is used for observation, at the same time, used for mobile phone services. The tower is 60 meters high, ...

Industry

The main industries of Sundern are several domestic and industrial lighting companies, household appliances and packaging businesses. SEVERIN Elektrogeräte GmbH has its headquarters in Sundern.

Notable people

* William Danne, actor *Joseph Machalke, priest * Andrea Renzullo, singer and finalist in

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Das Supertalent ''Das Supertalent'' (''Germany's Got Talent'', ''Got Talent Germany)'' is a German talent show, part of the internationally successful ''Got Talent franchise'', presented by Lola Weippert and Chris Tall. Just like in all other versions of the f ...

''" * Heinrich Luebke, German President from 1959 to 1969, born in Enkhausen

References

External links

Official site
Hochsauerlandkreis {{Hochsauerlandkreis-geo-stub