Anröchte () is a municipality in the
district of Soest, in
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
.
Geography
It is situated approximately 13 km south of
Lippstadt
Lippstadt () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest. Lippstadt is situated about 60 kilometres east of Dortmund, 40 kilometres south of Bielefeld and 30 kilometres west of Paderborn.
Geo ...
and 15 km east of
Soest.
Neighbouring municipalities
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Bad Sassendorf
Bad Sassendorf is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History
From the 8th century, the area around the Soester plain was under the Merovingian dynasty. The name “Sassendorf” indicates that it was a S ...
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Erwitte
Erwitte () is a town in the Soest (district), district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest, Germany, Soest.
Neighbouring municipali ...
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Rüthen
Rüthen () is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Rüthen is situated at the northeastern border of the natural preserve Arnsberger Wald between the Haarstrang and the valley of the river Möhne, app ...
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Warstein
Warstein () is a municipality with town status in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of Sauerland.
Geography
Warstein is located north of the Arnsberger Wald (forest), at a brook called Wä ...
Division of the town
After the local government reforms of 1975 Anröchte consists of 10 districts:
* Anröchte (7.087 inhabitants)
* Altengeseke (901 inhabitants)
* Altenmellrich (370 inhabitants)
* Berge (715 inhabitants)
* Effeln (752 inhabitants)
* Klieve (381 inhabitants)
* Mellrich (767 inhabitants)
* Robringhausen (153 inhabitants)
* Uelde (110 inhabitants)
* Waltringhausen (102 inhabitants)
Twin towns
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Radków
Radków () is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Radków, close to the Czech border. As at 2019, the town has a population of 2,406. ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
) – since 1954
People
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Gotthard Kettler
Gotthard Kettler, Duke of Courland (also ''Godert'', ''Ketteler''; ; ; ; 2 February 1517 – 17 May 1587) was the last Master of the Livonian Order from 1559 to 1561 and the first Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, Duke of Courland and Semigallia f ...
(1517-1587), last Master of the Livonian Order and the first Duke of Courland and Semigallia.
References
External links
Official site
Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia
Soest (district)
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