Menden
Menden (official name: Menden (Sauerland)) is a town in Märkischer Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. About 52,000 people live there.
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Location of Menden within Märkischer Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°26′N 07°48′E / 51.433°N 7.800°ECoordinates: 51°26′N 07°48′E / 51.433°N 7.800°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Märkischer Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Roland Schröder[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 86.08 km2 (33.24 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 58706, 58708, 58710 |
| Vehicle registration | MK |
| Website | www.menden.de |
Twin towns
Menden is twinned with:
Aire-sur-la-Lys, France- Ardres, France
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Chalcis, Greece
Eisenberg, Germany
Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom- Lestrem, France
- Locon, France
- Marœuil, France
Plungė, Lithuania
Menden Media
Altes Rathaus (1912) mit Mittelturm und Laubengang mit Rundbögen / St. Vincenz-Kirche (Glockenturm). Erbaut 1345 in gotischem Baustil aus Mendener Bruchstein. 1868 bis 1871 wurde der Hallenbau in spätgotischem Baustil erweitert. Noch heute ist der Kirchturm das höchste Bauwerk in Menden (Sauerland).
A sculpture from Mile Prerad (2008)
Bishop Augustin Hennighaus 1904
References
- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
Other websites
- Official website (in German)
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