Erwitte
Erwitte is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Geography
Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.Neighbouring municipalities
After the local government reforms of 1975 Erwitte consists of 15 districts:
- Erwitte
- Eikeloh
- Merklinghausen/Wiggeringhausen
- Horn-Millinghausen
- Berenbrock
- Seringhausen
- Stirpe
- Ebbinghausen
- Böckum
- Völlinghausen
- Schallern
- Norddorf
- Schmerlecke
- Weckinghausen
- Bad Westernkotten
International relations
Erwitte is twinned with:
Officially the town of Erwitte is mentioned in the year 836 for the first time and the medieval architecture can still be seen in the town center.Industry
Erwitte is home to a thriving cement industry which, together with the heating valve company Heimeier, make up the largest companies in the area.- Friedrich Blumenröhr, jurist, former chairman at the Federal Court
- Ulrich Cyran, actor and lecturer
- Christof Rasche, politician
- Wolfgang Schäfers, owner of the chair for real estate management at the University of Regensburg
People who are connected to the place
- Jodocus Boget, Erwitt pastor, burned for witchcraft on the pyre
- Heinrich Gersmeier , farmer and singer from Völlinghausen
