Meschede


Meschede is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Hochsauerlandkreis.

Education

One of the five branches of South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences is located here.

Geography

Meschede is situated in the Ruhr valley, near to the Hennesee, south of the nature-park Arnsberger Wald. Major towns in the vicinity of Meschede are Paderborn, Kassel, Siegen, Hagen, Dortmund and Hamm.

Neighbouring municipalities

After the local government reforms of 1975 Meschede consists of these districts and villages:

History

In 1921 the Sauerländer Heimatbund was founded.
In 1970, Meschede's St. Walberga Hospital was the site of a smallpox outbreak, as described in the book The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston.

Transportation

Meschede is connected with two national roads, the federal roads B 7 and B 55, and the motorway A 46. It has an airfield, the Meschede-Schüren Airfield, with a 900 m runway.

Climate

The city's climate is continental. The lowest temperature recorded was, its highest was recorded at.

Mayors of Meschede

Meschede has its local radio station Radio Sauerland. The Fachhochschule Südwestfalen runs its own radio station called radioFH!. The regional newspapers are Westfalenpost and Westfälische Rundschau. The local newspaper is the Sauerlandkurier. The local magazin is the WOLL-Magazin.

Notable people

Meschede is twinned with:
Also unofficial friendly relations exist with the following towns: