Kierspe
Kierspe | |
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Location of Kierspe within Märkischer Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 51°08′N 07°34′E / 51.133°N 7.567°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Arnsberg |
District | Märkischer Kreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Olaf Stelse[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 71.62 km2 (27.65 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,422 |
• Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 58566 |
Dialling codes | 02359 (Kierspe) 02269 (Rönsahl) |
Vehicle registration | MK |
Website | www.kierspe.de |
Kierspe (German: [ˈkiːɐ̯spə] ⓘ) is a town in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the western edge of the Sauerland on Volme River.
History
The first mention of Kierspe was in 1003, when the castle 'Haus Rhade' was first mentioned in a manuscript. On this basis Kierspe celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 2003. Around 1490 Kierspe became the seat of the
In 1968, as part of the reorganization of the former district Altena, the city of Kierspe was formed by merging the Amt of Kierspe with the municipality of Rönsahl. On 1 January 1969 Kierspe officially obtained city rights.
Coat of arms
The city's
The coat of arms of the municipality Kierspe was similar to the one of the Amt, except the bottom was a blank yellow field. It was granted on 17 October 1935. The coat of arms of the municipality Rönsahl had
Population development
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International relations
Kierspe has been
The town is twinned with Denton, Greater Manchester, which is also twinned with Montigny-le-Bretonneux. A delegation from Denton arrived in April 2012 to discuss the twinning, which eventually took place in a ceremony in Denton on 22 September 2012. There was a large town festival including the planting of a German Linden tree in the town's park.
Connections with Britain
For a number of years the Gesamtschule Kierspe had an English
Notable people
- Wilhelm Kattwinkel (1866-1935), neurologist and paleontologist
- Roger Schmidt(born 1967), football coach
References
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links
- Official website (in German)