Erwitte

Erwitte
Erwitte
Location of the town of Erwitte within Soest district
Coordinates	51°37′N 8°21′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Town subdivisions	15
Mayor	Peter Wessel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	73.79 km2 (28.49 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m  (345 ft)
Population	15,710 (31 December 2010)
- Density	213 /km2 (551 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SO
Postal code	59597
Area codes	02943 02945
Website	www.erwitte.de

Erwitte ( Erwitte ) is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Erwitte is situated approx. 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Lippstadt
• Geseke
• Rüthen
• Anröchte
• Bad Sassendorf

Division of the town

After the local government reforms of 1975 Erwitte consists of 15 districts:

• Erwitte (6510 inhabitants)
• Eikeloh (518 inhabitants)
• Merklinghausen/Wiggeringhausen (179 inhabitants)
• Horn-Millinghausen (894 inhabitants)
• Berenbrock (309 inhabitants)
• Seringhausen (65 inhabitants)
• Stirpe (1079 inhabitants)
• Ebbinghausen (201 inhabitants)
• Böckum (209 inhabitants)
• Völlinghausen (811 inhabitants)
• Schallern (291 inhabitants)
• Norddorf (1167 inhabitants)
• Schmerlecke (732 inhabitants)
• Weckinghausen (67 inhabitants)
• Bad Westernkotten (4097 inhabitants)

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Erwitte is twinned with:

• Aken (Germany)

History

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.

External links

• Official site (German)