Geseke

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Geseke
Coat of arms of Geseke
Geseke is located in Germany
Geseke
Coordinates 51°39′N 8°31′E / 51.650°N 8.517°E / 51.650; 8.517Coordinates: 51°39′N 8°31′E / 51.650°N 8.517°E / 51.650; 8.517
Administration
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Soest
Town subdivisions 8
Mayor Franz Holtgrewe (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 97.48 km2 (37.64 sq mi)
Elevation 104 m  (341 ft)
Population 20,747 (31 December 2011)[1]
 - Density 213 /km2 (551 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SO
Postal code 59590
Area codes 02942, 02954 (Eringerfeld), 02941 (Ermsinghausen)
Website www.geseke.de

Geseke (About this sound Geseke ) is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Geography [edit]

It is situated approximately 12 km south-east of Lippstadt and 20 km south-west of Paderborn.

Neighbouring municipalities [edit]

Division of the town [edit]

After the local government reforms of 1975 Geseke consists of 8 districts:

  • Geseke (14.451 inhabitants)
  • Bönninghausen (105 inhabitants)
  • Ehringhausen (1.628 inhabitants)
  • Eringerfeld (494 inhabitants)
  • Ermsinghausen (70 inhabitants)
  • Langeneicke (1.174 inhabitants)
  • Mönninghausen (841 inhabitants)
  • Störmede (2.316 inhabitants)

International relations [edit]

Geseke is twinned with:

Trivia [edit]

An episode of "Die Super-Nanny" was shot in Geseke (Störmede/Stoermede)

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