Meschede

Meschede
View over Meschede
View over Meschede
Flag of Meschede
Coat of arms of Meschede
Location of Meschede within Hochsauerlandkreis district
HesseSiegen-WittgensteinHöxter (district)Olpe (district)Paderborn (district)Soest (district)Märkischer KreisOlsbergMeschedeWinterbergMarsbergBestwigEsloheSundernHallenbergMedebachBrilonSchmallenbergArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Meschede is located in Germany
Meschede
Meschede
Meschede is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Meschede
Meschede
Coordinates: 51°21′N 8°17′E / 51.350°N 8.283°E / 51.350; 8.283
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
Subdivisions17
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Christoph Weber[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
218.5 km2 (84.4 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
29,988
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59872
Dialling codes0291
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitewww.meschede.de

Meschede (German: [ˈmɛʃədə] ) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Hochsauerlandkreis.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.