Anröchte () is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Anröchte | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Anröchte within Soest district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°34′N 8°20′E / 51.567°N 8.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Soest |
| Subdivisions | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Alfred Schmidt[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.79 km2 (28.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,397 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59609 |
| Dialling codes | 02947, 02927 |
| Vehicle registration | SO |
| Website | www.anroechte.de |
Geography
editIt is situated approximately 13 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.
Neighbouring municipalities
editDivision of the town
editAfter the local government reforms of 1975 Anröchte consists of 10 districts:
- Anröchte (7.087 inhabitants)
- Altengeseke (901 inhabitants)
- Altenmellrich (370 inhabitants)
- Berge (715 inhabitants)
- Effeln (7.520 inhabitants)
- Klieve (381 inhabitants)
- Mellrich (767 inhabitants)
- Robringhausen (153 inhabitants)
- Uelde (1.100 inhabitants)
- Waltringhausen (102 inhabitants)
Twin towns
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People
edit- Gotthard Kettler (1517-1587),last Master of the Livonian Order and the first Duke of Courland and Semigallia.
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official site (in German)
