Möhnesee is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Möhnesee | |
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 Möhne Reservoir | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Möhnesee within Soest district  | |
  Möhnesee  Möhnesee | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′45″N 08°07′50″E / 51.49583°N 8.13056°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Soest |
| Subdivisions | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Maria-Luise Moritz[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 123.38 km2 (47.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,106 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59519 |
| Dialling codes | 02924, 02925 (Brüllingsen, Ellingsen, Völlinghausen) |
| Vehicle registration | SO |
| Website | www.moehnesee.de |
Geography
editThe Möhnesee municipality is situated around the Möhne Reservoir (hence the name), approx. 10 km south of Soest.
History
editOn the night of the 16/17 May 1943, the Dam which contains the Mohnesee was breached in an attack by Avro Lancaster Bombers of 617 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force, the "Dambusters".
In the 1980s the Möhnesee hosted the Campingkirche.
Neighboring municipalities
editNotable places
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The Drueggelter Kapelle can be found at Möhnesee-Drüggelte. It is consecrated to the Holy Cross.
Subdivisions
editThe municipality Möhnesee contains the following 18 subdivisions, with Körbecke as the largest:
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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)
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