Meschede

town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Meschede

Summary

Meschede is a medium-sized district town[1]. Meschede draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #23 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meschede was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[3].
  • Meschede is located in Hochsauerlandkreis[4].
  • Meschede is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Meschede is on the body of water Ruhr[6].
  • Meschede's head of government is recorded as Christoph Weber[7].
  • Meschede's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town[8].
  • Meschede's instance of is recorded as district capital[9].
  • Meschede's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[10].
  • Meschede's shares border with is recorded as Arnsberg[11].
  • Meschede's shares border with is recorded as Sundern (Sauerland)[12].
  • Meschede's twinned administrative body is recorded as Le Puy-en-Velay[13].
  • Meschede's postal code is recorded as 59872[14].
  • Meschede is part of South Westphalia[15].
  • Meschede's Commons category is recorded as Meschede[16].
  • Meschede's licence plate code is recorded as HSK[17].
  • Meschede's local dialing code is recorded as 02903[18].
  • Meschede's local dialing code is recorded as 0291[19].
  • Meschede's local dialing code is recorded as 02934[20].
  • Meschede's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.350277777778, 'longitude': 8.2836111111111}[21].
  • Meschede's official website is recorded as https://www.meschede.de/[22].
  • Meschede's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meschede[23].
  • Meschede's Commons gallery is recorded as Meschede[24].
  • Meschede has a population of {'amount': '+30002'}[25].
  • Meschede has a population of {'amount': '+30086'}[26].
  • Meschede has a population of {'amount': '+32472'}[27].

Body

Geography

Meschede is in the country of Germany[5]. Meschede is located in Hochsauerlandkreis[4]. Meschede is on the body of water Ruhr[6]. Meschede is part of South Westphalia[15].

Physical Characteristics

Meschede covers an area of {'amount': '+218.5'}[28]. Meschede sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+260'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+30002'}[25], {'amount': '+30086'}[26], {'amount': '+32472'}[27], {'amount': '+29921'}[30], {'amount': '+29608'}[31], and {'amount': '+30025'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include medium-sized district town[8], district capital[9], and urban municipality in Germany[10].

Why It Matters

Meschede draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #23 of 120).[2] Meschede has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Meschede is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+30002'}, {'amount': '+30086'}, {'amount': '+32472'} +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+30002'}, {'amount': '+30086'}, {'amount': '+32472'} +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  3. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 51.350277777778, 'longitude': 8.2836111111111}
    Website → —
    Head of government → Christoph Weber
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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