The district was created in 1817 as Kreis Bilstein, in 1819 the capital was set to be Olpe. During the reorganization of the districts in 1969 several of the municipalities in the district were merged to become cities, however the district itself was only modified minimally, and also in the second reorganization 1974 it stayed nearly in the same borders as in 1817.
Geography
Geographically it covers the south-western part of the Sauerland mountains, which make the district rich in forests. The main river through the district is the Lenne.
Schützenbund
The Kreisschützenbund Olpe performs the Kreisschützenfest.[2]
Coat of arms
The left half of the coat of arms show the cologne cross, as the Olpe area belonged to the bishops of Cologne. The right side show the sign of the Lords of Fürstenberg, who were governors for the bishops in this area.
Towns and municipalities
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
olpe, district, olpe, german, pronunciation, ˈɔlpə, kreis, district, south, east, north, rhine, westphalia, germany, neighboring, districts, märkischer, kreis, hochsauerland, siegen, wittgenstein, altenkirchen, oberbergischer, kreis, olpedistrictflagcoat, arms. Olpe German pronunciation ˈɔlpe is a Kreis district in the south east of North Rhine Westphalia Germany Neighboring districts are Markischer Kreis Hochsauerland Siegen Wittgenstein Altenkirchen Oberbergischer Kreis OlpeDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdm regionArnsbergCapitalOlpeArea Total710 7 km2 274 4 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total133 120 Density190 km2 490 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationOEWebsitewww wbr kreis olpe wbr de Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Schutzenbund 4 Coat of arms 5 Towns and municipalities 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe district was created in 1817 as Kreis Bilstein in 1819 the capital was set to be Olpe During the reorganization of the districts in 1969 several of the municipalities in the district were merged to become cities however the district itself was only modified minimally and also in the second reorganization 1974 it stayed nearly in the same borders as in 1817 Geography EditGeographically it covers the south western part of the Sauerland mountains which make the district rich in forests The main river through the district is the Lenne Schutzenbund EditThe Kreisschutzenbund Olpe performs the Kreisschutzenfest 2 Coat of arms EditThe left half of the coat of arms show the cologne cross as the Olpe area belonged to the bishops of Cologne The right side show the sign of the Lords of Furstenberg who were governors for the bishops in this area Towns and municipalities Edit Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns MunicipalitiesAttendorn Drolshagen Lennestadt Olpe Finnentrop Kirchhundem WendenReferences Edit Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2022 Vereine im Kreisschutzenbund Olpe Archived from the original on 2007 11 09 Retrieved 2008 07 22 External links Edit Media related to Kreis Olpe at Wikimedia Commons Official Webpage Der Vokalismus der Mundarten im Kreise Olpe Coordinates 51 05 N 8 00 E 51 08 N 8 0 E 51 08 8 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olpe district amp oldid 1125514057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
