Plettenberg is located to the west of the Sauerland hills. The highest elevation of the town area is in the Ebbegebirge with 663 m above sea level, the lowest elevation with 194 m near Teindeln. The town is spread out between the four valleys of the rivers Lenne, Else, Oester [de] and Grüne.
Division of the townEdit
Plettenberg consists of 5 districts:
Plettenberg (town centre) (14,012 inhabitants)
Eiringhausen (4,905 inhabitants)
Holthausen/upper Elsetal (3,985 inhabitants)
Oestertal (3,055 inhabitants)
Ohle (2,825 inhabitants)
HistoryEdit
Probably the first written proof of Plettenberg was made in a document from Grafschaft Abbey of Anno II, archbishop of Cologne, at that time named Heslipho. The name was later changed to Plettenberg, as the name of the noble family von Plettenberg, who owned virtually all of the town and surrounding lands.
The Dukes of the Mark bought the town from Cologne, who in 1301 built the castle Schwarzenberg (which was destroyed by fire in 1864). In 1387, Count Engelbert III granted the town some privileges, it received full town rights in 1397 from Count Dietrich von der Mark. At the same time, the town was fortified. The town blossomed in the following centuries thanks to mining and iron casting, as well as trading with the Hanseatic League.
In 1941, the town was enlarged to its current size, when the former town and the surrounding Amt were merged.
Population developmentEdit
Year
Inhabitants
1719
0.749
1758
1,051
1765
0.933
1818
1,307
1839
1,539
1849
1,652
1871
1,976
Year
Inhabitants
1910
05,981
1933
07,169
1998
29,263
1999
29,133
2000
29,031
2001
28,959
2002
28,698
Year
Inhabitants
2003
28,442
2004
28,255
2005
29,130
2006
28,782
2007
27,397
2008
27,026
2009
26,665
Year
Inhabitants
2010
26,494
2011
26,132
2012
25,968
2013
25,684
The number of inhabitants till 1933 is the core town, since 1998 with the incorporated districts.
The coat of arms shows the coat of arms of the counts of Mark in the center. It is displayed between two towers. The coat of arms was granted together with the town rights. In 1794, the crown atop the shield was added in seals of the town. In 1840, the colored version on a shield was adopted.
In 1912, the town council agreed on the historical coat of arms, but the Königliche Heroldsamt in Berlin, which was responsible for the official approval, denied it - at that time the coat of arms of cities were supposed to be crowned by a town wall. However the town council did not want to repeat the symbols (town wall and crown) which was already present in the coat of arms, thus the coat of arms was not officially granted.
After Plettenberg merged with the municipalities of Plettenberg-Land and Ohle in 1940, the council had to decide on the coat of arms again. This time it was officially granted on September 28, 1942, however provisionally due to the war. Yet after the lost war, the coat of arms was never revoked.
The coat of arms of the municipality of Plettenberg-Land showed a silver-blue shield split vertically, the symbol of the master of Plettenberg. It is overlaid with the red-and-white chequered bar of the Mark. The coat of arms was designed by Otto Hupp, and was granted on January 16, 1935. The coat of arms of the Amt Plettenberg was very similar, it only had an additional red shell in the top-left-hand corner as the symbol of the masters of Ohle. Also designed by Otto Hupp it was granted on July 13, 1936.
The coat of arms of the municipality of Ohle shows the Saint Martin of Tours splitting his cloak to share with the beggar. Saint Martin is the patron saint of the church of Ohle. A small escutcheon is placed next to the Saint, showing a red shell on a yellow background, the symbol of the masters of Ohle. The coat of arms was also designed by Otto Hupp, and was granted on October 17, 1935.
^"Partnerstädte". plettenberg.de (in German). Plettenberg. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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Official website (in German)
October 25, 2023
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This article is about the town in Germany For other uses see Plettenberg disambiguation Plettenberg German ˈplɛtn ˌbɛʁk Westphalian Plettmert is a town in the Markischer Kreis in North Rhine Westphalia Germany PlettenbergTownDistrict Amtsgericht in PlettenbergCoat of armsLocation of Plettenberg within Markischer Kreis districtPlettenbergShow map of GermanyPlettenbergShow map of North Rhine WestphaliaCoordinates 51 13 N 07 53 E 51 217 N 7 883 E 51 217 7 883CountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdmin regionArnsbergDistrictMarkischer KreisGovernment Mayor 2020 25 Ulrich Schulte 1 Ind Area Total96 29 km2 37 18 sq mi Highest elevation593 m 1 946 ft Lowest elevation194 m 636 ft Population 2021 12 31 2 Total24 716 Density260 km2 660 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes58840Dialling codes02391Vehicle registrationMKWebsitewww plettenberg dePlettenberg reformed church Christuskirche in the street Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Division of the town 2 History 3 Population development 4 Mayors 5 Twin towns sister cities 6 Coat of arms 7 Notable people 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditPlettenberg is located to the west of the Sauerland hills The highest elevation of the town area is in the Ebbegebirge with 663 m above sea level the lowest elevation with 194 m near Teindeln The town is spread out between the four valleys of the rivers Lenne Else Oester de and Grune Division of the town Edit Plettenberg consists of 5 districts Plettenberg town centre 14 012 inhabitants Eiringhausen 4 905 inhabitants Holthausen upper Elsetal 3 985 inhabitants Oestertal 3 055 inhabitants Ohle 2 825 inhabitants History EditProbably the first written proof of Plettenberg was made in a document from Grafschaft Abbey of Anno II archbishop of Cologne at that time named Heslipho The name was later changed to Plettenberg as the name of the noble family von Plettenberg who owned virtually all of the town and surrounding lands The Dukes of the Mark bought the town from Cologne who in 1301 built the castle Schwarzenberg which was destroyed by fire in 1864 In 1387 Count Engelbert III granted the town some privileges it received full town rights in 1397 from Count Dietrich von der Mark At the same time the town was fortified The town blossomed in the following centuries thanks to mining and iron casting as well as trading with the Hanseatic League In 1941 the town was enlarged to its current size when the former town and the surrounding Amt were merged Population development EditYear Inhabitants1719 0 7491758 1 0511765 0 9331818 1 3071839 1 5391849 1 6521871 1 976 Year Inhabitants1910 0 5 9811933 0 7 1691998 29 2631999 29 1332000 29 0312001 28 9592002 28 698 Year Inhabitants2003 28 4422004 28 2552005 29 1302006 28 7822007 27 3972008 27 0262009 26 665 Year Inhabitants2010 26 4942011 26 1322012 25 9682013 25 684The number of inhabitants till 1933 is the core town since 1998 with the incorporated districts Mayors Edit1902 1924 Rudolf Emil Gottlob Kohler 1925 1930 Ludwig Schneider 1934 1938 Engelbert Wahle 1945 1948 Wilhelm Ding SPD 1948 1951 Karl Halfmann CDU 1951 1954 Emil Arndt SPD 1954 1956 Paul Thomee FDP 1956 1960 Heinz Chmill SPD 1960 1964 Wilhelm Wicker CDU 1964 1983 Heinz Baberg SPD 1984 1986 Udo Scheepers SPD 1986 1999 Otto Klehm SPD 1999 2004 Walter Stahlschmidt 2004 2015 Klaus Muller SPD since 2015 Ulrich SchulteTwin towns sister cities EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany Plettenberg is twinned with 3 nbsp Bludenz Austria 1988 nbsp Schleusingen Germany 1990 Coat of arms EditThe coat of arms shows the coat of arms of the counts of Mark in the center It is displayed between two towers The coat of arms was granted together with the town rights In 1794 the crown atop the shield was added in seals of the town In 1840 the colored version on a shield was adopted In 1912 the town council agreed on the historical coat of arms but the Konigliche Heroldsamt in Berlin which was responsible for the official approval denied it at that time the coat of arms of cities were supposed to be crowned by a town wall However the town council did not want to repeat the symbols town wall and crown which was already present in the coat of arms thus the coat of arms was not officially granted After Plettenberg merged with the municipalities of Plettenberg Land and Ohle in 1940 the council had to decide on the coat of arms again This time it was officially granted on September 28 1942 however provisionally due to the war Yet after the lost war the coat of arms was never revoked The coat of arms of the municipality of Plettenberg Land showed a silver blue shield split vertically the symbol of the master of Plettenberg It is overlaid with the red and white chequered bar of the Mark The coat of arms was designed by Otto Hupp and was granted on January 16 1935 The coat of arms of the Amt Plettenberg was very similar it only had an additional red shell in the top left hand corner as the symbol of the masters of Ohle Also designed by Otto Hupp it was granted on July 13 1936 The coat of arms of the municipality of Ohle shows the Saint Martin of Tours splitting his cloak to share with the beggar Saint Martin is the patron saint of the church of Ohle A small escutcheon is placed next to the Saint showing a red shell on a yellow background the symbol of the masters of Ohle The coat of arms was also designed by Otto Hupp and was granted on October 17 1935 Notable people EditWilliam C Edenborn 1848 1926 businessman inventor and philanthropist Carl Schmitt 1888 1985 philosopher jurist political theorist and professor of law Ruth Eweler 1913 1947 actress Eike Wilm Schulte born 1939 opera singer Rolf Steininger born 1942 historian and university professor for contemporary history Max Otte born 1964 German American economist author and political activist Michael Bartels born 1968 racing driver Markus Dworrak born 1978 footballerReferences Edit Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020 Land Nordrhein Westfalen accessed 21 June 2021 Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2021 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2022 Partnerstadte plettenberg de in German Plettenberg Retrieved 2021 03 11 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plettenberg Official website in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Plettenberg amp oldid 1117552874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
