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North Rhine-Westphalia
Arnsberg

Märkischer Kreis

The Märkischer Kreis is a district in central , Germany. Neighbouring districts are , , Hochsauerland, , , Ennepe-Ruhr, and the city of .
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  • Type: County with 408,000 residents
  • Description: district in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Also known as: “DEA58”, “Iserlohn”, and “Maerkischer Kreis”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Werdohl-Elverlingsen Power Station and Fuelbecketalsperre.

Power station
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is a coal and gas fired power station in the state of near , on the Lenne river; its water used for cooling.

Reservoir
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is a reservoir.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lüdenscheid and Altena.

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is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in , Germany. It is located in the region.

Town
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is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, , Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. is situated on the river valley, in the northern stretches of the .

Town
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is a town in the district Märkischer Kreis, in , .

Märkischer Kreis

Latitude
51.2656° or 51° 15′ 56″ north
Longitude
7.6986° or 7° 41′ 55″ east
Population
408,000
Elevation
186 metres (610 feet)
Open location code
9F397M8X+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240116791
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
2803460
Wiki­data ID
Q5937
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Märkischer Kreis” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Aragonese: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Arpitan: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Asturian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Basque: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Bavarian: “Märkischa Kroas”
  • Belarusian: “Меркіш”
  • Belarusian: “раён Меркіш”
  • Breton: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Catalan: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Cebuano: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Central Kurdish: “مارکیش کرایس”
  • Chinese: “马克县”
  • Corsican: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Croatian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Czech: “Zemský okres Marka”
  • Czech: “Zemský okres Märkischer Kreis”
  • Czech: “Zemský okres Märkischer”
  • Danish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Dutch: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Mark”
  • Estonian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Finnish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • French: “arrondissement de La Marck”
  • French: “Arrondissement de La Marck”
  • Friulian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Galician: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Georgian: “მერკიშის რაიონი”
  • German: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Hebrew: “חבל מרקישר קרייס”
  • Hungarian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Icelandic: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Ido: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Indonesian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Interlingua: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Interlingue: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Irish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Italian: “circondario della Marca”
  • Italian: “Circondario della Marca”
  • Italian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Japanese: “メルキシャー郡”
  • Japanese: “メルキッシャー郡”
  • Kongo: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Kurdish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Ladin: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Ligurian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Limburgan: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Low German: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Macedonian: “Марковски округ”
  • Macedonian: “Меркишер Крајс”
  • Macedonian: “Меркишер”
  • Malagasy: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Malay: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Minangkabau: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Narom: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Neapolitan: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Northern Frisian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Norwegian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Persian: “مرکیشر کرایس”
  • Picard: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Piemontese: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Polish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Mark”
  • Portuguese: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Romanian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Romansh: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Russian: “Меркиш”
  • Sardinian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Märkischer Kring”
  • Scots: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Serbian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Sicilian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Slovak: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Slovenian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de La Marck”
  • Spanish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Swahili: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Swedish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Swiss German: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Turkish: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Ukrainian: “Меркіш”
  • Uzbek: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Venetian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Vietnamese: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Vlaams: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Volapük: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Walloon: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Welsh: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Western Frisian: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Western Panjabi: “مارکشرکریس”
  • Wolof: “Märkischer Kreis”
  • Zulu: “Märkischer Kreis”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Spaemet and Distelnblech.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nordhelle Born and Leihenberg-Nordhelle.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Must-Visit Destinations

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Curious Places to Discover

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