Warstein ( [ˈvaːɐ̯ˌʃtaɪn] ) is a municipality with town status in the district of Soest , in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It is located at the north end of Sauerland .
22-467: Warstein is located north of the Arnsberger Wald (forest), at a brook called Wäster. The area south of the city is mostly forested; the lightly forested Haarstrang mountain is to the north. The river Möhne flows between these two areas. The highest elevation is 581 m (1,906 ft) in the south of the city near a hill called Stimm Stamm; the lowest elevation is 216 m (709 ft) in
44-652: A densely wooded part of the Süder Uplands within the Rhine Massif . The Arnsberg Forest Nature Park lies between the river Möhne in the north, on which the Möhne Reservoir is located, and the deep valley of the Ruhr in the south. Between these two valleys the park is situated between Möhnesee in the northwest, Rüthen in the northeast, Brilon in the east, Olsberg in the southeast, Meschede in
66-647: A mosque. The cemeteries are mostly Catholic but there is also a Jewish cemetery. The Kunstverein Arnsberg operates in Arnsberg. Founded in 1987 and devoted to contemporary art , Kunstverein Arnsberg has presented solo exhibitions by artists including Georg Baselitz , Thomas Ruff , Karin Sander , Dan Perjovschi , Boris Mikhailov , Gregor Schneider , Erwin Wurm , the Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz and
88-540: Is steel mill operator Siepmann-Werke , founded in 1891. In addition to its mills, the overall Siepmann Group head office is located in Warstein. Arnsberger Wald The Arnsberg Forest Nature Park ( German : Naturpark Arnsberger Wald ) is a nature park in the districts of Hochsauerlandkreis and Soest within the administrative region of Arnsberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . The park
110-680: Is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hochsauerlandkreis district . Arnsberg is located in the north-east of the Sauerland in the Ruhr river valley. The river Ruhr meanders around the south of the old town of Arnsberg. The town
132-544: Is nearly completely encircled by forest, and the nature park Arnsberger Wald lies to the north". Arnsberg is connected by Federal Motorway 46 (Autobahn 46) Brilon in the east and (using the Federal Motorway 445 ) Werl in the west. It is also connected by several railroad stations, which provide a connection to the major city Dortmund and the Ruhrgebiet . There is also a regional airport , located in
154-576: Is still used today by the Hochsauerlandkreis ). Later, the city lost its independence and was subject to the Archbishops of Cologne . Arnsberg Castle was reconstructed by Johann Conrad Schlaun as a residential palace and hunting lodge for Elector Clemens August of Bavaria . It was destroyed in the Seven Years' War in 1769. In 1794 the French attacked Cologne, so parts of the treasure of
176-845: Is the Möhnesee , set in the Möhne valley between the Haarstrang in the north and the Arnsberg Forest in the south. Numerous rivers run through the wooded valleys. These include the Ruhr and Möhne, which border the forests, as well as other water courses that feed the Möhne and Ruhr: The hills and hilltops of the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park include: the Warsteiner Kopf (556.9 m; fourth-highest hill),
198-773: The Küppel Tower (near Meschede-Freienohls) and the Delecke Bismarck Tower (north of Möhnesee-Delecke). Many trails wind through the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park and its hills and valleys. The best known are the Upland Trail (no. "X 13") and the Renn Trail (no. "X 26"). 51°23′44″N 8°20′46″E / 51.39556°N 8.34611°E / 51.39556; 8.34611 Arnsberg Arnsberg ( German pronunciation: [ˈaʁnsbɛʁk] ; Westphalian : Arensperg )
220-739: The Cologne Cathedral were brought to safety in Arnsberg, along with the relics of the Biblical Magi . In 1804, the treasure was returned to Cologne, as commemorated by a plaque in the Propsteikirche. In 1816, Arnsberg came under Prussian rule and was made a local administrative centre. Neheim and Hüsten were merged in 1941. During the Second World War , Arnsberg first suffered widespread destruction and catastrophic loss of lives when RAF Lancasters breached
242-479: The Arnsberg Forest Nature Park are numerous villages belonging to these municipalities and towns: The Bilstein Cave southwest of Warstein in the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park attracts many tourists. The cave of Hohler Stein southwest of Rüthen-Kallenhardts is also worth visiting as are the observation towers of Lörmecke Tower (near the highest point in the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park between Warstein and Eversberg ),
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#1732780686510264-584: The Gemeinheitskopf (551.9 m; fifth-highest hill) the Niekopf (550.4 m; sixth-highest hill) and the Nuttlarer Höhe (542.2 m). These are the best known hills in the nature park because, unlike the other local heights they are shown on most of the maps and the specialised reference books. There are also, as the following list shows, a number of unnamed hilltops. In or on the edge of
286-488: The city district of Vosswinkel, which is exclusively used for small private aircraft. The municipal territory spans a distance of up to 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the southern to the northern limits. After the local government reforms of 1975 Arnsberg consists of 15 boroughs ( Ortsteile ): Arnsberg was first mentioned in 789 in the Carolingian records ( Urbar ) as belonging to the abbey of Werden . Arnsberg
308-632: The dam of the Möhne Reservoir in the night of the 16 to 17 May 1943 ( Operation Chastise ). The nearby Abbey Himmelpforten was completely washed away. Later, dozens of Arnsberg's citizens were killed in several British air raids aimed at destroying the railway viaduct . The targets were finally destroyed on 19 March 1945 using a 'Grand Slam' bomb . The current city of Arnsberg was created in 1975 by merging 12 surrounding municipalities (Bachum, Breitenbruch, Herdringen, Holzen, Müschede, Niedereimer, Oeventrop, Rumbeck, Uentrop, Voßwinkel and Wennigloh) into one city. Old Arnsberg itself and Neheim-Hüsten are
330-461: The main settled portion within its 157.91 square kilometres (60.97 sq mi) total area, the town can be roughly divided into the following subdivisions ( German : Ortsteil ): The evidence of human life was found in the Bilstein Cave [ de ] between Warstein and Hirschberg. Warstein was first mentioned officially in the year 1072. Historians once thought Warstein
352-660: The south and Arnsberg in the southwest; Warstein lies within the nature reserve . To the north is the heavily forested region of the Haarstrang , to the east are the Brilon Heights , to the south is the Rothaargebirge , to the southwest is the Lennegebirge and to the west the terrain gradually descends towards Dortmund into the Ruhr . The best-known water feature in the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park
374-682: The town. After the 1802 fire the town centre was moved to the Wester brook. In 1844, the Amt Warstein was founded. In 1975, Warstein and the other eight independent villages merged to form the new borough of Warstein. The decrease of population in Warstein since 1998: Warstein is twinned with: The largest employer in Warstein is the Warsteiner brewery, founded in 1753. It is one of the largest breweries in Germany. Second largest employer
396-501: The two main urban areas, while the other parts are mainly rural areas. Arnsberg's population is mostly Roman Catholic . Arnsberg belongs to the Archdiocese of Paderborn . Catholic churches include the "Propsteikirche" or the "Heilig-Kreuz Kirche" and the "Auferstehungskirche", which is a Protestant church . There is also a New Apostolic congregation. In recent years Arnsberg's Muslim minority grew considerably. The town has
418-413: The village Waldhausen in the north. The following municipalities , some with town status, border Warstein (clockwise, beginning in the north): Anröchte , Rüthen (town), Bestwig , Meschede (town), Arnsberg (town), Möhnesee , Bad Sassendorf . Of these, Bestwig and Meschede are in the district of Hochsauerlandkreis , on Warstein's (and, thus, Soest district's) southern border. While named for
440-533: Was established in 1960 and covers an area of 482 km . Nearly 350 km of the protection is forested and the park's wooded hills rise up to 581.5 m above sea level (NN) . The nature park, which consists of the Arnsberg Forest in the west and the Warstein Forest in the east, is important for the regional economy both in terms of forestry and tourism. The two forests form
462-586: Was organized as an official town in 1276, but its exact charter date is unclear. Likely, it was founded between 1276 and 1296 by the Archbishop of Cologne, Siegfried von Westerburg. In the Middle Ages , Warstein was part of the Hanseatic League , a trade association for guilds, a very important international trading association at that time. A fire in 1802 destroyed a significant portion of
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#1732780686510484-487: Was the seat of the Counts of Arnsberg from around 1070 and received city rights in 1238. In 1368 the last of the Counts of Arnsberg, Count Gottfried IV, handed over the city and county to Kurköln as he had no heir. They built a castle there whose remains can still be visited and are occasionally used for public celebrations. In the 12th century, old Arnsberg became the seat of Westphalian jurisdiction (whose coat of arms
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