Erwitte

Erwitte
Town
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Location of Erwitte within Soest district
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Coordinates: 51°37′N 08°21′E / 51.617°N 8.350°E / 51.617; 8.350
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Soest
Subdivisions	15
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Hendrik Henneböhl
Area
• Total	89.41 km2 (34.52 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	16,225
• Density	181.5/km2 (470.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	59597
Dialling codes	02943 02945
Vehicle registration	SO, LP
Website	www.erwitte.de

Erwitte (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁvɪtə] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.

Population

International relations

Erwitte is twinned with:

• Aken (Germany)

History

Officially the town of Erwitte is mentioned in the year 836 for the first time and the medieval architecture can still be seen in the town center.

Industry

Erwitte is home to a thriving cement industry which, together with the heating valve company Heimeier, make up the largest companies in the area.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Charles Nordhoff (1830–1901), American journalist and author, was born in Erwitte
• Friedrich Blumenröhr (born 1936), jurist, former chairman at the Federal Court
• Ulrich Cyran (born 1956), actor and lecturer
• Christof Rasche (born 1962), politician (FDP)
• Wolfgang Schäfers (born 1965), owner of the chair for real estate management at the University of Regensburg
• Jens Behrens (born 1978), politician (SPD)

People who are connected to the place

• Jodocus Boget († 1630), Erwitt pastor, burned for witchcraft on the pyre
• Heinrich Gersmeier (nickname: Schäfer Heinrich) (born 1966), farmer and singer from Völlinghausen
• YANXVICH (born 2007), producer from Soest

References

External links

• Official site (in German)

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