Sundern
{{Infobox German location
|name = Sundern
|type = Stadt
|image_photo = Sundern-Rathaus1-Bubo.JPG
|imagesize =
|image_caption = Townhall of Sundern
|image_coa = Stadtwappen Sundern (Sauerland).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|51|19|N|08|00|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Sundern (Sauerland) in HSK.svg
|state = NRW
|region = Arnsberg
|district = Hochsauerlandkreis
|elevation = 195-648
|area = 193.27
|postal_code = 59846
|area_code = 02933, 02934, 02935, 02393, 02395, 02724
|licence = HSK
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 58 044
|divisions = 18
|website = [http://www.sundern.de/ www.sundern.de]
|mayor = Klaus-Rainer Willeke[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–25
|party = SPD
}}
Sundern ({{IPA|de|ˈzʊndɐn|-|De-Sundern.ogg}}) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name Sundern is common in Westphalia, as it means "ground given away for private usage" in the Westphalian dialect.
Geography
Sundern is situated approximately {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} south-west of Arnsberg. Around Sundern extends the nature park Homert which attracts tourists, many from the Netherlands. Winter tourism is also substantial, primarily in the municipality Wildewiese with its skiing area. The Sorpesee, an artificial lake, is used by watersportsmen, campers and fishermen.
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=Division of the town=
Sundern consists of 16 Ortschaften (subdivisions):[https://www.sundern.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Dokumente/Ortsrecht/A5_Hauptsatzung_2017_05_16.pdf Hauptsatzung der Stadt Sundern (Sauerland) vom 16.05.2017], §3, Stadt Sundern
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- Allendorf
- Altenhellefeld
- Amecke
- Endorf
- Enkhausen
- Hachen
- Hagen
- Hellefeld
- Hövel
- Langscheid
- Linnepe
- Meinkenbracht
- Stemel
- Stockum
- Sundern
- Westenfeld
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International relations
Architectural structures
Industry
The main industries of Sundern are several domestic and industrial lighting companies, household appliances and packaging businesses.
SEVERIN Elektrogeräte GmbH has its headquarters in Sundern.
Notable people
- William Danne, actor
- Joseph Machalke, priest
- Andrea Renzullo, singer and finalist in season 4 of "Das Supertalent"
- Heinrich Luebke, German President from 1959 to 1969, born in Enkhausen
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Sundern (Sauerland)}}
- [http://www.sundern.de Official site] {{in lang|de}}
{{Cities and towns in Hochsauerland (district)}}
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