Location of Plettenberg in Germany

Plettenberg is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the east of the Sauerland hills, in the Märkischer Kreis. As of 2005 it has a population of 29,130. Image File history File links Location_Plettenberg. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: , usually shortened to NRW) is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest and westernmost Federal State of Germany. ... The Sauerland is a rural hilly area spreading across most of the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, heavily forested and sparsely inhabited. ... The Märkische Kreis is a district (Kreis) in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Geography

The city is located at 51°12′N, 7°53′E. The highest elevation of the city area is in the Ebbegebirge with 593 m above sea level, the lowest elevation with 194 m near Teindeln. The city covers an area of 96.29 km². For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The city is spread between the four valley of the rivers Lenne, Else, Oester and Grüne. The Lenne is a river in the Sauerland area in western Germany. ...

History

Probably the first written proof of Plettenberg was made in a document of Anno II, archbishop of Cologne, at that time named Heslipho. The name was later changed to Plettenberg, as the name of a noble family, who owned virtually all of the city 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 city rights in 1397 from Count Dietrich von der Mark. At the same time the city was fortified. The city blossomed in the following centuries thanks to mining and iron casting, as well as trading with the Hanseatic League. Mark was a medieval territory in todays North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Events June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon. ... Events February 10 - John Beaufort becomes Earl of Somerset. ... Carta marina of the Baltic Sea region (1539). ...

In 1941 the city was enlarged to its current size, when the former city and the surrounding Amt were merged. For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

The city has partnerships with Bludenz (Austria) since 1988, and Schleusingen (Thuringia) since 1990. This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Bludenz in Vorarlberg, Austria Bludenz is a city in the state of Vorarlberg in Austria. ... Schleusingen is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. ...

Coat of arms

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 city rights. In 1794 the crown atop the shield was added in seals of the city. In 1840 the colored version on a shield was adopted. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Image File history File links Plettenberg_arms. ... Mark was a medieval territory in todays North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1912 the city 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 city wall. However the city council did not want to repeat the symbols (city wall and crown) which was already present in the coat of arms, thus the coat of arms wasn't officially granted.

After Plettenberg merged with the municipalities Plettenberg-Land and Ohle in 1940, the council had the decide on the coat of arms again. This time it was officially granted on September 28, 1942, however provisional due to the war. Yet after the lost war the coat of arms was never revoked. September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

The coat of arms of the municipality Plettenberg-Land showed a silver-blue shield split vertically, the symbol of the master of Plettenberg. It is overlayed 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 corner as the symbol of the masters of Ohle. Also designed by Otto Hupp it was granted on July 13, 1936. January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The coat of arms of the municipality Ohle shows the Saint Martin of Tours splitting his coat to share with the beggar. Saint Martin is the patron saint of the church of Ohle. An small escutcheon is placed next to the Saint, showing a red shell on yellow ground, the symbol of the masters of Ohle. The coat of arms was also designed by Otto Hupp, and was granted on October 17, 1935. Saint Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus), (316/317 – November 11, 397 in Candes) was a bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. ... Shield Field Supporter Crest Wreath Mantling Helm Compartment Charge Motto Coat of arms elements Escutcheon is often the term used in heraldry for the shield displayed in a coat of arms. ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

External links

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• http://www.plettenberg.de
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