Iserlohn

Iserlohn
Iserlohn
	Bauernkirche
	Coat of arms
	Location of Iserlohn within Märkischer Kreis district
	Iserlohn Iserlohn
	Coordinates: 51°23′N 07°40′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Märkischer Kreis
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor	Peter Paul Ahrens (SPD)
Area
• Total	125.5 km2 (48.5 sq mi)
Elevation	494 m (1,621 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	92,666
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	58636–58644
Dialling codes	02371 (Iserlohn); 02374 (Iserlohn-Letmathe); 02304 (Schwerte,Iserlohn-Hennen); 02352 (Altena,parts of Iserlohn-Kesbern); 02378 (Fröndenberg- Langschede, Iserlohn-Drüpplingsen)
Vehicle registration	MK, ; IS until 1974; LS until 1979
Website	www.iserlohn.de

Iserlohn (German pronunciation: [iːzɐˈloːn]) is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region.[2]

Seilersee

Town hall

Danzturm

Villa Wessel

Geography

Iserlohn is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river, in West-Central Germany.

History

The Pancratius church (also called Bauernkirche) is believed to have been founded in around 985, but the first written document mentioning lon dates only from 1150. In 1237 the Count of the Mark gave Iserlohn municipal rights. In 1975 the city, which had been an urban district before, incorporated the surrounding ex-municipalities of Letmathe, Hennen, Sümmern and Kesbern, and became part of the district "Märkischer Kreis". As a larger mid-sized city, Iserlohn, however, still has a special status compared to most other municipalities in the district. This means that the city takes on tasks more usually performed by the district, such as social and youth affairs, hence it is comparable to an urban district.

Points of interest

The Dechenhöhle caves were discovered in 1868 during the construction of the railway line Hagen-Iserlohn. 360 metres are accessible for visitors, and there are many stalactites in the cave.

The Danzturm, located on the southern hill overlooking the old city, is a landmark and featured on the logo of the local brewery (Iserlohner). The tower has views of the valley and surrounding hills and is open to the public with a small inn at the base.

In the 18th century, the town became known for its Iserlohn boxes, a form of tobacco or snuff box with an engraved or embossed lid that often featured an image of former Prussian King Frederick the Great.[3]

Sports

The city is home of the Iserlohn Roosters, a DEL (first-division) ice hockey team. The Roosters joined the DEL in 2000 and developed from a low-budget team to a solid one that regularly competes for a Playoff-spot. The club plays its home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn, which holds 4,967 spectators. The original club, EC Deilinghofen, was founded in 1959 and went bankrupt in 1987. The second club, ECD Sauerland, existed from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, Iserlohner EC was founded.

Education

Iserlohn has 15 elementary schools and 13 secondary schools (4 Gymnasien, 1 Gesamtschule, 3 Realschulen, 5 Hauptschulen).

Two universities of applied sciences are also located in the city. The headquarters, together with a major branch, of the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (also: Fachhochschule Südwestfalen (FH SWF)) offering engineering and informatics programmes is located in the city centre on Alexanderhöhe.[4] The Business and Information Technology School (BiTS) is a private, state-approved business school with a campus near the Seilersee.[5]

Schützenfest

The Schützenfest is famous festival which takes place every year, and is central to Iserlohner's cultural life - and the town's identity. It is held at the Parkhalle, Alexanderhöhe, and the Friedensfest at Bauernkirche.

Coat of arms

Iserlohn's coat of arms features, in the middle, Saint Pancras (St. Pancratius), who is patron of the oldest church in Iserlohn. He is depicted between two towers of the historic city wall. The checked fess below the saint is derived from the arms of the Counts of the Mark.

International relations

Iserlohn is twinned with:[6]

Almelo, Netherlands, since 1954
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, since 1959
Hall in Tirol, Austria, since 1967
Auchel, France, since 1975
Laventie, France, since 1975
Nyíregyháza, Hungary, since 1989
Novocherkassk, Russia, since 1990
Glauchau, Germany, since 1991
Chorzów, Poland, since 2004

Notable people

Curt Rechel (1902-1973) - Navy officer
Gerd Roellecke (1927-2011) - jurist and legal philosopher
Jochen Busse (born 1941) - actor and cabaret artist
Ulrich Walter (born 1954) - astronaut
Johann Stephan Pütter (1725-1807) Reichspublizist and teacher of state law
Hugo Schultz (1838-1904) was a personality in the Ruhr mining industry and a nationalliberal politician
Friedrich Soennecken (1848-1919) - businessman, entrepreneur, inventor and graphic artist
Alexander Pfänder (1870-1941) - philosopher
Karl Rasche (1892-1951), SS honor and rank leader for special use with the rank of Obersturmbannführer and board member and spokesman of the Dresdner Bank
Wilhelm Wessel (1904-1971) - painter
Aloys Kontarsky (1934-2017) - pianist
Bernhard Kontarsky (born 1937 in Iserlohn) - conductor and pianist
Helmut Neuhaus (born 1944 in Iserlohn), historian on Early modern period.
Harm Klueting (born 1949 in Iserlohn) - Roman Catholic clergyman, historian, theologian and university lecturer
Volker Fischer (born 1950 in Iserlohn) - fencer
Thomas Schmidt (1957) - Radio moderator
Gordon Brown (born 1958) - sculptor
Timothy Paul Evans (born 1962 in Iserlohn) - British general lieutenant and commander of the ARRC
Matthias Mellinghaus (born 1965 in Iserlohn) - rowing sportsman, film director and assistant director, Olympiasieger 1988
Marsha Wattanapanich (born 1970 in Iserlohn) - Thai singer and actress
Markus Giesler (born 1976 in Iserlohn) - consumer researcher
Caput (born Soner Duman) (born 1983 in Iserlohn) - rapper
Thore Schölermann (born September 26, 1984 in Iserlohn) - actor
Dieter Orendorz (born 1992 in Iserlohn) - Ice Hockey Player
David Beckmann (born 2000 in Iserlohn) - car racing driver

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References

"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
"Iserlohn". expatrio.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
Fleming, John & Hugh Honour. (1977) The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts. London: Allen Lane, p. 399. ISBN 0713909412
"FH-SWF Iserlohn". fh-swf.de. 28 August 2013.
Archived 27 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
"Partnerstädte". iserlohn.de (in German). Iserlohn. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

External links

Official website (in German)
Newspaper Iserlohner Kreisanzeiger und Zeitung (in German)

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[2] "Iserlohn". expatrio.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[Fleming-3] Fleming, John & Hugh Honour. (1977) The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts. London: Allen Lane, p. 399. ISBN 0713909412

[4] "FH-SWF Iserlohn". fh-swf.de. 28 August 2013.

[5] Archived 27 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Partnerstädte". iserlohn.de (in German). Iserlohn. Retrieved 24 November 2019.