Latrop (Schmallenberg)

Latrop is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Latrop
Stadtteil of Schmallenberg
Location of Latrop
Latrop
Latrop
Coordinates: 51°6′44″N 8°19′34″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)
 • Total177
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

The village has 177 inhabitants[1] and lies in the south of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 430 m. The river Latrop flows through the village. Latrop borders on the villages of Grafschaft, Störmecke, Schanze, Jagdhaus, Waidmannsruh and Fleckenberg.

In 1257 a Johannes von Latroph was named for the first time in a document. The village used to belong to the municipality of Grafschaft in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.[2]

Latrop was awarded gold for its beauty in the national competition “Our village has a future”.

  • Chapel St. Josef
  • Old watermill
  • Street in Latrop
  • River Latrop
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References
  1. Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants (in German)
  2. Statistisches Bundesamt (Hrsg.): Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1, S. 335 f.
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