- Rüthen
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Rüthen
image_photo = Körtlinghausen 2.jpg
imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Schloss Körtlinghausen near Rüthen
Wappen = Stadtwappen der Stadt Rüthen.svg
lat_deg = 51 | lat_min = 29 | lat_sec = 36
lon_deg = 8 | lon_min = 29 | lon_sec = 0
Lageplan =
Bundesland = NRW
Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg
Landkreis = Soest
Höhe = 280 - 440
Fläche = 158.09
Einwohner = 11092
Stand = 2006-06-30
pop_source =
PLZ = 59602
PLZ-alt = 4784
Vorwahl = 02952
Kfz = SO
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 9 74 036
Gliederung = 15
Adresse = Hochstraße 14 59602 Rüthen
Website = [http://www.ruethen.de/ www.ruethen.de]
Bürgermeister = Rudolf Schieren
Partei =Rüthen is a town in the district of Soest, in
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany .Geography
Rüthen is situated on the river
Möhne , approx. 20 km south ofLippstadt and 35 km south-west ofPaderborn . With an area of more than 118 square miles it is the largest town within the district of Soest.Neighbouring municipalities
Division of the town
After the local government reforms of
1975 Rüthen consists of the following 15 districts:
* Rüthen (5.360 inhabitants)
* Altenrüthen (550 inhabitants)
* Drewer (780 inhabitants)
* Hemmern (170 inhabitants)
* Hoinkhausen(170 inhabitants)
* Kallenhardt(1.810 inhabitants)
* Kellinghausen (90 inhabitants)
* Kneblinghausen (320 inhabitants)
* Langenstraße-Heddinghausen (480 inhabitants)
* Meiste (440 inhabitants)
* Menzel (410 inhabitants)
* Nettelstädt (111 inhabitants)
* Oestereiden (870 inhabitants)
* Weickede (25 inhabitants)
* Westereiden (530 inhabitants)Twin towns
* ) -– since 1983
* ) -– since 1991History
Coat of arms
The coat of arms show the black cross of the bishops of
Cologne , to which Rüthen belonged since theMiddle Ages , on silver ground. In the four corners and the middle of the cross is one red diamond each. The four diamonds represent the four city gates, of which only one (the "Hachtor") still exists today.Education
chools
"Friedrich-Spee-Gymnasium" of Rüthen coordinates an annual exchange program with the students of Normal Community and Normal Community West High Schools in
Normal, Illinois .External links
* [http://www.ruethen.de/ Official site] de icon
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