Erwitte

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Erwitte within Soest district

(2020–25) Hendrik Henneböhl^[1]Area

• Total73.79 km² (28.49 sq mi)Elevation

105 m (344 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total16,333 • Density220/km² (570/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

59597

Dialling codes02943 02945Vehicle registrationSO, LPWebsitewww.erwitte.de

Erwitte (Erwitte^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.

After the local government reforms of 1975 Erwitte consists of 15 districts:

Erwitte is twinned with:

Officially the town of Erwitte is mentioned in the year 836 for the first time and the medieval architecture can still be seen in the town center.

Erwitte is home to a thriving cement industry which, together with the heating valve company Heimeier, make up the largest companies in the area.

Charles Nordhoff (1830–1901), American journalist and author, was born in Erwitte
Friedrich Blumenröhr (born 1936), jurist, former chairman at the Federal Court
Ulrich Cyran (born 1956), actor and lecturer
Christof Rasche (born 1962), politician (FDP)
Wolfgang Schäfers (born 1965), owner of the chair for real estate management at the University of Regensburg

Jodocus Boget († 1630), Erwitt pastor, burned for witchcraft on the pyre
Heinrich Gersmeier (nickname: Schäfer Heinrich) (born 1966), farmer and singer from Völlinghausen

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.