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146: 3652: 114: 2727:(KBS 459). Today, Olpe is the endpoint of the line to Finnentrop. The tracks of the other lines have been removed during the 1990s and the early 2000s. In 2013, the train and bus stations were relocated downstream the Bigge River. On the premises of the former railway station and the neighboring industrial sites, new commercial and recreation areas developed, including a lake-view restaurant. The construction of a new town hall, integrating the old railway station building, is planned. 3773: 45: 413: 80: 3042: 687: 2696: 1919: 60: 2063: 957: 2220: 753: 1811: 2667: 2026: 153: 121: 1098:) has now been joined by the formerly autonomous communities of Kleusheim, Olpe-Land and Rhode as well as by parts of the old communities of Helden (Oberveischede, Tecklinghausen, Neuenwald), Rahrbach (Fahlenscheid) and Kirchveischede (Apollmicke) to form a new, expanded municipal area swelling from a former 12.78 km to 85.65 km in area, and from 14,184 to 21,705 in population 679: 3119:

was founded in 1856 under the St. Martinus Olpe parish's sponsorship and at first it was run by two Vincentine sisters. Each year, just under 11,000 patients, mainly from Olpe, Wenden and Drolshagen are treated. A staff of roughly 800 full-time and part-time workers have 385 beds in their care. The

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show an episode from Saint Martin's life, when he gave a beggar half his coat. As early as 1360, this scene adorned the town's oldest seal. In 1911, as a sign of the long membership in the Archbishop-Electorate of Cologne (1180-1802), the cross of the Archbishop-Electors of Cologne was added to the

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The Pallottines’ provincial head has stated that his congregation will, at least in the medium term, stay in Olpe. For economic reasons, however, the order has sold the building to an investor who wants to set up 40 dwellings for the aged and 100 fully equipped nursing care places. The Brethren and

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opened in 1998, it was the first of its kind in Germany. “A second home for the whole family” is one of the hospice's guiding principles. As well as living and laughing, dying and weeping can take place here. The whole family is to some extent guided over years until the child's death. Each year,

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and twin-tower façade. One of the two towers was destroyed in the bombing on 28 March 1945 and was never repaired, being left in its damaged state today as a memorial for peace. The current mayor, however, is trying to raise an endowment whose goal would be to rebuild the tower. Before the north

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first came to Olpe. In 1795, the Great Fire of Olpe destroyed 83% of the town. When the town was built once again, the old mediaeval appearance was cast aside in favour of a master plan that saw three broad, parallel streets built, connected by sidestreets running at right angles to them.

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Furthermore, under the town wall has lain the memorial site created by Ewald Mataré in 1963. It recalls the war's victims and serves as a memorial for the living, and since 1996 there has also been a “Hounds’ Memorial” commemorating a particular breed that arose in

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Olpe is found in a broad stretch of hilly country. In the town's north, the slopes are steeper and the dales narrower (for instance near the centres of Rhode and Neger); in the south, the hills have soft knolls and the dales are more spacious. There are also no

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Once Olpe was raised to town in 1311, the fortified town wall appeared no later than 1373. It consisted of three great and two lesser town gates and a few round towers. Today all that is left of the old town wall is some remnants in the Weierhohl with the

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of Arnsberg. This is done through undertaking to propose monumental protection, taking part in procedures as sponsors of public concerns, onsite studies, publishing work and “small monument care” (exchange with interested persons or groups).

3563:; Band: VIII; 3 Teilband. Im Auftrage der Historischen Kommission für Westfalen und mit Unterstützung des Landschaftsverbandes Westfalen-Lippe, published by the late Heinz Stoob and Wilfried Ehbrecht. Stadtmappe Olpe, Author: Manfred Wolf, 968:. At the middle level, Olpe is ecclesiastically administered by the Deanery of the South Sauerland, which was formed out of the former deaneries of Attendorn, Elspe and Olpe on 1 July 2006, and is coëxtensive with the district of Olpe. 85: 2768:

interchanges. Westfälische Straße leaves the historic Old Town towards the northeast while Martinstraße, which is barred to heavy vehicles, leads out of the town centre towards the east. The inner town has at its disposal four free

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54, which serves as an eastern town bypass, near Rhode. In the south and west, the Autobahnen A 4 and A 45 surround the municipal area. It is thereby possible for heavy traffic to bypass the town altogether on any side.

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Locally, Olpe has a number of places where people can involve themselves in athletic activities. For example, there are eleven gymnasia, nine tennis courts, and ten football/soccer fields. Also, Olpe is the birthplace of

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with connections to the Ruhr-Sieg-Express (RE 16). In the outlying centre of Sondern is a “lake station” which allows a direct transfer from the railway to a passenger boat. It is the only one in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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The youth parliament sits, usually publicly, at least four times each year. If it is so wished, working groups can be formed at sittings for various projects in which even unelected member children and youths may work.

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Olpe's municipal area has a total area of 86 km. Its greatest extent is in both the north–south and east–west directions, reaching 11 km. Olpe's lowest point is the Biggesee lying at 307.5 m above

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Muggelkirmes (third Sunday in September), a great festival for a good cause offering many things for young and old without the usual carney trade, but instead with much amateur participation and a family

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Since 1 August 2007, there has been this current forest office made up of the former Attendorn (partly) and Olpe forest offices. The first time that a forest office in Olpe was mentioned was in 1810.

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the Father are staying in rented accommodations in town while the conversion is being done. They are to return to the Pallotti-haus afterwards as renters. Spiritual work is to continue unchanged.

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Culture plays an important role in the district seat. The town cultural office's regular events, as well as those staged by clubs from various fields form the portrait of cultural work in Olpe.

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Midsize and nationally active businesses in various fields are the underpinnings of today's economic life in the district seat. Among these are foundries, tube drawing factories, drop forges,

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Neuenwald, Oberveischede, Rehringhausen, Rhode, Rhonard, Ronnewinkel, Rosenthal, Rüblinghausen, Saßmicke, Siedenstein, Sondern, Stachelau, Stade, Tecklinghausen Thieringhausen and Waukemicke.

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reached Olpe, running at first to Attendorn and Finnentrop. Then came an Olpe-Rothemühle line in 1880, and in 1903, another to Bergneustadt. In 1888, the town had its first

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These craftsmen also had their own guild and took up the important preparatory work for the tinsmiths, and also for other smiths. The works were powered by water.

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offers a great place for diving. Not only do locals come: there have also been many groups that come from abroad to have the opportunity to dive in the Biggesee.

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in Olpe and of suggesting measures to be taken, so that the town's council and administration can be more strongly responsive to children's and youths’ wishes.

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With over 3,000 members, the Turnverein Olpe or TVO is the largest athletic club in the municipality of Olpe. It has an eclectic lot of activities such as

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of the Everlasting Worship), a Catholic women's order whose main work is in taking care of children and nursing, was founded. It is nowadays known as the

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between 2013 and 2018. It is located in the former Hakemicke Hauptschule. The building of the former Realschule was abandoned and will be demolished.

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of the older houses that burnt down. In places, they jut into the street. In the 1990s, the marketplace was overhauled, and, except on Sundays when

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Many of the customs observed in town and in the outlying countryside are many hundreds of years old. They often have roots in church tradition.

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In 1819 Olpe became a district seat. At that time, it was the seat of the Bilsteiner Kreis; today it fills that place in the district of Olpe.

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This has a long tradition in Olpe, thereby having played an important rôle in the town's life. There was already a smiths’ guild by 1567, the

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Furthermore, each of these newspapers also has a local office in Olpe. Currently, all three publish in the morning, although until 2000, the

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Shooting festivals are held in many of the town's centres. The biggest one in the municipal area is the Olpe Shooting Festival held by the

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factories, machine factories and electronics manufacture. Furthermore, there are many businesses in crafts, trade and service industries.

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Olpe supposedly got its name from an older name for the land at the forks of the Olpe and Bigge ("Ol-apa" = brook in moist meadowland)

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has existed since late 2005. It represents youth's interests with the goal of developing proposals for improving the situation for

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Olpe had its first documentary mention in 1220. In 1311 it was granted town rights on the Soest model by the archbishop-elector of

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In a former school on 31 August 1982, the Olpe branch was officially opened. The main task is taking care of monuments in the

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There has been a Protestant parish since 1844. To it belongs Olpe's oldest church, which was built of red brick in 1898.

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As a result of municipal restructuring on 1 July 1969, the “old town” (the older town of Olpe and the outlying former

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Owing to the location of the hills and the west wind, it rains often in Olpe. The clouds gather water vapour over the

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for protection against conflagrations, however, was not recorded until 1665. Eight years later came the first vow to

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Boat tours can be taken on the Biggesee. The waters are plied from April until late October by two boats run by the

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Seventy-three buildings are listed on the town's list of monumental buildings, among them churches, rectories and

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In Olpe's newly renovated pool, there are several different pools and hot tubs. The same building also houses a

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in a house brewery, which is also sold outside the house. A neighbouring bakery also uses the beer to bake

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After the arson fire in 1907, Saint Martin's Church was built in the Gothic Revival style as a three-naved

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department. Sisters of the Olpe Franciscan congregation took over nursing duties in 1900. As of 1997, the

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There are three traffic thoroughfares in the town of Olpe. Bruchstraße carries north–south traffic to the

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layout was abandoned and a new one built from the ground up. This was conceived by Johann Adam Stahl. The

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The coldest month is January, and the warmest July. The high humidity in the winter months often leads to

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on the southern edge of the Ebbegebirge Nature Park. In the town's north lies South Westphalia's biggest

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is a midsize family business with its headquarters in Siegen. The other two papers both belong to the

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family estate. Until it closed in 1890, it was the oldest and biggest pit in Olpe. Alongside copper,

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54 (Münster–Lünen–Dortmund–Hagen–Olpe–Siegen–Limburg–Wiesbaden) and 55 (Olpe-Lennestadt-Meschede).

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This was built in 1897 and 1898 and is thereby the town's oldest church. It was built of red brick.

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In 1615, Olpe had its first schoolteacher, and in 1634 it had a great fire. The first vow to Saint

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The underlying minerals around the middle and upper Bigge are made up to a considerable degree of

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The youth parliament currently consists of 25 members, each elected for a two-year mandate by

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was erected in 1982 and recalls the former importance of this profession in the town of Olpe.

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was run as a not-for-profit limited company (GmbH), and it merged in 2000 with the Catholic

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Local rail and road transport are integrated with the Westphalia South Transport Community (

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by way of Niederfischbach to Kirchen (Sieg) with a further connection to another line, the

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In 1828, the shooting club was refounded. Its name is St.-Sebastianus-Schützenverein. The

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Max-von-der-Grün-Schule, LWL special school with emphasis on bodily and motor development

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since the mid 16th century in the Rhonard. Alongside many other small pits in Olpe the

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Stadthalle Olpe (“town hall”, but an event hall rather than the administration centre)

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were built. Moreover, the town's location between the Siegerland on one side and the

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under-12 through under-21 development programs. There is also an eight-lane track, a

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The municipal area also has a few rivers or brooks that all empty into the Biggesee:

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Theodor Mietens (1804–1885), printer and cofounder of the Evangelical parish in Olpe

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centre. Since that time, the Franciscan sisters have no longer been working at the

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run, joining Olpe to the neighbouring towns and communities. The operators are the

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Otto Müller (1870–1944), priest and resistance fighter in National Socialist times

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From 1946 until 1997, the chief administrative office in Olpe was known as the

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fire on the Gallenberg, the Bratzkopf and in almost every village in the town.

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was the foundation on which the iron foundries, hammerworks, tinsmithies and

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with information from the whole Sauerland. Other advertising sheets such as

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The former central bus station with the former railway station on the right.

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Herbert Straube (1904–1977), celebrity entrepreneur in the postwar years

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In the outlying centre of Oberveischede for a few years now, the Müller

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now stands. The mills were supplied from the Olpe and Bigge through two

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The Veischedebach does not empty into the Biggesee, but rather into the

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at its disposal. Current news about Olpe is to be had only through the

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Former railway station building which will be part of the new town hall

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acts, exhibitions and other events appear regularly in the programmes.

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Since 28 July 2001 there has been a partnership arrangement with the

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Wilhelm Marx (1851–1924), Chief Mayor of Düsseldorf (buried in Olpe)

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The last of a number of houses where tanners once lived and worked.

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Until some time around 1980, Olpe was the publishing site of the

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centre. There are many different educational institutions here.

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in Olpe has for years been conducting student exchanges with a

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The area around the Biggesee and the main town of Olpe, as the

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Detail of map of the County of Mark 1692 S. Sanson cartographer

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projection system. The Kreuzbergstadion is the center of the

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and other pestilences. In 1696, the last witch was sentenced.

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position in sheet metal manufacture in south Westphalia. The

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Olpe is home to eleven football clubs who play on ten fields.

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run by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration at Olpe;

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Fortbildungsakademien für Gesundheitshilfe (Nursing school)

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and two-thirds by donations and by the families themselves.

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Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft der Franziskanerinnen zu Olpe mbH

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55 serves as a northern town bypass and comes together with

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being held in the Olpe judicial area between 1587 and 1697.

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was also mined. Moreover, there were also small yields of

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Only at the Olpe Shooting Festival do a few of the town's

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community was founded between 1842 and 1844. In 1863, the

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The municipal area is divided into the following centres:

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is a town situated in the foothills of the Ebbegebirge in

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Michael-Ende-Schule, LWL-Förderschule, emphasis on speech

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Also published, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, is the free

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LWL-Förderschule,. emphasis on hearing and communication

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On special occasions such as the shooting festival, the

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Olpe Town Hall, one of the tallest buildings in the town

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Pestalozzischule, Förderschule Lernen des Kreises Olpe

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Other important occupations in the Olpe area were the

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Rettungsfachschule des DRK (Red Cross rescue school)

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several stays of up to four weeks each are possible.

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Katholische Bekenntnisgrundschule Auf dem Gallenberg

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exit, a statue of Saint Agatha has stood since 1979.

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At the lowest level, there are two parish clusters (

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The Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration

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Katholische Franz-Hitze-Bekenntnisgrundschule Rhode

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Katholische Hospitalgesellschaft Südwestfalen gGmbH

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It is served with a brown gravy – 2352:Between the Days-Festival (known as such even in 826:Franziskanerinnen von der ewigen Anbetung zu Olpe 491:The inner town is ringed by the following hills: 3787: 3270:Katholische Bekenntnisgrundschule Düringerschule 3079:, Olpe service building (regional forest office) 2087:is celebrated at Saint Martin’s Church, it is a 1992:The waterwheel stands at the former site of the 756:The only remaining part of Olpe's old town wall. 2581:was the biggest. It belonged until 1805 to the 1966:. However, there is no proof of this. The Olpe 1890:Kreishaus Olpe (district administration centre) 441:of Arnsberg and is the seat of the district of 82: 2895:Through Olpe runs the 1 080 km-long 2875:Around the Biggesee and the Lister Reservoir ( 1063: 818:Arme Franziskanerinnen von der ewigen Anbetung 606:clays and coarse clay. Furthermore, there are 589:The municipal area is an integral part of the 3705: 3435:(born 1943), sopranist and professor of music 3392:Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration 3218:Schools and educational institutions in Olpe 2501: 737:finds in the Olpe area date to about AD 900: 3541:Gerhard Schneider (born 1938), collector of 3015:Landesanstalt für Medien Nordrhein-Westfalen 2413:for sale, a cold meat made of pickled cow's 884:were opened in 1971 and 1976 respectively. 630: 3712: 3698: 3650: 3423:(1851–1921), sociopolitical and theologian 2457:, owned by Arens, with water from its own 1850: 1068:An Evangelical Free Church community, the 694: 617: 3621:Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW 3604:Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020 3342:Volkshochschule (Adult education center) 3179: 2827:, interchange: Olpe and Wenden (Olpe-Süd) 2661: 1101: 3108: 3077:Regionalforstamt Kurkölnisches Sauerland 3040: 2694: 2665: 2371: 2218: 2061: 2024: 1917: 1809: 955: 751: 685: 677: 411: 75:Location of Olpe within Olpe district 3029:’s Siegen studio’s broadcast area. The 2637:Ohm & Häner GmbH & Co. KG, Olpe 1441: 469: 19:Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 16:Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 3788: 3405:(1865–1954), theologian and researcher 3390:(1830–1905), beatified founder of the 3036: 2649:Metallwerke Gustav Imhäuser GmbH & 576:Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung 3693: 3509:Famous people connected with the town 3377:(1460–1531), theologian and publisher 2715:in Westphalia where it joined to the 2060:(local word for “tinsmiths”) Memorial 586:(South Sauerland Rothaar Foothills). 2759: 2643:Gebr. Kemper GmbH & Co. KG, Olpe 2127: 1826: 892:Olpe’s population is overwhelmingly 543:Other rivers in the municipal area: 3331:LWL-Förderschule, emphasis on sight 3235:Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Hohenstein 2683:(KBS 442) on which hourly runs the 2634:Karl Jungbecker GmbH & Co, Olpe 2630:Important enterprises in Olpe are: 1414: 984:Pfarrei St. Mariae Himmelfahrt Olpe 297:85.6 km (33.1 sq mi) 13: 3771: 3669:Westfälische Rundschau (Newspaper) 3554: 3280:Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Hakemicke 3253:, owned by the Franciscan Sisters 2838: 2754:Verkehrsgemeinschaft Westfalen Süd 2730:As for local road transport, many 2223:The indoor pool before renovations 2171:Olpe's largest sports site is the 2071:After the Great Fire in 1795, the 1874:The following venues are on hand: 167:Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia 78: 14: 3812: 3637: 3363: 2903:paths that lead around the town. 2640:Peterseim GmbH & Co. KG, Olpe 2433:A genuine Olpe speciality is the 2289: 1010:, hundreds take part in the town 779:History also records evidence of 2870: 2813:, interchange: Wenden (Olpe-Süd) 2483:has been brewing dark and light 2465:is produced, along with various 2339:St. Martin's Day with procession 1321:2020 municipal election results 1087: 151: 144: 119: 112: 58: 43: 3796:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia 3486:businessman and public official 3210:Olpe is a regionally important 2997:The Olpe district has no local 2897:Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit 2890: 2377:Shooting festival specialities 1805: 1315: 1283: 1231: 1183:Before municipal restructuring 1164: 1112: 873:) was created through damming. 682:Town of Olpe from the northwest 3609: 3597: 3369:Sons and daughters of the town 2920:publish local editions daily: 2736:Verkehrsbetriebe Westfalen-Süd 2300:St.-Sebastianus-Schützenverein 1194:After municipal restructuring 1107:(for 31 December in each case) 992:Pastoralverbund Olpe-Biggesee, 835:station in Olpe. In 1875, the 584:Südsauerländer Rothaarvorhöhen 1: 3776:Coat of Arms of Olpe district 3590: 3498:(born 1947), politician (CDU) 3246:Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Dahl 3094:LWL-Archäologie für Westfalen 3020: 2911: 2687:(RB 92) passenger service to 2506: 2332:”) with procession following. 2185:German Football Association's 2179:, and is equipped with a 150– 2175:. It holds both natural and 2162:, a professional footballer. 1922:Town wall in Olpe (Weierhohl) 1904:Förderverein Stadtmuseum Olpe 1084:are all represented in town. 1055: 427:, roughly 60 km east of 3720:Towns and municipalities in 3661:Siegener Zeitung (Newspaper) 3441:(born 1993), football player 3205: 2944:was an afternoon paper. The 2845:Personenschifffahrt Biggesee 2705:Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn 2656: 1913: 1407: 1404: 1396: 1393: 1383: 1380: 1370: 1367: 1357: 1354: 1344: 1341: 1331: 1328: 1303: 1295: 1275: 1267: 1259: 1251: 1243: 1221: 1211: 1201: 1190: 1179: 1156: 1148: 1140: 1132: 1124: 448: 431:and 20 km northwest of 152: 120: 7: 3571:; Dortmund-Altenbeken 2004. 2677:lies on the single-tracked 1310: 1064:Other religious communities 951: 887: 749:in Dahl (from after 1005). 595:(Rhenish Slate Mountains). 592:Rheinisches Schiefergebirge 474:The highest mountains are: 453: 10: 3817: 2987:Sauerländisches Volksblatt 2975:, have been discontinued. 2973:Sauerländer Wochenanzeiger 2703:The line was built by the 2502:Economy and infrastructure 1897: 966:Archbishopric of Paderborn 725: 706: 561: 305:307 m (1,007 ft) 3769: 3728: 3677:Westfalenpost (Newspaper) 3561:Westfälischer Städteatlas 3090:(district administration) 3051:Agentur für Arbeit Siegen 2749:bus company run to Olpe. 2346:(“The Old Carpenter”) at 2123:(“History Fountain/Well”) 996:Pfarrei St. Martinus Olpe 865:On 28 March 1945, in the 792:Saint Roch of Montpellier 536:Kortemicke (underground), 400: 390: 380: 368: 347: 330: 322: 314: 309: 301: 293: 288: 270: 265: 257: 245: 233: 221: 211: 176: 106: 72: 54: 42: 33: 24: 3375:Johann Bergmann von Olpe 2992: 2906: 2646:Schell GmbH & Co. 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The town’s patron is 695:Constituent communities 618:Municipal area’s extent 533:Felmicke (underground), 326:290/km (760/sq mi) 3777: 3504:(born 1951), architect 3411:(born 1961), physicist 3181:Kinderhospiz Balthasar 3156:-Altenhundem into the 3046: 3031:Lokalzeit Südwestfalen 3011:Siegen regional studio 2930:Westfälische Rundschau 2700: 2675:Olpe's railway station 2671: 2662:Rail and bus transport 2224: 2067: 2030: 1954:(“Angels’ Tower”) and 1930:, but also houses and 1923: 1815: 1796:Karl-Josef Leyendecker 1636:Dr Heinrich Otto Spies 1504:Franz Josef Zeppenfeld 1102:Population development 961: 757: 691: 683: 425:North Rhine-Westphalia 417: 228:North Rhine-Westphalia 99: 3775: 3532:(1892–1975), Cardinal 3433:Monica Pick-Hieronimi 3388:Maria Theresia Bonzel 3174:St.-Martinus-Hospital 3146:St.-Martinus-Hospital 3110:St.-Martinus-Hospital 3044: 2817:A 45 (Sauerlandlinie) 2698: 2669: 2570:There is evidence of 2372:Culinary specialities 2222: 2199:pit for the athletes. 2065: 2028: 1921: 1893:Kreuzkapelle (chapel) 1813: 1604:Franz Karl Dütz-Josun 1593:F. Josef Caspar Hundt 1569:Ernst Hermann Halbfas 1326:Party/Voter community 1082:Greek Orthodox Church 959: 898:Saint Martin of Tours 831:In 1864, there was a 755: 689: 681: 415: 349: • Summer ( 98: 3576:Olpe, Stadt und Land 3274:Professional schools 3164:school, a course in 3138:diagnostic radiology 2780:has been installed. 2740:Busverkehr Ruhr-Sieg 2213:and an outdoor pool. 2093:Panneklöpper-Denkmal 1823:upper right corner. 1515:Jodocus Edmund Weber 1442:Mayors and Directors 1074:New Apostolic Church 1000:Pfarrei St. Cyriakus 988:Kirchspiel Kleusheim 964:Olpe belongs to the 527:Olpe, itself fed by: 487:Hohe Rhonard (526 m) 481:Rother Stein (583 m) 470:Rivers and mountains 435:. It is part of the 392:Vehicle registration 323: • Density 3458:Paul-Werner Scheele 3352:Olpe and Hakemicke 3219: 3194:The sponsor is the 3132:whose main task is 3130:intensive care unit 3037:Public institutions 3009:programme from the 2885:Radverkehrsnetz NRW 2627:is also important. 2533:Duchy of Westphalia 2475:Veischeder Landbier 2344:Der alte Zimmermann 2146:Siegen-Wittgenstein 2048:Evangelical church 2002:Unterste Stadtmühle 1847:in Gif-sur-Yvette. 1612:Heinrich Sommerhoff 1577:Louis Wilhelm Liese 1544:Johann Adam Halbfas 1460:Mayors (since 1800) 1322: 1070:Jehovah's Witnesses 848:St.-Martinus-Kirche 666:Siegen-Wittgenstein 580:Mittelbiggebergland 386:02761, 02722, 02764 192: / 135:Show map of Germany 3778: 3492:(born 1946), actor 3473:and Member of the 3445:Johannes Rosenthal 3415:Adolf von Hatzfeld 3383:(1893–1975), medic 3356:merged to the new 3224:Elementary schools 3217: 3188:children's hospice 3150:St.-Josef-Hospital 3073:(financial office) 3047: 2831:as well as to the 2701: 2672: 2252:The Athletic Club 2225: 2119:Square”) with the 2115:Kurkölner Platz (“ 2068: 2031: 2023:with Agatha statue 1994:Oberste Stadtmühle 1924: 1884:Lorenz-Jaeger-Haus 1816: 1471:Johannes Möllendik 1320: 1080:community and the 994:consisting of the 982:consisting of the 962: 758: 692: 684: 558:near Grevenbrück. 478:Engelsberg (589 m) 418: 315: • Total 294: • Total 100: 3783: 3782: 3417:(1892–1957), poet 3346: 3345: 3283:Bäckerfachschule 3249:Sankt-Franziskus- 3229:Secondary schools 3055:employment agency 2980:Sauerländer Börse 2965:Sonntags-Anzeiger 2952:newspaper group. 2760:Streets and roads 2652:Polygonvatro GmbH 2388:patty into which 2128:Natural monuments 2121:Geschichtsbrunnen 2117:Electoral-Cologne 2056:Marketplace with 1827:Town partnerships 1803: 1802: 1752: 1751: 1432:secondary schools 1412: 1411: 1308: 1307: 1280: 1279: 1228: 1227: 1161: 1160: 1108: 949: 948: 878:Bundesautobahn 45 788:Agatha of Catania 614:characteristics. 484:Feld-Berg (556 m) 458:Olpe lies in the 410: 409: 3808: 3714: 3707: 3700: 3691: 3690: 3681: 3673: 3665: 3657: 3654: 3649: 3648: 3646:Official website 3631: 3630: 3628: 3627: 3613: 3607: 3601: 3439:Patrick Rakovsky 3220: 3216: 3102:Regierungsbezirk 3061:Amtsgericht Olpe 3025:Olpe belongs to 2946:Siegener Zeitung 2942:Siegener Zeitung 2925:Siegener Zeitung 2744:Regionalverkehr 2685:Biggesee-Express 2173:Kreuzbergstadion 2167:Kreuzbergstadion 2160:Markus Obermeier 2110:Valentinskapelle 1902:Since 1997, the 1814:Olpe's town arms 1754: 1753: 1599:acting (deputy) 1507:1804, 1806, 1811 1474:1802, 1804, 1806 1457: 1456: 1415:Youth parliament 1402:OLO (open list) 1323: 1319: 1282: 1230: 1163: 1111: 1106: 1025:establishments: 973:Pastoralverbünde 903: 902: 882:Bundesautobahn 4 867:Second World War 690:Olpe, inner town 466:, the Biggesee. 438:Regierungsbezirk 354: 277: 276:(2020–25) 207: 206: 204: 203: 202: 197: 196:51.017°N 7.833°E 193: 190: 189: 188: 185: 168: 161: 155: 154: 148: 136: 129: 123: 122: 116: 81: 62: 47: 28: 22: 21: 3816: 3815: 3811: 3810: 3809: 3807: 3806: 3805: 3801:Olpe (district) 3786: 3785: 3784: 3779: 3767: 3724: 3722:Olpe (district) 3718: 3679: 3671: 3663: 3655: 3644: 3643: 3640: 3635: 3634: 3625: 3623: 3615: 3614: 3610: 3602: 3598: 3593: 3574:Gretel Kemper: 3557: 3555:Further reading 3511: 3409:Jochen Feldmann 3371: 3366: 3297:Special schools 3208: 3184: 3128:department, an 3120:hospital has a 3113: 3053:, Olpe office ( 3045:Olpe courthouse 3039: 3023: 2995: 2961:Sauerlandkurier 2914: 2909: 2893: 2877:Listertalsperre 2873: 2841: 2839:Water transport 2771:parking garages 2762: 2664: 2659: 2617: 2509: 2504: 2374: 2292: 2273:track and field 2177:artificial turf 2155: 2130: 1916: 1900: 1853: 1829: 1808: 1788:Dr Ernst Elbers 1767:Time in office 1699:Alfred Enders ( 1687:Ignatz Müller ( 1659:Dr Adolf Bieker 1644:Josef Schrage ( 1620:Theodor Schulte 1522:Stadtschultheiß 1444: 1421:Jugendparlament 1417: 1318: 1313: 1104: 1090: 1066: 1058: 980:Olpebach-Täler, 954: 890: 772:. 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