Rehsiepen (Schmallenberg)

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

Rehsiepen
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Rehsiepen is located in Germany
Rehsiepen
Rehsiepen
Rehsiepen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Rehsiepen
Rehsiepen
Coordinates: 51°11′46″N 8°24′47″E / 51.19611°N 8.41306°E / 51.19611; 8.41306
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total113
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The village has 113 inhabitants[1] and lies in the east of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 556 m on the Landstraße 742. The river Sorpe flows through the village. Rehsiepen borders on the villages of Obersorpe, Altastenberg and Nesselbach.

Rehsiepen was first mentioned around 1600 as name in the statistics of the village Oberkirchen. The village used to belong to the municipality of Oberkirchen in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.[2]

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References

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  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.