Sauerland

Hochsauerlandkreis (, ) is a (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis.

right|thumb|Hills of the Sauerland thumb|Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The Sauerland () is a rural, hilly area spreading across most of the southeastern part of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily forested and, apart from the major valleys, sparsely inhabited.

principality of the Holy Roman Empire

The Diemel () is a river in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a western and orographically left tributary of the Weser. It is the first, and therefore southernmost, of the larger Weser tributaries after its formation at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers.

thumb|Dam and power station from the north

The Biggesee or Bigge Reservoir () is a reservoir in Germany. It lies in the southern part of the Sauerland between Olpe and Attendorn.

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nature park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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railway line in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

mountains in Germany