Plettenberg

Plettenberg, reformed church (Christuskirche)|thumb|265px Plettenberg (; ) is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Key facts

German location.name: Plettenberg
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Plettenberg-Amtsgericht1-Bubo.JPG
German location.image_caption: District Amtsgericht in Plettenberg
German location.image_coa: DEU Plettenberg COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Plettenberg in MK.svg
German location.state: North Rhine-Westphalia
German location.region: Arnsberg
German location.district: Märkischer Kreis
German location.elevation: 194 - 593
German location.area: 96.75
German location.postal_code: 58840
German location.area_code: 02391
German location.licence: MK
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 9 62 052
German location.website: www.plettenberg.de
German location.mayor: Ulrich Schulte
German location.leader_term: 2020–25

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections

Contents

Geography
Division of the town
History
Population development
Mayors
Twin towns – sister cities
Coat of arms
Notable people
References
External links

Plettenberg, reformed church (Christuskirche)|thumb|265px Plettenberg (; ) is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

==Geography== Plettenberg is located to the west of the Sauerland hills. The highest elevation of the town area is in the Ebbe Mountains with 663 m above sea level, the lowest elevation with 194 m near . The town is spread out between the four valleys of the rivers Lenne, Else, and .

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