Grafschaft (Schmallenberg)
Stadtteil of Schmallenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grafschaft is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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| Coordinates: 51°8′45″N 8°19′31″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Hochsauerlandkreis |
| Town | Schmallenberg |
| Population (2021-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,097 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
The village has 1097 inhabitants[1] and lies in the east of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 410 m. The river Grafschaft flows through the village. Grafschaft borders on the villages of Schmallenberg, Gleidorf, Winkhausen, Almert, Störmecke and Latrop.
In 1072 a Benedictine monastery of Grafschaft was founded in Grafschaft on a site at the foot of the Wilzenberg mountain, by St. Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne.[2] The village used to belong to the municipality of Grafschaft in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.
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„Gravelcop“ 1645 - Westphalia Ducatus (Duchy of Westphalia)
Vogtei Grafschaft, 1697
Grafschaft, 1903
St. Georg Church, 1963
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