Lüdenscheid district

Basic data (as of 1974)
Existing period:	1969-1974
State :	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region :	Arnsberg
Regional association :	Westphalia-Lippe
Administrative headquarters :	Ludenscheid
Area :	678.71 km 2
Residents:	241,200 (Dec. 31, 1973)
Population density :	355 inhabitants per km 2
License plate :	LÜD
Circle key :	05 8 31
Circle structure:	11 municipalities
Location of the Lüdenscheid district in North Rhine-Westphalia

The district of Lüdenscheid is a former district in North Rhine-Westphalia , which was formed in 1969 from the independent city of Lüdenscheid and the district of Altena . In 1975 it was combined with the district of Iserlohn and the independent city of Iserlohn to form the Märkisches Kreis with its headquarters in Lüdenscheid.

geography

Neighboring areas

In 1974 the district of Lüdenscheid bordered clockwise in the north, beginning with the districts of Iserlohn , Arnsberg , Olpe , Oberbergischer Kreis , Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis , Rhein-Wupper-Kreis and Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis .

history

On October 1, 1969, the district became the district of Lüdenscheid.

On January 1, 1975, the district was dissolved and assigned to the new Märkischer Kreis.

Population development

year	Residents	source
1969	241,600
1970	240,700
1971	241,000
1973	241.200

politics

Results of the district elections from 1946

The list only shows parties and constituencies that received at least two percent of the votes in the respective election. The information up to 1964 relates to the Altena district.

Share of votes of the parties in percent

year	SPD	CDU	FDP	BHE	KPD
1946	44.2	46.0			6.8
¹1948 ¹	44.2	41.7	02.1		5.6
²1952 ²	40.6	25.7	20.5	6.6	2.6
1956	47.9	28.4	18.0	2.4
1961	45.3	33.8	20.9
1964	49.0	34.0	15.7
³1969 ³	47.7	34.2	12.5

Footnotes

¹ 1948: additionally: RSF: 3.8%, DZP: 2.9%
² 1952: additionally: DZP: 2.0%
³ 1969: additionally: NPD: 5.6%

District Administrator

1969–1974 Heinz Chmill (until 1968 District Administrator of the Altena district)

Oberkreisdirektor

1969–1974 Wilfried Droste (until 1968 senior district director of the Altena district)

coat of arms

The coat of arms was adopted from the Altena district, since the newly formed Lüdenscheid district was largely congruent with the old district of Altena.

District communities

City of Altena (with the formerly independent communities Dahle and Evingsen )
City of Halver
community Herscheid
City of Kierspe (with the formerly independent municipality of Rönsahl )
City of Lüdenscheid (with the formerly independent municipality of Lüdenscheid-Land)
City of Meinerzhagen (with the formerly independent municipality Valbert )
Community Iserlohn
City of Neuenrade (with the formerly independent municipality Küntrop )
City of Plettenberg (with the formerly independent municipality Ohle )
Schalksmühle municipality (with the formerly independent municipality of Hülscheid )
City of Werdohl

monument

In the upper tunnel of the “Sauerfeld ZOB” bus station there is an iron plate with a map of all cities in the former Lüdenscheid district. This is supposed to be a reminder of the Lüdenscheid district that existed for only six years.

License Plate

On July 1, 1956, the independent city of Lüdenscheid was assigned the distinguishing sign LÜD when the license plates that are still valid today were introduced . The district of Lüdenscheid adopted this distinctive sign instead of the previous AL for the district of Altena . It was issued until January 1975.

literature

Archive for German home care (Ed.): Home chronicle of the Lüdenscheid district . 1st edition. Cologne 1971.

Individual evidence

↑ Announcement of the new version of the district regulations for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from August 11, 1969 in the Law and Ordinance Gazette for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, year 1969, No. 2021, p. 670 ff.
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 330 .
↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1970
↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1972
↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1973
↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1975
↑ Source: respective issue of the State Statistical Office (LDS NRW), Mauerstr. 51, Düsseldorf, with the election results at the district level.

[1] Announcement of the new version of the district regulations for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from August 11, 1969 in the Law and Ordinance Gazette for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, year 1969, No. 2021, p. 670 ff.

[2] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 330 .

[sjb69-3] Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1970

[sjb72-4] Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1972

[sjb73-5] Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1973

[sjb75-6] Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1975

[7] Source: respective issue of the State Statistical Office (LDS NRW), Mauerstr. 51, Düsseldorf, with the election results at the district level.