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Reiste coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 54 ″  N , 8 ° 14 ′ 34 ″  E
Height : 348 m
Residents : 749  (December 31, 2016)
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 59889
Area code : 02973
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Reiste is a district of the municipality Eslohe (Sauerland) in the North Rhine-Westphalian Hochsauerlandkreis , Germany . Until the end of 1974, Reiste and the surrounding towns formed an independent municipality in the Eslohe district . At the end of 2016, the district had 749 inhabitants.

geography

location

Reiste is located in the east of the Eslohe community, around 4.5 km east of Eslohe. The Reismecke , a right tributary of the Wenne, flows through the village in a south-westerly direction . The federal road 55 forms the main traffic axis and runs through the center of the town. In the north-west of the village rises the Reister Berge ridge (up to 495 m).

Neighboring places

The next larger towns in the vicinity of Reiste are Bremke , which is about 2.5 km southwest, and Eslohe. Smaller towns are Herhagen in the northeast, Landenbeck in the east, Beisinghausen in the southwest, Büemke in the northwest and Büenfeld and Erflinghausen in the north.

history

Coat of arms of the former municipality of Reiste

As early as the Middle Ages, Reiste owned a famous market that was linked to the Landding (court day) of the state of Bilstein-Fredeburg , which was documented in 1231 .

On January 1, 1975, Reiste was incorporated into Eslohe (Sauerland).

coat of arms

Blazon : In red with a silver horse's head.
The horse's head is supposed to remind of the old horse market in Reiste. Official approval took place on January 9, 1967.

Culture and sights

Buildings

St. Pankratius, view from the cemetery

Parish Church of St. Pankratius

The under monument protection standing neo-Gothic church was consecrated. 1852 In the church there is a very valuable and historical church organ with pipe components from 1633. The organ was extensively restored in 2018 and returned to the condition in which it was built in 1854.

Beehive chapel on the Lohof

The chapel on the Lohof, built in 1840, was consecrated to St. Elisabeth of Thuringia . It was built with the aim of producing beeswax for church purposes. The beekeeping has meanwhile been stopped.

Natural monuments

The natural monument "Adam and Eve" consists of two ancient beeches on the Reister Berg, about 1 km west of Reiste.

Regular events

The rice market , which takes place annually in August, is known nationwide, with an animal show and a folk festival.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Traveled and the surrounding area - Eslohe community. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
  2. ^ Bruns, Alfred: Communal coat of arms of the Duchy of Westphalia. Kurkölnisches Sauerland . Strobel-Verlag, Arnsberg 1986, ISBN 3-87793-017-4 (p. 179).
  3. ^ 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. 335 .
  4. ^ Eduard Belke, Alfred Bruns, Helmut Müller: Communal coats of arms of the Duchy of Westphalia. Arnsberg 1986, ISBN 3-87793-017-4 , p. 179.