Hochsauerlandkreis

Hochsauerlandkreis
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Arnsberg
Capital	Meschede
Government
• District admin.	Karl Schneider (CDU)
Area
• Total	1,958.71 km2 (756.26 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	261,647
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HSK
Website	http://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de

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

The district is named “High Sauerland” because two of the highest mountains of the Sauerland mountainous landscape, Langenberg and Kahler Asten are in its territory. With 2,766 ft / 843 m (Langenberg) and 2,762 ft / 842 m (Kahler Asten) these are also the highest mountains of North Rhine-Westphalia.