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Kreis Olpe
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district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Adm region
- Arnsberg
- Capital
- Olpe
- District admin
- Theo Melcher ( CDU )
- Total
- 710.7 km (274.4 sq mi)
- Density
- 186.2/km (482.3/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Vehicle registration
- OE
- Website
- www .kreis-olpe .de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Olpe
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Arnsberg Government Region
- Capital
- Olpe
- Population
- 134775
- Area
- 712.14
- Elevation
- 334
- Shares border with
- Altenkirchen district
- Official website
- kreis-olpe.de
- Licence plate code
- OE
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- P11012
- Narborough
- Commons category
- Kreis Olpe
- inception
- 1819-00-00
- Commons gallery
- Kreis Olpe
- topic's main category
- Category:Olpe (district)
- P6814
- Kreis Olpe
- member of
- Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe
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Encyclopedic overview
Olpe ( German pronunciation: [ˈɔlpə]) is a Kreis (district) in the south-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Märkischer Kreis, Hochsauerland, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Altenkirchen, Oberbergischer Kreis.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kreis Olpe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.