Schalksmühle

Schalksmühle (; ) is a municipality in district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the town with the highest rate of millionaires relating to the population in North Rhine-Westphalia (2004).

Key facts

German location.type: Gemeinde
German location.name: Schalksmühle
German location.image_photo: Schalksmuehle_Rathaus01.jpeg
German location.imagesize: 250px
German location.image_caption: Townhall in Schalksmühle
German location.image_coa: DEU Schalksmühle COA.svg
German location.image_plan: Schalksmühle in MK.svg
German location.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region: Arnsberg
German location.district: Märkischer Kreis
German location.elevation: 183 - 502
German location.area: 38.09
German location.postal_code: 58579
German location.area_code: 02355,02351 (Heedfeld, Winkeln),02337 (Albringwerde, Rölvede)
German location.licence: MK (old: AL, LÜD, LS, EN)
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 9 62 056
German location.divisions: 15
German location.website: www.schalksmuehle.de

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Schalksmühle
Population: 10219
Area: 38.09
Elevation: 250
Official website: www.schalksmuehle.de
Image: Schalksmühle-Rathaus-1-Bubo.JPG
Dialing code: 02355
Licence plate code: MK

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Commons category: Schalksmühle
postal code: 58579
Commons gallery: Schalksmühle
P6814: Schalksmühle
P8168: Arkanoid
native label: Schalksmühle
hashtag: Schalksmühle

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Geography
History
Coat of arms
Economy
Twin towns
References
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==Geography== Schalksmühle is located in the hills of the Sauerland, and the altitude of the 38.2 km² area varies between 183 m (Pulvermühle) and 502 m (east of Sonnenscheid) above sea level. 45% of the area is covered by forest, another 35% is used for agricultural purposes. The main river is the Volme, a tributary of the Ruhr.