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Hochsauerlandkreis
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, Langenberg and Kahler Asten are in its territory. With 2,766 (Langenberg) and 2,762 ft (Kahler Asten) these are also the highest mountains of North Rhine-Westphalia.