Medebach

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Medebach (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Medebach is situated approximately Script error: No such module "convert". east of Winterberg, Script error: No such module "convert". south-west of Korbach and Script error: No such module "convert". north of Marburg.

Neighbouring municipalities

Division of the town

Besides, the town center of Medebach, the municipality consists of the following districts, formerly independent villages:

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International relations

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Medebach is twinned with

History

The town was first mentioned in a document in 1144. It belonged to the Hanseatic League.

Medebach and its district Oberschledorn entered the international news in September 2007 during the 2007 bomb plot in Germany, when three Islamic terrorists, two Germans and a Turk, were arrested there. They had received training in Pakistan and were about to build bombs from hydrogen peroxide in a rented holiday flat.[1]

Notable inhabitants

References

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  1. "Zugriff vor dem tödlichen Knall", Spiegel Online, 5 September 2007. Template:In lang

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External links

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