Place:Meinerzhagen, Westfalen, Preußen, Germany

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NameMeinerzhagen
TypeTown
Coordinates51.1°N 7.667°E
Located inWestfalen, Preußen, Germany
Also located inMärkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany    
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Meinerzhagen (sometimes spelled Meinertzhagen; ) is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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In 1765 Meinerzhagen received city rights from King Frederick II of Prussia, however in 1865 the city abandoned them to save administrative costs. In 1846 the Amt Meinerzhagen was formed, covering both Meinerzhagen and the municipality of Valbert. On September 19, 1964 Meinerzhagen received city rights again.

In the communal reform of the district Altena in 1969, Meinerzhagen was merged with Valbert, the Amt Meinerzhagen was dissolved.

The family name of the British World War I officer Richard Meinertzhagen recalls an ancestor who came from this town.

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