Latrop (Schmallenberg)

Stadtteil of Schmallenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Location of Latrop

51°6′44″N 8°19′34″E / 51.11222°N 8.32611°E / 51.11222; 8.32611CountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine-WestphaliaAdmin. regionArnsbergDistrictHochsauerlandkreis TownSchmallenberg Elevation

430 m (1,410 ft)Population

(2021-12-31)

• Total176Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Latrop is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The village has 176 inhabitants^[1] and lies in the south of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 430 m. The river Latrop flows through the village. Latrop borders on the villages of Grafschaft, Störmecke, Schanze, Jagdhaus, Waidmannsruh and Fleckenberg.

In 1257 a Johannes von Latroph was named for the first time in a document. The village used to belong to the municipality of Grafschaft in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.^[2]

Latrop was awarded gold for its beauty in the national competition “Our village has a future”.

Gallery

Chapel St. Josef
Old watermill
Street in Latrop
River Latrop

External links

Latrop (in German)

References

^ Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants (in German)
^ Statistisches Bundesamt (Hrsg.): Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1, S. 335 f.