Sögtrop Explained

Sögtrop
Type:Stadtteil
Town:Schmallenberg
Coordinates:51.2622°N 8.2883°W
State:NRW
Region:Arnsberg
District:Hochsauerlandkreis
Population:109
Stand:2021-12-31

Sögtrop is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The village has 109 inhabitant[1] and lies in the north of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 383 m on the Kreisstraße 38. The river Rarbach flows through the village. Sögtrop borders on the villages of Kirchrarbach, Landenbeck, Mönekind and Herhagen.

Sögtrop was first mentioned in 1225 in a document.[2] The village used to belong to the municipality of Rarbach in Amt Fredeburg until the end of 1974.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.schmallenberg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Stadtinfo/2021_12_31_Einwohnerzahlen.pdf Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants
  2. Albert K. Hömberg: Geschichtliche Nachrichten über Adelssitze und Rittergüter im Herzogtum Westfalen und ihre Besitzer – Register, von Söchtrop, S. 148, Münster, 2013 (Materialien der Historischen Kommission für Westfalen, PDF-Datei in German)