title: Erwitte
text: Erwitte () is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  
  Geography
  Erwitte is situated approximately 8 km south of Lippstadt and 15 km east of Soest.
  
  Neighbouring municipalities
   Lippstadt
   Geseke
   Rüthen
   Anröchte
   Bad Sassendorf
  
  Division of the town
  After the local government reforms of 1975 Erwitte consists of 15 districts:
   Erwitte (6510 inhabitants)
   Eikeloh (518 inhabitants)
   Merklinghausen/Wiggeringhausen (179 inhabitants)
   Horn-Millinghausen (894 inhabitants)
   Berenbrock (309 inhabitants)
   Seringhausen (65 inhabitants)
   Stirpe (1079 inhabitants)
   Ebbinghausen (201 inhabitants)
   Böckum (209 inhabitants)
   Völlinghausen (811 inhabitants)
   Schallern (291 inhabitants)
   Norddorf (159 inhabitants)
   Schmerlecke (732 inhabitants)
   Weckinghausen (67 inhabitants)
   Bad Westernkotten (4097 inhabitants)
  
  International relations
  
  Erwitte is twinned with:
    Aken (Germany)
  
  History
  Officially the town of Erwitte is mentioned in the year 836 for the first time and the medieval architecture can still be seen in the town center.
  
  Industry
  Erwitte is home to a thriving cement industry which, together with the heating valve company Heimeier, make up the largest companies in the area.
  
  Sons and daughters of the town
  
   Charles Nordhoff (1830–1901), American journalist and author, was born in Erwitte
   Friedrich Blumenröhr (born 1936), jurist, former chairman at the Federal Court
   Ulrich Cyran (born 1956), actor and lecturer
   Christof Rasche (born 1962), politician (FDP)
   Wolfgang Schäfers (born 1965), owner of the chair for real estate management at the University of Regensburg
  
  People who are connected to the place
   Jodocus Boget († 1630), Erwitt pastor, burned for witchcraft on the pyre
   Heinrich Gersmeier (nickname: Schäfer Heinrich) (born 1966), farmer and singer from Völlinghausen
  
  References
  
  External links
   Official site 
  
  Soest (district)