Latrop (Schmallenberg)

Coordinates: 51°6′44″N 8°19′34″E / 51.11222°N 8.32611°E / 51.11222; 8.32611
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Latrop
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Latrop is located in Germany
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Latrop is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Latrop
Latrop
Coordinates: 51°6′44″N 8°19′34″E / 51.11222°N 8.32611°E / 51.11222; 8.32611
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total176
Time 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”.

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  1. ^ Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants (in German)
  2. ^ 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.