Iserlohn

Introduction

A city in western Germany, Iserlohn was a medieval fortress town guarding the entrance to the wooded Sauerland region.

A city, North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), western Germany, at the entrance to the hilly, wooded Sauerland region, southeast of Dortmund. First mentioned in the 11th century, Iserlohn was chartered in 1237 and was famous in the Middle Ages for armaments and light metalware. Although the city was burned down in 1712 and was the scene of a rebellion in 1849, the 11th-century St. Pankratius Church and the Oberste Stadtkirche (c. 1350) survive. Manufactures include machinery, chemicals, and rubber, leather, and metal products. Pop. (1989 est.) 93,337.

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