Sögtrop

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

Sögtrop
Stadtteil of Schmallenberg
Location of Sögtrop
Sögtrop
Sögtrop
Coordinates: 51°15′44″N 8°17′18″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 (2018-12-31)
  Total104
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

The village has 104 inhabitants[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.

References

  1. Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants, PDF-Datei (in German)
  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)
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