Medebach

Medebach is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.GeographyMedebach is situated approximately 15km east of Winterberg, 17km south-west of Korbach and 45km north of Marburg.Neighbouring municipalities Korbach Lichtenfels Willingen WinterbergDivision of the townBesides, the town center of Medebach, the municipality consists of the following districts, formerly independent villages: with Roninghausen with WissinghausenInternational relationsMedebach is twinned with 25px Locminé (France) 25px Worbis (Germany)HistoryThe town was first mentioned in a document in 1144. It belonged to the Hanseatic League.Medebach and its district Oberschledorn entered the international news in September 2007 during the 2007 bomb plot in Germany, when three Islamic terrorists, two Germans and a Turk, were arrested there. They had received training in Pakistan and were about to build bombs from hydrogen peroxide in a rented holiday flat.