Möhnesee

Möhnesee is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.GeographyThe Möhnesee municipality is situated around the Möhne Reservoir (hence the name), approx. 10 km south of Soest.HistoryOn the night of the 16/17 May 1943, the Dam which contains the Mohnesee was breached in an attack by Avro Lancaster Bombers of 617 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force, the "Dambusters".In the 1980s the Möhnesee hosted the Campingkirche.Neighboring municipalities Arnsberg Bad Sassendorf Ense Soest WarsteinNotable placesThe Drueggelter Kapelle can be found at Möhnesee-Drüggelte. It is consecrated to the Holy Cross.SubdivisionsThe municipality Möhnesee contains the following 18 subdivisions, with Körbecke as the largest: