On April 12, 1987 the documents were signed for the partnership with the French city Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire.
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1961-2001 Meinerzhagen had a partnership with the Dutch municipality IJsselmuiden.
It stretches between Herscheid and Plettenberg (outside the area) in the north, Attendorn and Finnentrop (outside the area) in the east, the Biggesee in the south and Kierspe and Meinerzhagen in the west, where the Ebbe Hills are surrounded by the Ebbe Hills Nature Park.