Märkischer Kreis

The Märkischer Kreis is a district ("Kreis") in central North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The district was created in 1975 as part of the reorganisation of North Rhine-Westphalian districts.
Twinning.
The district is twinned with
Politics and administration.
The district is led by a "Landrat". The headquarters of the government of the county are in Lüdenscheid, but there are county halls with parts of the administration in Iserlohn and Altena, too. The police headquarters of the county are in Iserlohn.
The county council meets in the county hall in Iserlohn. Its last election was on September 26 2004.