Hallenberg
Encyclopedia
Hallenberg is a town in the Hochsauerland
district, in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
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and 35 km north of Marburg
.
Hochsauerland
Hochsauerlandkreis is a Kreis in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis.- History :...
district, in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Geography
Hallenberg is situated approx. 15 km southeast of WinterbergWinterberg
Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...
and 35 km north of Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
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Neighbouring Places
- AllendorfAllendorf (Eder)Allendorf is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany.- Location :Allendorf lies in the upper Eder Valley between Frankenberg and Battenberg west of the Burgwald range and east of the Breite Struth ....
- Bad BerleburgBad BerleburgBad Berleburg is a town, in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of Germany's largest towns by land area. It is located approx...
- BromskirchenBromskirchen-Location:Bromskirchen lies at the edge of the Rothaargebirge in southwest Waldeck-Frankenberg, right on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia's district of Hochsauerlandkreis.More than 70% of the community's area is wooded.-Neighbouring communities:...
- FrankenbergFrankenberg, HesseFrankenberg an der Eder is a town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany.The mountain at a ford over the Eder north of the Burgwald range was for a long time a fortified place, playing an especially important rôle under the Franks in the Saxon Wars...
- LichtenfelsLichtenfels, HesseLichtenfels is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northwest Hesse, Germany.- Location :Lichtenfels lies at the northeast foot of the Rothaargebirge, some southwest of Kassel. It is not far from the western end of the Edersee in the southwest of the Waldecker Land...
- MedebachMedebachMedebach is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Medebach is situated approx. 15 km east of Winterberg, 17 km south-west of Korbach and 45 km north of Marburg.- Neighbouring municipalities:...
- WinterbergWinterbergWinterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...
Division of the town
Hallenberg consists of 4 districts: the town proper and 3 villages:- Hallenberg (2,660 inhabitants, 34.72 km²)
- BraunshausenBraunshausenBraunshausen is a village and a civil parish of the German town of Hallenberg, located in the Hochsauerlandkreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia. As of 2010 its population was of 350.-History:The village was founded in 1474...
(350 inhabitants, 9.08 km²) - HesbornHesbornHesborn is a village and a civil parish of the German town of Hallenberg, located in the Hochsauerlandkreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia. As of 2010 its population was of 1,060.-History:...
(1,060 inhabitants, 14,18 km²) - LiesenLiesenLiesen is a village and a civil parish of the German town of Hallenberg, located in the Hochsauerlandkreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia. As of 2010 its population was of 780.-History:The village was first mentioned in 1313...
(780 inhabitants, 7,38 km²)
Personalities
- Adolf WinkelmannAdolf Winkelmann (film director)Adolf Winkelmann is a German film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is also a professor of film design in the department of design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts....
(b. 1946), film director and producer