Liesen is a village and a civil parish (Ortsteil) of the German

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...

 town of Hallenberg

Hallenberg

Hallenberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Hallenberg is situated approx. 15 km southeast of Winterberg and 35 km north of Marburg.- Neighbouring Places :* Allendorf* Bad Berleburg...

, located in the Hochsauerlandkreis 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...

. As of 2010 its population was of 780.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1313. As the two other Ortsteil of Hallenberg Liesen was, until 1974, an autonomous municipality belonging to the former District of Brilon and to the Amt Hallenberg.

Geography

Liesen is located 3 km in north of Hallenberg, close to Hesborn

Hesborn

Hesborn 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:...

 and to the mountain range of Rothaargebirge

Rothaargebirge

The Rothaargebirge is a low mountain range reaching heights of up to 843.1 m in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany....

. It is circa 5 km far from Bromskirchen

Bromskirchen

-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:...

, a municipality in the bordering state of Hesse

Hesse

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. It is served by the road L617.