Hallenberg

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Flag of Hallenberg
Flag
Coat of arms of Hallenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Hallenberg within Hochsauerlandkreis district
HesseSiegen-WittgensteinHöxter (district)Olpe (district)Paderborn (district)Soest (district)Märkischer KreisOlsbergMeschedeWinterbergMarsbergBestwigEsloheSundernHallenbergMedebachBrilonSchmallenbergArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia
(2020–25) Enrico Eppner[1] (FDP)Area
 • Total65.36 km2 (25.24 sq mi)Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,537 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
59969
Dialling codes02984Vehicle registrationHSKWebsiteOfficial website

Hallenberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Hallenberg is situated approximately 15 km southeast of Winterberg and 35 km north of Marburg (in Hesse).

Neighbouring places

  • Allendorf (in Hesse)
  • Bad Berleburg
  • Bromskirchen (in Hesse)
  • Frankenberg, Hesse
  • Lichtenfels, Hesse
  • Medebach
  • Winterberg

Division of the town

Hallenberg consists of 4 districts: the town proper and 3 villages:

  • Hallenberg (2,660 inhabitants, 34.72 km²)
  • Braunshausen (350 inhabitants, 9.08 km²)
  • Hesborn (1,060 inhabitants, 14,18 km²)
  • Liesen (780 inhabitants, 7,38 km²)

Personalities

  • Adolf Winkelmann (born 1946), film director and producer

Currency

50 Pfg and 1 Mark Notgeld issued by Hallenberg in 1921

From 1917 until the 1920s Hallenberg, like many German towns, produced its own currency, known as Notgeld. During the First World War this was because the value of the official coinage exceeded its face value, so coins were hoarded or sold for their metal, and then from about 1923 the rate of hyperinflation meant that the central bank could not print and distribute the ever-higher banknote values quickly enough, so this was done locally.

Gallery

  • Hallenberg in flowers
    Hallenberg in flowers
  • St. Heribert's church
    St. Heribert's church
  • Buildings in Kirchstraße
    Buildings in Kirchstraße
  • Hallenberg 2013
    Hallenberg 2013

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Hallenberg at Wikimedia Commons
  • (in German) Official website
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Coat of Arms of Hochsauerland district
Coat of Arms of Hochsauerland district
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