Marsberg
Marsberg | |
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Location of Marsberg within Hochsauerlandkreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°27′N 08°50′E / 51.450°N 8.833°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Arnsberg |
District | Hochsauerlandkreis |
Subdivisions | 17 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Thomas Schröder[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 182.01 km2 (70.27 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,704 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 34431 |
Dialling codes | 02992 (Marsberg) 02991 (Bredelar) 02993 (Canstein) 02994 (Westheim) |
Vehicle registration | HSK |
Website | www |
Marsberg (German: [ˈmaʁsˌbəʁk] ) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
History
[edit]Although its origins are obscure, Marsberg was a prospering town by the 13th century (it was even minting coins). It was a free city until 1807, when it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Westphalia, until 1813. After two years of independent government, it was added to Prussia in 1815.
Geography
[edit]It is situated on the river Diemel, approx. 20 km east of Brilon and 30 km south of Paderborn.
Neighbouring municipalities
[edit]Town division
[edit]Marsberg consists of the following 17 districts:
- Beringhausen
- Borntosten
- Bredelar
- Canstein
- Erlinghausen
- Essentho
- Giershagen
- Heddinghausen
- Helminghausen
- Leitmar
- Meerhof
- Niedermarsberg
- Obermarsberg
- Oesdorf
- Padberg
- Udorf
- Westheim
International relations
[edit]Marsberg is twinned with:
Notable people
[edit]- Lissy Ishag (born 1979), television presenter
- Hubertus Klenner (born 1959), mayor of Marsberg 2004–2014
- Hermann Köhler (born 1950), athlete and Olympic athlete
- Fabian Lamotte (born 1983), footballer
- Peter Lohmeyer (born 1962), actor
- Hans-Joachim Watzke (born 1959), managing director of Borussia Dortmund
Image gallery
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Old townhall in Obermarsberg
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The Catholic church of Helminghausen, in southwestern Marsberg
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Nikolai church in Obermarsberg
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St.-Johannes monastery
References
[edit]- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
External links
[edit]Media related to Marsberg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in German)
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