Balve

Balve
Balve town centre in 2007
Balve town centre in 2007
Coat of arms of Balve
Location of Balve within Märkischer Kreis district
Märkischer KreisNorth Rhine-WestphaliaOberbergischer KreisEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisHagenDortmundUnna (district)Soest (district)HochsauerlandkreisOlpe (district)AltenaMeinerzhagenNeuenradeKierspeHalverHerscheidMendenNachrodt-WiblingwerdePlettenbergSchalksmühleHemerLüdenscheidIserlohnBalveWerdohl
Balve is located in Germany
Balve
Balve
Balve is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Balve
Balve
Coordinates: 51°20′N 07°52′E / 51.333°N 7.867°E / 51.333; 7.867
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictMärkischer Kreis
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Hubertus Mühling[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
74.76 km2 (28.86 sq mi)
Highest elevation
546 m (1,791 ft)
Lowest elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
11,108
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
58802
Dialling codes02375
Vehicle registrationMK
Websitewww.balve.de

Balve is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in Hönnetal, a narrow valley created by the river Hönne, which is near the Sorpe Dam, formerly part of Balve, and at the north end of the Sauerland, near Dortmund. The town was established in 1975 with several divisions including Balve, Beckum and Eisborn and Garbeck.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.

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