Hallenberg
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Town hall | ||
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Location of Hallenberg within Hochsauerlandkreis district 
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| Coordinates: 51°06′42″N 08°37′23″E / 51.11167°N 8.62306°ECoordinates: 51°06′42″N 08°37′23″E / 51.11167°N 8.62306°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg | |
| District | Hochsauerlandkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michael Kronauge (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 65.36 km2 (25.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,541 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 59969 | |
| Dialling codes | 02984 | |
| Vehicle registration | HSK | |
| Website | Official 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.
Neighbouring Places
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 (b. 1946), film director and producer
Currency
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.
50Pfg and 1Mark Notgeld issued by Hallenberg in 1921
Gallery
Hallenberg in flowers
St. Heribert's church
Buildings in Kirchstraße
Hallenberg 2013
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hallenberg. |
- (German) Official Hallenberg website
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