Braunshausen is a village and a civil parish (Ortsteil) of the German town of Hallenberg, located in the Hochsauerlandkreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia. As of 2010 its population was of 350.[1]
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Location of Braunshausen  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°6′51.18″N 8°40′47.68″E / 51.1142167°N 8.6799111°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Hochsauerlandkreis |
| Town | Hallenberg |
| Founded | 1474 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.08 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 350 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59969 |
| Dialling codes | 02984 |
| Vehicle registration | HSK |
History
editThe village was founded in 1474. As the two other Ortsteil of Hallenberg Braunshausen was, until 1974, an autonomous municipality belonging to the former District of Brilon and to the Amt Hallenberg.
Geography
editBraunshausen is located in the south-eastern corner of the Hochsauerlandkreis, close to the borders with Hesse and to Rengershausen, a village belonging to the town of Frankenberg. It is 4,5 km far from Hallenberg.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in German) "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010.
External links
edit- (in German) Hallenberg municipal website