Marsberg

Marsberg
Old townhall in Obermarsberg
Marsberg
Location of the town of Marsberg within Hochsauerland district
Coordinates	51°27′N 8°50′E / 51.45°N 8.83333°E / 51.45; 8.83333Coordinates: 51°27′N 8°50′E / 51.45°N 8.83333°E / 51.45; 8.83333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Hochsauerland
Town subdivisions	17
Mayor	Hubertus Klenner (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area	182.01 km2 (70.27 sq mi)
Elevation	200 - 600 m
Population	20,800 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	114 /km2 (296 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HSK
Postal code	34431
Area codes	02992 (Marsberg) 02991 (Bredelar) 02993 (Canstein) 02994 (Westheim)
Website	www.marsberg.de

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

History

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 freedom, it was included into Prussia in 1815.

Geography

It is situated on the river Diemel, approx. 20 km east of Brilon and 30 km south of Paderborn.

Neighbouring municipalities

Bad Arolsen Bad Wünnenberg Brilon Diemelsee

Diemelstadt Lichtenau Warburg

Town division

The Catholic church of Helminghausen in the southwest of Marsberg

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

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Marsberg is twinned with:

• Lillers (France)

References

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html. 

External links

• Official site (German)