Hallenberg

Hallenberg

Hallenberg

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

For the Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano, see Ann Hallenberg.

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

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Geography

Hallenberg is situated approximately 15 km southeast of Winterberg and 35 km north of Marburg (in Hesse).

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

Currency

50 Pfg and 1 Mark Notgeld issued by Hallenberg in 1921

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.

  • Hallenberg in flowers
  • St. Heribert's church
  • Buildings in Kirchstraße
  • Hallenberg 2013

References

  1. [1]
    Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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