Braunshausen Explained

Braunshausen
Type:Ortsteil
Town:Hallenberg
Coordinates:51.1142°N 8.6799°W
State:North Rhine-Westphalia
Region:Arnsberg
District:Hochsauerlandkreis
Elevation:356-405
Area:9.08
Population:350
Stand:2010
Postal Code:59969
Area Code:02984
Licence:HSK
Year:1474

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]

History

The 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

Braunshausen 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.

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Notes and References

  1. "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" . Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010.