Hallenberg Explained

Hallenberg
Type:Town
Image Coa:Stadtwappen Hallenberg.svg
Coordinates:51.1117°N 8.6231°W
Image Plan:Hallenberg in HSK.svg
State:North Rhine-Westphalia
Region:Arnsberg
District:Hochsauerlandkreis
Elevation:420
Area:65.36
Postal Code:59969
Area Code:02984
Licence:HSK
Gemeindeschlüssel:05 9 58 020
Divisions:4
Mayor:Enrico Eppner[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25
Party:FDP

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 (in Hesse).

Neighbouring places

Division of the town

Hallenberg consists of 4 districts: the town proper and 3 villages:

Personalities

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020