Hesborn

Ortsteil of Hallenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Location of Hesborn

51°8′58.78″N 8°37′38.79″E / 51.1496611°N 8.6274417°E / 51.1496611; 8.6274417CountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine-WestphaliaAdmin. regionArnsberg DistrictHochsauerlandkreis MunicipalityHallenberg Area

• Total14.18 km² (5.47 sq mi)Highest elevation

522 m (1,713 ft)Lowest elevation

459 m (1,506 ft)Population

(2010)

• Total1,060 • Density75/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

59969

Dialling codes02984Vehicle registrationHSKWebsiteOfficial website

Hesborn 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 1,060.^[1]

History

The village was first mentioned as Hersporen in 1126. As the two other Ortsteil of Hallenberg Hesborn was, until 1974, an autonomous municipality belonging to the former District of Brilon and to the Amt Hallenberg. In 1975 it was incorporated into the city of Hallenberg.

Geography

Hesborn is located 4,5 km in north of Hallenberg, close to Liesen and to the Bollerberg, a mountain belonging to the mountain range of Rothaargebirge. It is 7 km far from Bromskirchen, a municipality in the bordering state of Hesse. It is served by the road L617 and crossed by the river Nuhne.

References

^ (in German) "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010.