Menden
town in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Menden (official name: Menden (Sauerland)) is a town in Märkischer Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. About 52,000 people live there.
Menden | |
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 Old city hall in Menden | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Menden within Märkischer Kreis district  | |
  Menden  Menden | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′N 07°48′E / 51.433°N 7.800°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Märkischer Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Roland Schröder[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 86.08 km2 (33.24 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 52,485 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 58706, 58708, 58710 |
| Dialling codes | 02373 02378 (Halingen) 02379 (Asbeck) |
| Vehicle registration | MK |
| Website | www.menden.de |
Twin towns
changeMenden is twinned with:
Aire-sur-la-Lys, France- Ardres, France
Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Chalcis, Greece
Eisenberg, Germany
Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom- Lestrem, France
- Locon, France
- Marœuil, France
Plungė, Lithuania
References
change- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "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.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Menden (Sauerland).
- Official website (in German)
