Braunshausen

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]

Braunshausen
Ortsteil of Hallenberg
Location of Braunshausen
Braunshausen
Braunshausen
Coordinates: 51°6′51.18″N 8°40′47.68″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
MunicipalityHallenberg
Founded1474
Area
  Total9.08 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Lowest elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total350
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59969
Dialling codes02984
Vehicle registrationHSK

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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