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
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Coordinates: 51°6′51.18″N 8°40′47.68″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Hochsauerlandkreis
Town	Hallenberg
Founded	1474
Area
• Total	9.08 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
Lowest elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	350
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	59969
Dialling codes	02984
Vehicle registration	HSK

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.

See also

• Hallenberg
• Liesen
• Hesborn

References

External links

• (in German) Hallenberg municipal website

На других языках

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