Breckerfeld

Breckerfeld is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, (Germany). It is located in the southeastern-most part of the Ruhr area in northern Sauerland. The town is a member of Regionalverband Ruhr (association).

Breckerfeld
Breckerfeld, Frankfurter Straße
Coat of arms
Location of Breckerfeld within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district
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Breckerfeld
Breckerfeld
Coordinates: 51°16′N 07°28′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictEnnepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Subdivisions2
Government
  MayorKlaus Baumann (CDU)
Area
  Total59 km2 (23 sq mi)
Highest elevation
442 m (1,450 ft)
Lowest elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total8,938
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
58339
Dialling codes02338
Vehicle registrationEN
Websitewww.breckerfeld.de

Geography

Breckerfeld is a rural community in a hilly area. The weather around the city is generally cool with a substantial amount of rain. The town consists of two administrative parts: Breckerfeld proper and Waldbauer.

History

Breckerfeld has had town rights since 1396 and was a member of the Hanseatic League. From 1907 until 1963 the Haspe–Voerde–Breckerfeld Light Railway connected Breckerfeld with the Elberfeld–Dortmund railway at Haspe. In 1970, the independent municipality of Dahl joined the town of Breckerfeld. In 1975, the federal parliament decided to reorganize this area into falling within the boundaries of the nearby district-free city, Hagen.

Nena, one of Germany's most successful pop-singers, spent the first several years of her life in Breckerfeld.

Twin cities

gollark: You just get politicians focusing on a small subset of states which have lots of EC votes and are not always going to be a majority for one party.
gollark: So it does not, in fact, provide equally powerful voices per state.
gollark: > Why should states remain in the nation if they aren't having an equally powerful voice? For example, why should Iowa stick around if they're just subservient to California's whims?Don't different states have different amounts of electors?
gollark: The electoral college appears to do something you could approximately describe as that but which is weirdly skewed in some ways.
gollark: If you want representation to be based on rural-ness or not and not, well, actual vote count, it should be structured more sensibly.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2018" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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