Braunshausen

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Braunshausen
Ortsteil of Hallenberg
Location of Braunshausen
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Braunshausen
Coordinates: 51°6′51.18″N8°40′47.68″E / 51.1142167°N 8.6799111°E / 51.1142167; 8.6799111 Coordinates: 51°6′51.18″N8°40′47.68″E / 51.1142167°N 8.6799111°E / 51.1142167; 8.6799111
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Hochsauerlandkreis
Town Hallenberg
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 zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59969
Dialling codes 02984
Vehicle registration HSK

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]

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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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