Menden

Menden
Old city hall in Menden
Old city hall in Menden
Coat of arms of Menden
Location of Menden within Märkischer Kreis district
Märkischer KreisNorth Rhine-WestphaliaOberbergischer KreisEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisHagenDortmundUnna (district)Soest (district)HochsauerlandkreisOlpe (district)AltenaMeinerzhagenNeuenradeKierspeHalverHerscheidMendenNachrodt-WiblingwerdePlettenbergSchalksmühleHemerLüdenscheidIserlohnBalveWerdohl
Menden is located in Germany
Menden
Menden
Menden is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Menden
Menden
Coordinates: 51°26′N 07°48′E / 51.433°N 7.800°E / 51.433; 7.800
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictMärkischer 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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
52,177
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
58706, 58708, 58710
Dialling codes02373
02378 (Halingen)
02379 (Asbeck)
Vehicle registrationMK
Websitewww.menden.de
A sculpture from Mile Prerad (2008)

Menden (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛndn̩] , official name: Menden (Sauerland); Westphalian: Mennen) is a city in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.