Wenden (Sauerland)

Wenden
Wenden
Wenden
Coat of arms of Wenden
Location of Wenden within Olpe district
Olpe (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaMärkischer KreisHochsauerlandkreisOberbergischer KreisRhineland-PalatinateSiegen-WittgensteinOlpeFinnentropAttendornLennestadtDrolshagenKirchhundemWenden
Wenden is located in Germany
Wenden
Wenden
Wenden is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Wenden
Wenden
Coordinates: 50°58′N 07°52′E / 50.967°N 7.867°E / 50.967; 7.867
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictOlpe
Subdivisions30
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Bernd Clemens[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total72.55 km2 (28.01 sq mi)
Elevation
411 m (1,348 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,604
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57482
Dialling codes02762
Vehicle registrationOE
Websitewww.wenden.de

Wenden is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It belongs to the Olpe district in the Sauerland. It lies 10 kilometres (6 miles) south of Olpe and 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Siegen.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 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.