Winterberg

Winterberg
Winter view of Winterberg in 2006
Winter view of Winterberg in 2006
Flag of Winterberg
Coat of arms of Winterberg
Location of Winterberg within Hochsauerlandkreis district
HesseSiegen-WittgensteinHöxter (district)Olpe (district)Paderborn (district)Soest (district)Märkischer KreisOlsbergMeschedeWinterbergMarsbergBestwigEsloheSundernHallenbergMedebachBrilonSchmallenbergArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Winterberg is located in Germany
Winterberg
Winterberg
Winterberg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Winterberg
Winterberg
Coordinates: 51°12′N 08°31′E / 51.200°N 8.517°E / 51.200; 8.517
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
Subdivisions14
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Michael Beckmann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total147.86 km2 (57.09 sq mi)
Highest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total12,792
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59955
Dialling codes02981
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitewww.winterberg.de
Winterberg

Winterberg (Westphalian: Winnenmerg) is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena[3] Sauerland.

  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.
  3. ^ wintersport-arena.de