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Balve | |
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 Balve town centre in 2007 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Balve within Märkischer Kreis district  | |
  Balve  Balve | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′N 07°52′E / 51.333°N 7.867°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Märkischer Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Hubertus Mühling[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.76 km2 (28.86 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,108 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 58802 |
| Dialling codes | 02375 |
| Vehicle registration | MK |
| Website | www.balve.de |
Balve is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in Hönnetal, a narrow valley created by the river Hönne, which is near the Sorpe Dam, formerly part of Balve, and at the north end of the Sauerland, near Dortmund. The town was established in 1975 with several divisions including Balve, Beckum and Eisborn and Garbeck.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "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.