Brilon

Brilon
Marketplace in Brilon
Marketplace in Brilon
Coat of arms of Brilon
Location of Brilon within Hochsauerlandkreis district
HesseSiegen-WittgensteinHöxter (district)Olpe (district)Paderborn (district)Soest (district)Märkischer KreisOlsbergMeschedeWinterbergMarsbergBestwigEsloheSundernHallenbergMedebachBrilonSchmallenbergArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Brilon is located in Germany
Brilon
Brilon
Brilon is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Brilon
Brilon
Coordinates: 51°23′44″N 08°34′4″E / 51.39556°N 8.56778°E / 51.39556; 8.56778
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
Subdivisions17
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Christoph Bartsch[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
228.95 km2 (88.40 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
25,624
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59914-59929
Dialling codes02961 (Brilon) 02963 (Messinghausen) 02964 (Alme) 02991 (Marsberg-Bredelar)
Vehicle registrationHSK
Websitewww.brilon.de
Brilon

Brilon (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁiːlɔn]; Westphalian: Brailen) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany, that belongs to the Hochsauerlandkreis.

  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.