Netphen

Netphen
Coat of arms of Netphen
Location of Netphen within Siegen-Wittgenstein district
North Rhine-WestphaliaRhineland-PalatinateHesseBurbachHochsauerlandkreisOlpe (district)Bad BerleburgSiegenNetphenKreuztalBad LaaspheWilnsdorfHilchenbachNeunkirchenFreudenbergErndtebrück
Netphen is located in Germany
Netphen
Netphen
Netphen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Netphen
Netphen
Coordinates: 50°54′53″N 8°6′0″E / 50.91472°N 8.10000°E / 50.91472; 8.10000
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictSiegen-Wittgenstein
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Paul Wagener[1]
Area
 • Total137.39 km2 (53.05 sq mi)
Highest elevation
676 m (2,218 ft)
Lowest elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total23,430
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57250
Dialling codes02738
Vehicle registrationSI
Websitewww.netphen.de

Netphen (German pronunciation: [ˈnɛtfən]) is a town in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies on the river Sieg, roughly 7 km northeast of Siegen.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 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.