Olpe, Germany

Olpe
Olpe Town Hall, one of the tallest buildings in the town
Olpe Town Hall, one of the tallest buildings in the town
Coat of arms of Olpe
Location of Olpe within Olpe district
Olpe (district)North Rhine-WestphaliaMärkischer KreisHochsauerlandkreisOberbergischer KreisRhineland-PalatinateSiegen-WittgensteinOlpeFinnentropAttendornLennestadtDrolshagenKirchhundemWenden
Olpe is located in Germany
Olpe
Olpe
Olpe is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Olpe
Olpe
Coordinates: 51°01′N 07°50′E / 51.017°N 7.833°E / 51.017; 7.833
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictOlpe
Subdivisions22
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Peter Weber[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
85.6 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Elevation
307 m (1,007 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
24,961
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
57462
Dialling codes02761, 02722, 02764
Vehicle registrationOE
Websitewww.olpe.de
Detail of map of the County of Mark 1692 S. Sanson cartographer

Olpe is a town situated in the foothills of the Ebbegebirge in North Rhine-Westphalia, roughly 60 km east of Cologne and 20 km northwest of Siegen. It is part of the Regierungsbezirk of Arnsberg and is the seat of the district of Olpe.

  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.