Marsberg

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Marsberg within Hochsauerlandkreis district

(2020–25) Thomas Schröder^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total182.01 km² (70.27 sq mi)Highest elevation

600 m (2,000 ft)Lowest elevation

200 m (700 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total19,736 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

34431

Dialling codes02992 (Marsberg)
02991 (Bredelar)
02993 (Canstein)
02994 (Westheim)Vehicle registrationHSKWebsitewww.marsberg.de

Marsberg (German: [ˈmaʁsˌbəʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

Although its origins are obscure, Marsberg was a prospering town by the 13th century (it was even minting coins). It was a free city until 1807, when it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Westphalia, until 1813. After two years of independent government, it was added to Prussia in 1815.

Geography

It is situated on the river Diemel, approx. 20 km east of Brilon and 30 km south of Paderborn.

Neighbouring municipalities

Bad Arolsen
Bad Wünnenberg
Brilon
Diemelsee
Diemelstadt
Lichtenau
Warburg

Town division

Marsberg consists of the following 17 districts:

Beringhausen
Borntosten
Bredelar
Canstein
Erlinghausen
Essentho
Giershagen
Heddinghausen
Helminghausen
Leitmar
Meerhof
Niedermarsberg
Obermarsberg
Oesdorf
Padberg
Udorf
Westheim

International relations

Marsberg is twinned with:

Lillers (France)

Notable people

Lissy Ishag (born 1979), television presenter
Hubertus Klenner (born 1959), mayor of Marsberg 2004–2014
Hermann Köhler (born 1950), athlete and Olympic athlete
Fabian Lamotte (born 1983), footballer
Peter Lohmeyer (born 1962), actor
Hans-Joachim Watzke (born 1959), managing director of Borussia Dortmund

Image gallery

Old townhall in Obermarsberg
The Catholic church of Helminghausen, in southwestern Marsberg
Nikolai church in Obermarsberg
St.-Johannes monastery

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.