Breckerfeld

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Breckerfeld


Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region	Arnsberg
District	Ennepe-Ruhr
Population	9,343 (2004)
Area	59 km²
Population density	158 /km²
Elevation	380 m
Coordinates	51°16′ N 7°28′ E
Postal code	58339
Area code	02338
Licence plate code	EN
Mayor	Klaus Baumann (CDU)
Website	breckerfeld.de

Breckerfeld is a North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) municipality in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr. Located in the southeastern-most part of the Ruhr area in northern Sauerland, the city has a well developed Unterzentrums and is a member in Regionalverband Ruhr (association).

1 Geography
2 History
3 Localities
- 3.1 Twinned cities

[edit] Geography

Breckerfeld is a rural community in a hilly area. The weather around the city is generally cool with a substantial amount of rain. The Breckerfeld station is the last stop on the Kleinbahn Haspe-Voerde-Breckerfeld.

[edit] History

Breckerfeld has had municipal rights since 1396 and is a Hanseatic city. In the recent decades, Breckerfeld has developed more populated areas as a result of increased activity in housing construction.

In 1970, the independent municipality of Dahl joined the city of Breckerfeld. In 1975, the federal parliament decided to reorganize this area into falling within the boundaries of the nearby district-free city, Hagen.