Harth (Büren)

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Harth
City of Büren
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 15 ″  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 47 ″  E
Height : 352 m
Area : 18.28 km²
Residents : 823  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 45 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1975
Postal code : 33142
Area code : 02958
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Location of Harth in Büren

Harth is a southern town in the city of Büren (Westphalia) , North Rhine-Westphalia . The place has 823 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is known for the Harther Winter Festival. The Ringelstein district belongs to Harth .

Church of St. Johannes Nepomuk in Harth at Christmas time

The Ringelstein castle ruins and the witch's cellar are nearby . Harth borders the Bürener localities Weiberg and Barkhausen , the Hochsauerlandkreis and the city of Bad Wünnenberg . The mayor is Dirk Nölting.

On January 1, 1975, the previously independent place was incorporated into the city of Büren.

In September 2009, the Harther shooting club hosted the 52nd district shooting festival of the old Büren district. The highlight was the appearance of the pop star Dj Ötzi on Saturday in the festival tent.

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Individual evidence

  1. Population development 2019 . In: Stadt Büren (Hrsg.): City mirror of the city of Büren . Issue No. 178 , March 7, 2020, p. 4 .
  2. ^ Geographical Commission for Westphalia (ed.): Geographisch-Landeskundlicher Atlas von Westfalen, Topic X Administration and Management, double sheet state and municipal administrative structure , Münster 1990.
  3. http://www.bueren.de/rathaus/stadtrat/Ortsvorsteher.php
  4. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 320 .