Balve

Summary

Balve is a Hanseatic city^[1]. Balve draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (hanseatic_city category, ranking #29 of 42).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balve was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen^[3].
• Balve is located in Märkischer Kreis^[4].
• Balve is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Balve's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[6].
• Balve's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[7].
• Balve's shares border with is recorded as Hemer^[8].
• Balve's shares border with is recorded as Sundern (Sauerland)^[9].
• Balve's twinned administrative body is recorded as Heerde^[10].
• Balve's twinned administrative body is recorded as Roussay^[11].
• Balve's postal code is recorded as 58802^[12].
• Balve's Commons category is recorded as Balve^[13].
• Balve's licence plate code is recorded as MK^[14].
• Balve's local dialing code is recorded as 02375^[15].
• Balve's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.333333333333, 'longitude': 7.8666666666667}^[16].
• Balve's official website is recorded as https://www.balve.de/^[17].
• Balve's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balve^[18].
• Balve's Commons gallery is recorded as Balve^[19].
• Balve has a population of {'amount': '+11602'}^[20].
• Balve has a population of {'amount': '+11449'}^[21].
• Balve has a population of {'amount': '+10262'}^[22].
• Balve has a population of {'amount': '+11361'}^[23].
• Balve has a population of {'amount': '+11092'}^[24].
• Balve has a population of {'amount': '+11143'}^[25].
• Balve has a population of {'amount': '+11108'}^[26].
• Balve has a population of {'amount': '+11240'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Balve is in the country of Germany^[5]. Balve is located in Märkischer Kreis^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+74.76'}^[28] and {'amount': '+74.81'}^[29]. Balve sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+250'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11602'}^[20], {'amount': '+11449'}^[21], {'amount': '+10262'}^[22], {'amount': '+11361'}^[23], {'amount': '+11092'}^[24], and {'amount': '+11143'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Hanseatic city^[6] and urban municipality in Germany^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balve include Balve Cave^[31], a solutional cave^[32], in Germany^[33].

Why It Matters

Balve draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (hanseatic_city category, ranking #29 of 42).^[2] Balve has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Balve is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Balve include Balve Cave^[31], a solutional cave^[32], in Germany^[33].