Attendorn is a town in the Olpe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the southern Sauerland region, with a population of 25,089. It is known nationally for the Atta Cave and for nearby Lake Bigge. Since March 19, 2012, Attendorn has carried the official title of Hanseatic town, recognizing its historic membership in the medieval Hanseatic League.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Attendorn (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 23,376 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.12645, longitude 7.90333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 257 m
P2046 (area)
area 97.86 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 23376 (2025)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Attendorn - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2954932
51.12645 7.90333 P PPL DE 07 059 05966 05966004 24773 260 Europe/Berlin
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 260 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 7.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 7.75
51.25 7.75 Cfb
Attendorn (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names North Rhine-Westphalia; continent follows from the atlas record for North Rhine-Westphalia
(German pronunciation: [ˈatn̩dɔʁn] ) is a medium-sized district town in North Rhine-Westphalia
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