Haltern am See is a town in the Recklinghausen district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, named for the Haltern Reservoir on which it sits. Roman military camps once stood along the Lippe River here, including the site believed to be the Aliso camp, and the town received lower city rights from Prince-Bishop Everhard von Diest in 1289. It belonged to the Hanseatic League from the 14th century until 1611. With a population of about 38,029 at the end of 2025, the town lies within the Naturpark Hohe Mark and is known for its reservoir recreation area.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Haltern am See (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 38,029 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.75, longitude 7.183333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 40 m
P2046 (area)
area 158.34 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 38029 (2025)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Haltern am See - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2911395
51.74297 7.18163 P PPL DE 07 055 05562 05562016 38142 45 Europe/Berlin
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 45 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 51.75, 7.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 7.25
51.75 7.25 Cfb
Haltern am See (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
part of the district of Recklinghausen in the Regierungsbezirk Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia
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