Menden is a city in the Maerkischer Kreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, at the northern edge of the Sauerland region near the Ruhr river. It received city rights in 1276 and grew into an early industrial center, beginning with needle production in 1695 and later developing limestone and cement industries; the city expanded through municipal mergers in 1975. As of December 31, 2025, Menden had a population of 52,121.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude51.433333 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Menden (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 52,121 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.433333, longitude 7.8
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 150 m
P2046 (area)
area 86.08 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 52121 (2025)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Menden - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2871983
51.44337 7.77825 P PPLA4 DE 07 059 05962 05962040 52452 165 Europe/Berlin
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 165 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
Menden (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
is a city in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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