Westernbödefeld

Westernbödefeld is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Westernbödefeld
Stadtteil of Schmallenberg
Location of Westernbödefeld
Westernbödefeld
Westernbödefeld
Coordinates: 51°15′25″N 8°22′18″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 (2019-12-31)
  Total338
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The village has 338 inhabitants[1] and lies in the north of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 443 m. Westernbödefeld borders on the villages of Brabecke, Bödefeld, Gellinghausen, Dornheim and Frielinghausen. In the village centre the river Palme flows in the Brabecke and the Landstraße 776 meets the Landstraße L 740.

Westernbödefeld was first mentioned in 1314 in a document. The village used to belong to the municipality of Bödefeld Land in Amt Fredeburg until the end of 1974.

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