Berleburg

Bad Berleburg
Coat of arms
Bad Berleburg
Location of Bad Berleburg within Siegen-Wittgenstein district
Coordinates: 51°02′59″N 08°24′00″E / 51.04972°N 8.40000°E / 51.04972; 8.40000Coordinates: 51°02′59″N 08°24′00″E / 51.04972°N 8.40000°E / 51.04972; 8.40000
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Siegen-Wittgenstein
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Fuhrmann (Ind.)
Area
• Total	275.33 km2 (106.31 sq mi)
Elevation	350 - 789 m (−2,239 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	19,774
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	57319
Dialling codes	02751, 02750, 02755, 02758, 02759
Vehicle registration	SI, BLB
Website	www.bad-berleburg.de

Bad Berleburg (  , earlier also Berleburg) is a town, in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of Germany's largest towns by land area. It is located approximately 30 km northeast of Siegen and 35 km northwest of Marburg an der Lahn.

Bad Berleburg lies in the northeast of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the middle of the Rothaargebirge, a low mountain range. The western town limit is also the boundary with the neighbouring district of Olpe. The town is also bordered on the north by the Hochsauerland district. The town's eastern limit is likewise the boundary with the Bundesland of Hesse. The town of Bad Laasphe borders on Bad Berleburg in the south, and the community of Erndtebrück in the southwest.

The small river Odeborn flows through Berleburg and empties into the Eder further south.

Since 1975, the following villages have been part of Bad Berleburg:

(in each case at 31 December)

Archaeological finds confirm that the area covered by today's municipal area was settled as far back as the 7th century BC. On the castle hills at Aue, Dotzlar and Wemlighausen are traces of circular forts from this time. There is, however, no evidence of settlement in the area for the time that follows, up to the 8th century.