Balve
Balve is a residential area in Balve, Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia and has about 12,300 residents. Balve is situated nearby to the museum Luisenhütte, as well as near the village Volkringhausen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balve Cave and Luisenhütte.
Balve Cave
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Balver Höhle is the biggest cave used as a cultural venue in Europe. It is located in Balve, Germany. Balve Cave is situated 210 metres south of Balve.
Luisenhütte
Museum
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Luisenhütte is a museum, which is situated 1 km southeast of Balve.
Schloß Wocklum
Castle
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Schloß Wocklum is a castle, which is situated 1 km east of Balve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volkringhausen and Beckum.
Balve
- Type: Residential area
- Description: main settlement of Balve municipality, Germany
- Categories: Ortsteil and municipality seat
- Location: Balve, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.34107° or 51° 20′ 28″ northLongitude
7.87269° or 7° 52′ 22″ eastPopulation
12,300Elevation
237 metres (778 feet)United Nations Location Code
DE BAVOpen location code
9F398VRF+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 73030796OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Balve” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بالفه”
- Cebuano: “Balve”
- Chinese: “巴尔费”
- Dutch: “Balve”
- German: “Balve”
- Irish: “Balve”
- Kazakh: “Бальве”
- Old Saxon: “Ballova”
- Persian: “بالوه”
- Russian: “Бальве”
- Serbian: “Балве”
- Ukrainian: “Бальве”
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