Balve
Balve is a residential area in Balve, Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia and has about 12,300 residents. Balve is situated near the museum Luisenhütte, as well as near the village Volkringhausen.- Residential area
- …has about 12,300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 240 metres (780 feet)
- Description: main settlement of Balve municipality, Germany
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balve Cave and Luisenhütte.
Balve Cave
Cave
The Balver Höhle is the biggest cave used as a cultural venue in Europe. Balve Cave is situated 210 metres south of Balve.
Luisenhütte
Museum
Luisenhütte is a museum, which is situated 1 km southeast of Balve.
Schloß Wocklum
Castle
Schloß Wocklum is a castle, which is situated 1 km east of Balve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volkringhausen and Beckum.
Balve
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Latitude
51.34107° or 51° 20′ 28″ north
Longitude
7.87269° or 7° 52′ 22″ east
UN/LOCODE
DE BAV
Open location code
9F398VRF+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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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