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Morsbach () is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, a district in North Rhine-Westphalia near the border of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. In 2015, Morsbach's population was 10,600. The central village, also named Morsbach, has a population of 3,400. With a number of buildings dating back to the 12th century, it is a popular spot for hikers and other nature lovers. The other important villages are Lichtenberg (population 1400) in the north, Holpe (500) in the south and Wendershagen (300) in the north-east of the municipality

Key facts

German place.type
Gemeinde
German place.name
Morsbach
German place.image_photo
Morsbach 21 ies.jpg
German place.image_flag
Flagge Morsbach.svg
German place.image_coa
DEU Morsbach COA.svg
German place.image_plan
Morsbach in GM.svg
German place.state
Nordrhein-Westfalen
German place.region
Köln
German place.district
Oberbergischer Kreis
German place.elevation
206
German place.area
55.96
German place.postal_code
51597
German place.area_code
02294
German place.licence
GM
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 3 74 028
German place.mayor
Jörg Bukowski
German place.leader_term
2020–25
German place.party
independent

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • {{anchor|Division of the town}}Subdivisions
  • History
  • Coat of arms
  • Population
  • {{anchor|Places of interest}}Points of interest
  • Twin towns
  • Transport
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Morsbach () is a municipality in Oberbergischer Kreis, a district in North Rhine-Westphalia near the border of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. In 2015, Morsbach's population was 10,600. The central village, also named Morsbach, has a population of 3,400. With a number of buildings dating back to the 12th century, it is a popular spot for hikers and other nature lovers. The other important villages are Lichtenberg (population 1400) in the north, Holpe (500) in the south and Wendershagen (300) in the north-east of the municipality

==Geography== Morsbach is east of Cologne, in the southern corner of the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia near its border with Rhineland-Palatinate. In 2015, its population was 10,600.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Morsbach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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