Brilon has about 27,000 residents and lies in the Hochsauerlandkreis of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The Bruchhauser Steine, four volcanic rock pillars rising from the forested hillside, are a national geotope and nature reserve. The Moehne river has its source near Brilon. The town centre retains a Propsteikirche (collegiate church) and market square with half-timbered buildings. Brilon serves as a gateway to the Rothaargebirge hills.
Meschede is about 20 kilometres west. Marsberg lies to the northeast. Winterberg is roughly 20 kilometres south. Paderborn is around 40 kilometres north. The Sauerland hills here reach over 600 metres. The Briloner Hoehe plateau offers open grassland with panoramic views unusual for the otherwise forested Sauerland.
Brilon has about 27,000 residents and lies in the Hochsauerlandkreis of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The Bruchhauser Steine, four volcanic rock pillars rising from the forested hillside, are a national geotope and nature reserve. The Moehne river has its source near Brilon. The town centre retains a Propsteikirche (collegiate church) and market square with half-timbered buildings. Brilon serves as a gateway to the Rothaargebirge hills.
Meschede is about 20 kilometres west. Marsberg lies to the northeast. Winterberg is roughly 20 kilometres south. Paderborn is around 40 kilometres north. The Sauerland hills here reach over 600 metres. The Briloner Hoehe plateau offers open grassland with panoramic views unusual for the otherwise forested Sauerland.
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