Westfeld
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Location of Westfeld
Westfeld  is located in Germany
Westfeld
Westfeld
Westfeld  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Westfeld
Westfeld
Coordinates: 51°9′43″N 8°24′54″E / 51.16194°N 8.41500°E / 51.16194; 8.41500
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 (2021-12-31)
  Total734
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Westfeld is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The village has 725 inhabitants[1] and lies in the east of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 487 m. The river Lenne flows through the village. Westfeld borders on the villages of Ohlenbach, Hoher Knochen, Inderlenne, Lengenbeck, Nordenau and Altastenberg.

The first written document mentioning Wederichvelden dates from 1072 in a charter from Grafschaft Abbey of bishop Anno of Cologne. The village used to belong to the municipality of Oberkirchen in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.

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