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Wenden

Located in Kreis Olpe, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg Coordinates: 50°59′17″ N 7°50′42″ E

Wenden
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Population
19,415
19.4K
Elevation
339 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
30
listed under Wenden
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport51 km
DTM Dortmund Airport61 km

About Wenden

Wenden is a village. Location: Kreis Olpe, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg. Population: 19,415. Elevation: 339 m.

From Wikipedia

Wenden (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛndn̩] ) is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It belongs to the Olpe district in the Sauerland. It lies 10 kilometres (6 miles) south of Olpe and 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Siegen.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
72.6 km²
Official website
wenden.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Wenden over time

Population of Wenden over time
1975 14,726
2017 19,794
2019 19,701
2021 19,442
2022 19,565
2023 19,604
2024 19,415
2025 19,462

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Wenden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (117 mm)
Driest month
April (68 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Wenden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°17°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)108799668738589748387100117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wenden

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 18 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 51 kmwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 61 kmnorth
  • Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 83 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Hagen Population: 199K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 50 kmwest
  • Remscheid Population: 117.1K 50 kmnorthwest
  • Solingen Population: 164.4K 57 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Wenden

Within 100 km: 641 historic and cultural sites, 4,076 natural sites, 806 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km370 places

  • Weibe River 12 kmS
  • Versetalsperre Lake 24 kmNW
  • Oestertalsperre Lake 20 kmN
  • Lister Talsperre Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km1,792 places

  • Else River 53 kmN
  • Else River 27 kmN
  • Valme River 57 kmNE
  • Liese River 56 kmE

60–100 km3,361 places

  • Ohe River 64 kmE
  • Ogge River 69 kmNE
  • Lumda River 71 kmSE
  • Felda River 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wenden

30 places
  1. 1 Wenden 5.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages18

Mountains & nature11

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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