Westernbödefeld is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Westernbödefeld
Location of Westernbödefeld
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Westernbödefeld is located in Germany
Westernbödefeld
Westernbödefeld
Westernbödefeld is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Westernbödefeld
Westernbödefeld
Coordinates: 51°15′25″N 8°22′18″E / 51.25694°N 8.37167°E / 51.25694; 8.37167
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
TownSchmallenberg
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total
316
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The village has 316 inhabitants[1] and lies in the north of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 443 m. Westernbödefeld borders on the villages of Brabecke, Bödefeld, Gellinghausen, Dornheim and Frielinghausen. In the village centre the river Palme flows in the Brabecke and the Landstraße 776 meets the Landstraße L 740.

Westernbödefeld was first mentioned in 1314 in a document. The village used to belong to the municipality of Bödefeld Land in Amt Fredeburg until the end of 1974.

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