Affeln is a German village in

Neuenrade Neuenrade is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the hills of the Sauerland in the ''Märkischer Kreis''. Geography The highest elevation in the town area is the ''Kohlberg'' with an altitude of 514 m above sea level. The lowes ...

, a municipality in Märkischer Kreis,

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

. Before 1975 it was considered an autonomous municipality.Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: "''Die Gemeinden und Kreise nach der kommunalen Gebietsreform in Nordrhein-Westfalen''". Deutscher Gemeindeverlag,

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

1975, .

Geography

It is located in Homert Natural Park in the east of Neuenrade and in north of Plettenberg.

Traditions

Schützenfest A Schützenfest (, '' marksmen's festival'') is a traditional festival or fair featuring a target shooting competition in the cultures of Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. At a Schützenfest, contestants compete based on their shooting ...

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Neuenrade Villages in North Rhine-Westphalia {{MärkischerKreis-geo-stub

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