Halle (Westfalen)

Halle
The Gerry Weber Stadion during the Handball World Cup 2007 in Halle (Westphalia)
Location of Halle within Gütersloh district
Location of Halle
Halle
Halle
Coordinates: 52°04′N 8°22′E / 52.067°N 8.367°E / 52.067; 8.367
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDetmold
DistrictGütersloh
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Thomas Tappe (CDU)
Area
 • Total
69.7 km2 (26.9 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
22,198
 • Density318/km2 (825/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
33790
Dialling codes0 52 01
Vehicle registrationGT (HW until 31 Dec 1972)
Websitewww.hallewestfalen.org

Halle (German pronunciation: [ˈhalə] ), officially Halle (Westf.) or Halle Westfalen (i.e. Westphalia) to distinguish it from the larger Halle (Saale), is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 15 km west of Bielefeld. It belongs to the district of Gütersloh in the region of Detmold.