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Kintra Germany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalie
Adm. regionArnsberg
Foondit1 August 1929
CaipitalSchwelm
Govrenment
 • Destrict admeen.Arnim Brux
Area
 • Total408.44 km2 (157.70 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total322,143
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEN, WIT
Websitewww.enkreis.de

The Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis is a destrict in the centre o North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is pairt o the soothren Ruhr urban aurie an haes ca. 324,000 inhabitants (2012). The destrict's seat (caipital ceety) is Schwelm; the lairgest o its nine touns is Witten.

Geografie

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The name o the destrict describes its geographical location – it is locatit in the valleys o the rivers Ruhr an Ennepe. Geologically it is pairt o the north-eastren Rhenish Massif, a Mittelgebirge landscape; anerly smaw pairts o Witten belang tae the flat Wastphalie Lawland.

Municipalities

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The destrict consists o nine municipalities, aw entitled "Stadt" (toun or ceety).

BochumDortmundEssenGelsenkirchenHagenHerneKreis MettmannKreis UnnaMärkischer KreisOberbergischer KreisRemscheidWuppertalBreckerfeldEnnepetalGevelsbergHattingenHerdeckeSchwelmSprockhövelWetter (Ruhr)Witten
Municipality Aurie
1. Breckerfeld 58.78 km2 (22.70 sq mi)
2. Ennepetal 57.43 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
3. Gevelsberg 26.29 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
4. Hattingen 71.40 km2 (27.57 sq mi)
5. Herdecke 22.40 km2 (8.65 sq mi)
6. Schwelm 20.50 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
7. Sprockhövel 47.80 km2 (18.46 sq mi)
8. Wetter (Ruhr) 31.47 km2 (12.15 sq mi)
9. Witten 72.37 km2 (27.94 sq mi)
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, total 408.44 km2 (157.70 sq mi)

Adjacent ceeties an destricts

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The Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis is boondit bi (frae the north an clockwise) the destrict-free ceeties o Bochum, Dortmund an Hagen, the destricts o Märkischer Kreis (wi Schalksmühle an Halver) an Oberbergischer Kreis (wi Radevormwald), the ceety o Wuppertal, the destrict o Mettmann (wi Velbert) an the ceety o Essen.

History

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The Kreishaus (destrict admeenistration biggin) in Schwelm

The destrict wis creatit in 1929 bi mergin the umwhile destrict o Schwelm wi pairts o the umwhile destricts o Hattingen an Hagen. In 1970 an 1975 it wis modifee'd a bit durin the reorganization o the destricts in North Rhine-Westphalie; maist notable wis the inclusion o the previously independent ceety o Witten in 1975.

Coat o airms

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In the middle o the coat o airms thare is the checkit red-white bar o the Coonty o Mark, which awned the aurie in medieval times. The twa wavy lines abuin an belaw depict the twa rivers which gave the destrict its name, the Ruhr an the Ennepe.

References

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  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.

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Coordinates: 51°21′N 7°18′E / 51.350°N 7.300°E / 51.350; 7.300









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