Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
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| Kintra |  Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
| Adm. region | Arnsberg |
| Foondit | 1 August 1929 |
| Caipital | Schwelm |
| Govrenment | |
| • Destrict admeen. | Arnim Brux |
| Area | |
| • Total | 408.44 km2 (157.70 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 322,143 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EN, WIT |
| Website | www |
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
The destrict consists o nine municipalities, aw entitled "Stadt" (toun or ceety).
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Municipality | Aurie |
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| 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[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
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[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
Media relatit tae Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial Wabpage (German)
