Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
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.
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 |
Geografie eedit
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
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
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
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
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
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
Freemit airtins eedit
Media relatit tae Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial Wabpage (German)